By Ed Hasbrouck and the Selective Service committee Our philosophy As fundamentally antiwar and anti-imperialist...
selective service & the draft
Supreme Court refuses to weigh constitutionality of male-only draft
“Worst news in years for opponents of the draft and draft registration” Editor's Note: Due to the timely and critical nature...
Future of the Draft Goes to Congress after National Commission Recommends Expansion to Women
BY EDWARD HASBROUCK The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (NCMNPS)1 has released its final...
National Commission Recommendation Features Creeping Militarism
BY LIBBY FRANK The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service was created by the National Defense...
Congressional Debate on Selective Service, Coming Soon?
BY EDWARD HASBROUCK As sabre-rattling and escalation of US military conflict prompted fears that all-out war with Iran might...
Resources to address concerns about Selective Service registration and the draft
The current situation in Iraq/Iran is leading many people to wonder about the possible return of the draft. The National...
EX-DIRECTOR OF SELECTIVE SERVICE CALLS FOR END TO DRAFT REGISTRATION
BY EDWARD HASBROUCK Most reporters covering a federal committee reconsidering the draft ignored this headline news, focusing...
THE END OF MALE-ONLY DRAFT REGISTRATION
One Federal District Court Judge Says, “Unconstitutional.” What Next? BY DEBORAH H. KARPATKIN On February 22, 2019, the legal...
“A MODERN-DAY DRAFT, IF MARKETED CAREFULLY AND CLEVERLY …”
A preview of what’s ahead for the Selective Service System BY EDWARD HASBROUCK A modern-day draft, if marketed carefully and...
‘PROACTIVE AND PROTECTIVE’ C.O. REGISTRY SET UP AHEAD OF EXPECTED EXTENSION OF DRAFT REGISTRATION TO WOMEN
Interfaith church offers free registry for all opposed to war and concerned about military conscription The Objector Registry...
It is time to abolish draft registration and restore full rights to people of conscience
By Bill Galvin and Maria Santelli, Center on Conscience & War[1] This article was first published first publishing on Feb....
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