Selective Service: A System of Slavery.
After the events which took place on September 11, 2001, a new wave of patriotic beliefs swept our nation. Today the revitalized show of patriotism has been expressed in many different ways. Commercial advertisements show American citizens proudly stating "I am an American/' and many musical artists have written several songs about the attack on the World Trade Center and the effects it had on our nation. The most abundant show of patriotism today is seen in the stars and stripes of the numerous American flags being flown across the nation. They are seen everywhere from flagpoles to car windows, and almost everyone has one. You can even buy American flag decals at the drive-thru window of any Burger King restaurant; but just how patriotic has the nation really become?.
Almost the entire nation supports the war on terrorism and the manhunt for Osama Bin Laden, but how many of those supporters are willing to fight in this war if called upon? After September 11, 2001, there has been a slight increae in the number of people that have joined the armed forces, but some fear that that it is still not enough. As a result, many are asking, "What about the draft?" Many different political figures from the conservative and libertarian parties have expressed their viewpoints according to their ideologies. The conservatives support a newly revitalized conscription system with the belief that America needs a strong, dominant army and the only way to succesfully build that is by using the military draft. The libertarians, on the other hand, disagree; they believe that the draft is denying Amerivcan citizens their rights. Many of these issues are not new, in fact, they are as old as the draft itself.
The draft first came to America during World War I. In the time previous to that, the nation had raised its wartime armies primarily through the United States volunteers.
