What is the Selective Service System, and how does it affect me?

The Selective Service Act of 1917 created a condition in which the US Government can Conscript or "Draft" individuals for Military Service currently ranging between males 18 - 45.

Since its inception the Selective Service System - or the SSS as I will refer to, has drafted individuals for war despite their beliefs, morals, or choice.

In 1973, Conscription - the ability for the US government to use you as a tool for their war games despite your consent - was abolished, but the Selective Service System still exists in order to continue registering young men incase Conscription or Drafting is ever reinstated.

The Selective Service System describes its mission as "...to serve the emergency manpower needs of the Military by conscripting untrained manpower, or personnel with professional health care skills, if directed by Congress and the President in a national crisis."

What can you do?

Register:
Consent to registration and continue living a life of blind servitude.

Conscientious Objection:

A Conscientious Objector is one who is opposed to serving in the military based upon moral or religious principles. Conscientious Objections may be moral or ethical; however, a man's reasoning for not wanting to participate in military service must not be based on politics, expediency, or self-interest. Over-all, the man's lifestyle prior to making his claim must reflect his current claims.

The three main criteria for a Conscientious Objection:

• Opposition to all military service and war
• Opposition based on ethical, moral or religious grounds
• Sincerity of beliefs

How to Conscientiously Object:

1. Complete the SSS registration form correctly and write clearly across: Conscientious Objector
2. Make a photocopy of the document, and enclose the second copy in an envelope and mail it to yourself. When delivered to you, leave the envelope sealed and keep in a secure place for reference.

Refuse to Reply:

From 1980 to 1986 there were only 20 indictments, during this period young men could face up to five years in jail or a fine up to $50,000. Now, "Refusal to register is a Federal crime punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and up to 5 years imprisonment, or both." The last prosecution for non-registration was in January of 1986, since then 20,000,000+ registration documents have been issued in an attempt to continue conscription and many have refused Selective Service Registration.

Reasons to Object or Refuse the Selective Service System

Involuntary Servitude & Discrimination

9th Amendment: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

10th Amendment: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

13th Amendment: 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.

"Although the Selective Service System is authorized by the Selective Service Act, some argue the constitutionality of the act, claiming the law violates the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution of the U.S. Constitution by providing for military conscription. Opponents of the law contend that the draft constitutes "involuntary servitude", under the amendment, which states:

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

This has not been supported by the courts; as the Supreme Court said in Butler v. Perry:

The amendment was adopted with reference to conditions existing since the foundation of our government, and the term 'involuntary servitude' was intended to cover those forms of compulsory labor akin to African slavery which, in practical operation, would tend to produce like undesirable results. It introduced no novel doctrine with respect of services always treated as exceptional, and certainly was not intended to interdict enforcement of those duties which individuals owe to the state, such as services in the army, militia, on the jury, etc.

Constitutionalists have since noted, however, that such "owed duties" also preceded the established fundamental precepts of "inalienable rights" to life and liberty, which would presumably supersede them, and by which the states originally declared the principle basis for their independendence from Great Britain in 1776; accordingly, American governments could derive no just power or authority to claim impose duties that interfered with such rights, since otherwise this would provide government with a "loophole" for doing so. Therefore while the court clarified that the draft did not violate the 13th Amendment per se, it failed to address either the 9th Amendment regarding such rights which were retained by the People, despite not being specifically enumerated in the Constitution; or the 10th Amendment safeguards against the enlargement of federal powers, over those specifically delegated therein." - from Wikipedia.org

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