Oregon Bill Requires Drivers License Applicants To Register For Draft

[NVMojo]

wtf???


The Oregon Catholic Conference and Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon have teamed up to oppose a bill that connects drivers’ licenses with a military draft.

House Bill 2575 would automatically register young men for Selective Service when they sign up for licenses or state identification cards.

“There is a significant difference in moral judgments that an individual makes between applying for issuance or renewal of a driver’s license, permit or an identification card on the one hand and registering with the Selective Service System on the other,” says a statement written by Oregon Catholic Conference executive director Bob Castagna and read to the House Transportation Committee March 30 by Philip Kennedy Wong of Ecumenical Ministries.

“To combine the two acts — one enabling participation in society and the other an act agreeing potentially to engage in warfare — raises issues of conscience and moral concern,” the church statement said. “To combine two very distinct public acts . . . is not good public policy because it erases the legitimate and quite profound distinction between two very different public activities.”

more...

http://propagandamatrix.com/articles/april2005/200405registerfordraft.htm

[annabanana]

1. ummm... ALL 18 year olds are required by law to register

Whether it's attached to the driver's licenses, or FAFSA or anything.

[lse7581011]

2. All 18 year old MEN

how soon before it truly becomes all 18 year olds?

[NVMojo]

3. um, I know that ....that's not the point here, annabanana, IMHO

[paineinthearse]

5. That is true, but you must consider these are two seperate processes

True, it is the current LAW that all men (and soon women) must register for the draft within 6 months of their 18th birthday,

BUT

the imposition of the granting of a drivers license is wrong.

This takes away the 18yo's ability to not register for the draft if he/she so chooses.

[bluetrain]

4. NVMojo, I really like your avatar because sometimes it lines up exactly

and looks like the words you typed are coming right out of Ani's mouth.

As for the issue at hand, it isn't much of a change in policy but with the recent news of 14 year olds being actively recruited and BushCo cognizant that the only way to meet quota without widespread revolt being through a backdoor draft, it is more important than to keep an eye on the little bits of legislature they slip into otherwise apparently benign bills.

[The Flaming Red Head]

6. They already hooked my 17 year old

He's signing up in a few months when he turns 18, so he can get that 15 thousand dollar enlistment bonus, it sounds like a lot of money to him and I can't stop him. He's been meeting with recruiters behind my back for months, now.