nycflasher
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Originally posted by HGROKIT
It hasn't changed. Who said it did? What does Viet Nam have to do with anything?
I stated
The wording and intent of "conscription" is vague and subject to inerpretation in the constitution that HAS NOT changed since it's inception let alone since Viet Nam.
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_drft.html
You said that there "may be" a constitutional issue with the draft, that's why I brought up Vietnam. I just wondered how there was a constitutional issue that wasn't addressesd with the Vietnam draft.
Thanks for the link.
It seems that the Founding Fathers didn't fully think this one out, but did obviously anticipate the need of our country to protect itself.
It seems to me that the alternative of public service would help keep the draft constitutional, providing another option for conscientious objectors.