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To: hflynn
2) In January 2009 a federal judge in Boston declared unconstitutional a 1985 law by Congress that bars people from most federal employment if they knowingly failed to register for the draft.

Big deal. One federal district judge.

But even if upheld, it would just means you would get a hearing or trial before being denied a federal job.

But I don't think it will be upheld. No one has a right to a federal job, and having registered for the draft, if so required, is merely a condition of getting that job. No different in principal than not having the proper degree or certification. Or not being able to demonstarte sufficient typing speed for that matter.

56 posted on 03/26/2009 5:58:59 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato
How is this for a big deal. In 1970 the US Supreme Court set a statute of limitation (SOL) for failure to register for the draft.
U.S. Supreme Court
TOUSSIE v. UNITED STATES, 397 U.S. 112 (1970)
397 U.S. 112
TOUSSIE v. UNITED STATES
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
No. 441.
Argued January 14, 1970
Decided March 2, 1970

In Toussie's case, the Court declared that although failing to sign up is a grave offense, the language of the draft law does not make it a continuing one. Judge Hugo Black speaking for the majority said, "We feel that the threat of criminal punishment and the five-year statute of limitations is a sufficient incentive to encourage compliance," Justice Hugo Black further suggested suggested that if Congress had intended failure to register to be a continuing crime, it should have said so explicitly.
There is nothing there for failing to register for the draft.

Also suggest you go to this URL http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2008/11/exclusive_did_n.html

Debbie used the FOI to acquired an Obama SSS registration which may be a fake. Might be something here.

64 posted on 03/27/2009 8:19:41 AM PDT by hflynn ( The One is really The Number Two)
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71 posted on 03/28/2009 9:13:16 AM PDT by patriot08
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