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there was no draft in the 1980’s

was there even selective service registration?

First this gets news from Trump.

now this person comes out.

either we are being punked via drudge or obama’s damage control team is losing containment.


135 posted on 03/30/2011 2:31:47 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: longtermmemmory

“There was no draft in the 1980’s”

Interesting. I looked up Selective Service on Wikipedia and found this. Note it says EVEN foreign nationals must sign up. Surprised me.

Who must registerUnder current law, all male U.S. citizens are required to register with Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday. In addition, foreign males between the ages of 18 and 25 living in the United States must register. This includes permanent residents (holders of Green Cards), refugees, asylees, dual citizens, and illegal aliens.[2] Foreign males in the United States as lawful non-immigrants (international students, visitors, diplomats, etc.) are not required to register.[2] Failure to register as required is grounds for denying a petition for US citizenship. Currently, Citizens who are 17 and 3 months old can pre-register so when they turn 18 their information will automatically be added into the system.


141 posted on 03/30/2011 2:45:09 PM PDT by bunster
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To: longtermmemmory

Yes there was selective service registration requirement.


145 posted on 03/30/2011 2:57:02 PM PDT by Vendome ("Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it anyway")
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To: longtermmemmory

There has been selective service registration since we went to the all volunteer military in the early 70’s.


146 posted on 03/30/2011 2:58:04 PM PDT by Vor Lady
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“was there even selective service registration?
“First this gets news from Trump.
“now this person comes out.”

Yes, there is a selective service registration requirement.

Your sequence is way off. “This person,” Hollister, filed suit v. Obama in 2008; his suit slogged through the courts ever since, until was declined finally by the SCOTUS earlier this month. That was weeks before Trump uttered his first public comment on the birth certificate.

Also, contrary to the thread’s topic article, Hollister did not suit over the question of Obama’s citizenship, but of his Constitutional eligibility to be POTUS.


170 posted on 03/30/2011 3:55:18 PM PDT by EDINVA
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—All The President’s Men


247 posted on 03/30/2011 11:30:02 PM PDT by bigoil (Study Thy Nixon)
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