If you follow the links in the original post on this thread, you'll find that Democrats created both of the pieces mentioned in that bulk email. Those bills don't have a chance in hell of passing, but they were written by Democrats. It sounds like they're serious, if deluded.

There isn't a need for a draft, nor a practical means of implementing a fair one. Every year, over 2 million kids turn 18 years old. The total active duty strength of all our military branches put together is about 1.4 million.

There is no longer a need for multimillion man force structures like in WWII. Each year, the military needs to bring in about 140,000 people to replace those who retire or who leave after a term or two. So far, they've had no trouble meeting those recruitment levels. Even if they decided to competely replace voluntary enlistments with a draft, less than 10% of the kids who turn 18 each year would need to be drafted to meet force levels. Who would be forced to serve verses given a pass?