They also ruled Dredd Scott was basically a stolen car, that separate but equal was legal, that forced busing was hunky dory, that abortion is cool, that forcing Americans of japanese ancestry into cencentration camps was legal, that Obama care can force us to buy a product, that growing grain to feed your own animals on the same farm is “interstate commerce”. And they are about to tell us that homo marriage is a right.
And they have shredded the 4th amendment for the war on drugs, and are fine with the government intercepting every email and text we send.
The supreme court has always been a joke, following the trend of the moment. During wartime, they decide anything the government does is fine. The famous “fire in a crowded theater” analogy was confirming that it wa fine to arrest a man who was passing out handbills opposing the draft.
The supremes have probably approved the draft, but they were lawless to do so.
I am ambivilent on this subject...part of me says good idea, part says bad idea. This from someone who served in units that were both enlisted and drafted. Some observations about both groups: the enlistees tended to be older and middle class...the draftees tended to be from the lower class i.e. no schooling beyond high school and unskilled. The enlistees tended to be motivated...the draftees not so much so. Most of the real bums got cashiered out.
Lifers fall into a separate category..some love the military life where there are few choices every day and with rank they get to play their power games. Some are super patriots and to them I take my hat off. Some things never change though, the regulars draw multiple combat tours, the draftees when there was one, serve one tour.
Personally I did learn some things in the Army which aided me later. Foremost was the notion you had to get along with and rely upon others to do their jobs. Everyone was pretty much treated equally and fairly. The military was not an encounter group and at that time was not used for social engineering...not sure about that today.
FWIW, I don’t know how it is today but in the 60s, your Army service number began with two letters...US for drafted, RA for enlisted, and NG for National Guard.
And for those who do not know history, yes the Marines drafted during Vietnam.