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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

As long as I'm dreaming, I'd also throw in a requirement that any congressperson who votes for war must have at least one serving immediate family member in combat arms, abdicate and enlist themselves, or have no family at all. That ought to fix the whole "uneccesarry wars and international resentment" problem in about 5 seconds flat.

Stop me if I've mentioned this before but have you read For us the living? In that book any vote for war (except in case of the US being attacked) must be voted on by all citizens. If the resolution passes those who voted 'Yes' are required to volunteer, those of abstain are the second wave of draftees, and those who voted 'No' are the third wave of draftees. Under that system the US never declared war on anyone (although it fought a few defensive wars, one against Brazil I think).