Nobody expects it to pass. It's a 'make a statement' kind of thing, basically. The Dems are just saying that in a perfect world, the children of the wealthy would share in the burden when conflict is deemed necessary, which would then make the wealthy a tad more reluctant to commit our forces. But everyone knows that isn't going to happen, however nice it might be.

What'd be interesting is if they reinstituted a draft JUST for the children of parents who have gross income above, say, a million dollars a year. In other words, if you and your family have dipped so deeply into the well of American prosperity, you ARE gonna get out there and fight for our way of life. We don't need a draft to encourage the poor to join the Army -- they don't have many options anyway. But the rich...they very rarely serve in our military. In four years of service, in a variety of places and conditions, some combat and some not, I never met a fellow soldier from a wealthy family. Not one, in four years.