The Draft Is Coming Back…
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Doesn't the Constitution already forbid involuntary servitude?
Same amendment that outlawed slavery, I believe.
Go read Daniel Webster's statement in regards to a draft from when he was in office. He, and most of the other founders, were clear on any conscriptions being a violation of the founding principle upon which or Republic was founded, and in direct violation of the constitution, well before any of the amendment's regarding slavery were ever written.
Daniel Webster on the draft