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From: hamilton@uiucuxc.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Solomon Amendment - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 21-Aug-83 23:37:02 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 21 23:37:02 1983
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uiucuxc!hamilton    Aug 21 16:21:00 1983

the only unconstitutionality i can see is the fact that it only
affects male college students seeking financial aid.  i would favor
extending it to include women, and to require evidence of registration
when applying for, eg, drivers' licenses, voter registration, etc.
used to be, we were supposed to carry our registration cards at all
times, presumably subject to spot checks on the street.  i wouldn't
go that far, but if we insist on a civilian army, let's do it right.

for the CO's out there, registering DOES NOT put a gun in your hand,
or force you to put one in someone else's.  i was a CO (or thought i
was) when i registered in 1970 (since then, i have decided there ARE
things worth killing for). if you're so much against registration
that you're willing to risk jail for it, quibbling over college loans
is ridiculous!  you should be in court fighting for your ideal, not in
college, expecting your adversaries to subsidize you.

if you really believe that "freeing up some other body for use as cannon
fodder" line, you better leave the country at the first sign of war
(if not sooner), because your position in the civilian economy has the
same effect.  so you work as a dishwasher in a health-food restaurant?
fine; you "free up" someone else to work in the ammo factory.
	wayne ({decvax,ucbvax}!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!)hamilton