From the Constitution:
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Clearly, the Draft constitutes "involuntary servitude" and it is absolutely absurd to attempt to claim otherwise. It may also constitute outright slavery. So, unless it is a criminal act to fall within the eligible age for the draft, it is blatantly unconstitutional no matter how statists choose to attempt to justify it. And, since the American people are not required to follow unconstitutional laws and are supposed to uphold the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, they have a responsibility not to register for the draft, to accept being drafted, or to accept being tossed in jail. They simply have a responsibility to resist.
2007-10-30
04:50:38
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