TIL that in 1916 there was a proposed Amendment to the US Constitution that would put all acts of war to a national vote, and anyone voting yes would have to register as a volunteer for service in the

inkican ( @inkican@kbin.social ) · 1 year ago

TIL that in 1916 there was a proposed Amendment to the US Constitution that would put all acts of war to a national vote, and anyone voting yes would have to register as a volunteer for service in the

argv_minus_one ( @argv_minus_one@beehaw.org ) · edit-2 1 year ago

Not that many jobs. If fully half of the country supported an act of war, there would be nowhere near enough military jobs for them to fill.

8565 ( @lemmy@lemmy.quad442.com ) · 1 year ago

Your a rifleman first.

argv_minus_one ( @argv_minus_one@beehaw.org ) · 1 year ago

I was going to say they don’t even have enough rifles for that many riflemen, but then I remembered that the United States has more guns than people, so… 🤷‍♂️

TIL that in 1916 there was a proposed Amendment to the US Constitution that would put all acts of war to a national vote, and anyone voting yes would have to register as a volunteer for service in the

TIL that in 1916 there was a proposed Amendment to the US Constitution that would put all acts of war to a national vote, and anyone voting yes would have to register as a volunteer for service in the

Failed Amendment Would Have Put War To National Vote, Forced Those Who Voted 'Yes' To Enlist