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Warfare and Conflict - Issues, Society 3,659
Military - Society 2,670
 Dodged DraftDodged Draft
 Last week's House vote to eliminate draft registration was a symbolic blow against a vestige of slavery.
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A Draft After the 2000 Elections?A Draft After the 2000 Elections?
 There may yet be a military draft in the future if for those turning 20 in 2001, once the elections are out of the way. Documents key members of Congressional military committees, for the first time in a generation, are discussing revival of the draft.
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Draft is SlaveryDraft is Slavery
 Links to essays criticizing military conscription.
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Draft Not Needed for Protection of LibertyDraft Not Needed for Protection of Liberty
 Article by Representative Ron Paul (R) of Texas against selsective service registration.
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Draft Registration: The Politics of Institutional ImmortalityDraft Registration: The Politics of Institutional Immortality
 Even the Department of Defense acknowledges that registration could be dropped with no effect on military mobilization requirements. Yet draft registration lives on, an example of the difficulty of terminating even the most useless government programs.
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Draftresistance.orgDraftresistance.org
 A group attacking the policies of selective service registration in the USA.
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European Campaign Against ConscriptionEuropean Campaign Against Conscription
 Struggling to end forced military drafts.
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Manifesto against Conscription and the Military SystemManifesto against Conscription and the Military System
 States that conscript armies, with their large corps of professional officers, are a grave menace to peace.
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Neither Fair Nor UsefulNeither Fair Nor Useful
 Believes the State must not arbitrarily and systematically oblige its citizens to go into a service, armed or not, against their will.
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No-Conscription FellowshipNo-Conscription Fellowship
 An organisation active since the First World War which encourages men to refuse war service.
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Resisting Military Conscription through TaxationResisting Military Conscription through Taxation
 Some governments actually have the gall to tax you for failing to join the military, even in the US.
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