Yes. He was required to do a catch-up in 1980.
I, for one, do not believe he did so in 1980.
Hear is the lowdown again as it pertains to Coffman’s FOIA request per DebSchlussel:
A friend of mine, who is a retired federal agent, spent almost a year trying to obtain this document through a Freedom of Information Act request, and, after much stonewalling, finally received it and released it to me.
But the release of Obama’s draft registration and an accompanying document, posted below, raises more questions than it answers. And it shows many signs of fraud, not to mention putting the lie to Obama’s claim that he registered for the draft in June 1979, before it was required by law.
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* The Selective Service Data Mgt. Center Stonewalled for Almost a Year on Obama Registration, Until Right Before the Election.
The retired federal agent who FOIA’d Barack Obama’s Selective Service Registration Form notes:
Early this year, when I first started questioning whether Obama registered I was told:
Sir: There may be an error in his file or many other reasons why his registration cannot be confirmed on-line. However, I did confirm with our Data Management Center that he is, indeed, registered with the Selective Service System, in compliance with Federal law.
Sincerely,
Janice L. Hughes/SSS
Then, they suddenly found the record on September 9, 2008 (prior to my October 13, 2008 request), and stated that his record was filed on September 4, 1980. Did they temporarily change the date on the computer database?
On the previous FOIA response, they stated that it was filed on September 4, 1980. In my second request I mentioned that Obama could not have filed it in Hawaii on September 4, 1980 as he was attending Occidental College in California, the classes of which commenced August 24, 1980.
Coffman posted at Obama’s site during the campaign when the SS office was stone walling in releasing Obama’s SS records:
Selective Service and the Draft
By User from Magnolia, TX - Jul 3, 2008 9:25:01 AM ET
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In 1980, President Carter re-instituted the requirement for males to register for the Selective Service (Proclamation 4771).
Under this Senator Obama was legally required to register during July 1980.
There is no record of his registering and his campaign will not address the issue.
So how do we respond to McCain supporters who post negative remarks about Senator Obama’s lack of military experience and his refusal to even register?
According to the Selective Service, approximately 23% of the males who were required to register, did not register. That means that about 800,000 failed to register that year.
Should Senator Obama make a statement about why he did not register for Selective Service?
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stephencoffman/gGxskJ
Just makes ya go hmmm, doesn't it
I rather doubt it myself.