I am not comparing the draft to slavery, that was Gary's comment, although some aspects of military service, even the voluntary kind are damned close. That is not what I'm after.
I asked if the legal definition of slavery is one person owning another in my first email. I still haven't gotten a definitive answer. If that's not the legal definition, what I'm thinking of is moot.
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Weiner <ronweiner1@comcast.net>
Sent: February 20, 2011 5:18 PM
To: Dan Stafford <aquarianm@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PDI] Question of law
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Bob, Dan and Gary are failing to take into account that slavery has to do
with one person owning another.
Being drafted is not the same as being owned by any military
organization,;it is right there in the Constitution where it states that the
right to bear arms (as in the nation's defense, which is understood) shall
not be infringed.
Comparing the draft with slavery is nonsense.
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I'm STILL not seeing a definition
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From: "Gary Kleppe" <gary@garykleppe.org>
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Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 12:58 PM
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> Quoting Dan Stafford <aquarianm@gmail.com>:
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>> As I understand it, slavery is illegal in the US & other countries.
>>
>> How is this defined under the US Constitution & other law? Is one person
>> forbidden to own another?
>
>
> The Thirteenth Amendment: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude,
> except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly
> convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to
> their jurisdiction.
>
>
> (The military draft blatantly violated this, proving that laws are only
> as good as their application and enforcement.)
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