Jimmy Carter actually said...

I hereby authorize the Inspector General, Foreign Service, to exercise all such authorities subject to the provisions of Section 1-2 of this Order.

Executive Order 12066—Inspection of Foreign Assistance Programs

06/28/1978

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I would resist it.

I don't see any immediate prospect that we would want to reinstate the draft.