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I'm beyond draft age myself, so take this with the obligatory grain of salt...
I never served in the military myself, but I actually don't think it's a bad idea to have some sort of compulsory service. I know some people who live in countries where military service is mandatory and they say it was the greatest experience of their lives (and these were not gung-ho folks going into it, believe me).
The bonding, the discipline, the code of conduct you learn to live by apparently have a major transformative effect on people.
That said, more on point to this thread:
1) We still have a draft in the US, it just hasn't been activated. All men have to register for selective service (i.e., the draft) when they turn 18. I believe all it takes to start calling people up is a presidential decree, but I could be wrong on that. If I'm right, though, then this bill is silly except to the extent it calls for expanding the system to women.
2) As said before, this will never pass. I believe Rangle introduced it to actually build opposition to the war (it's all very fine and good for the professional soldiers to be sent off somewhere - that's their job - but not my little Timmy!)
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