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The Rutherford Institute The Draft Unwise Immoral and Unconstitutional
"However, as a constitutional attorney and former officer in the U.S. military, I believe that reinstituting a military draft is not only unwise and impractical but immoral and unconstitutional.
The basic premise upon which the draft is based--a philosophy at odds with those of our Founding Fathers--is that the individual is the property of the state and that individual rights are granted by the state; therefore, politicians and bureaucrats can violate or eliminate our rights at will.
However, in the Declaration of Independence, those who risked their lives for the sake of freedom proclaimed that individuals receive their rights from God alone and that the state cannot in any way abridge those rights. The Founding Fathers even believed that standing armies were clearly inconsistent with the notion of human rights. In fact, King George is criticized in the Declaration of Independence for maintaining such armies and programs.
During the War of 1812, the renowned statesman Daniel Webster also condemned the draft, but on constitutional grounds:
Where is it written in the Constitution, in what article or section is it contained, that you may take children from their parents, and parents from their children, and compel them to fight the battles of any war, in which the folly or the wickedness of Government may engage it?"
more at link, good article.
"However, as a constitutional attorney and former officer in the U.S. military, I believe that reinstituting a military draft is not only unwise and impractical but immoral and unconstitutional.
The basic premise upon which the draft is based--a philosophy at odds with those of our Founding Fathers--is that the individual is the property of the state and that individual rights are granted by the state; therefore, politicians and bureaucrats can violate or eliminate our rights at will.
However, in the Declaration of Independence, those who risked their lives for the sake of freedom proclaimed that individuals receive their rights from God alone and that the state cannot in any way abridge those rights. The Founding Fathers even believed that standing armies were clearly inconsistent with the notion of human rights. In fact, King George is criticized in the Declaration of Independence for maintaining such armies and programs.
During the War of 1812, the renowned statesman Daniel Webster also condemned the draft, but on constitutional grounds:
Where is it written in the Constitution, in what article or section is it contained, that you may take children from their parents, and parents from their children, and compel them to fight the battles of any war, in which the folly or the wickedness of Government may engage it?"
more at link, good article.