Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alberta.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!alberta!james From: james@alberta.UUCP (James Borynec) Newsgroups: net.legal Subject: Re: The draft and the Constitution Message-ID: <131@alberta.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 11:22:59 EST Article-I.D.: alberta.131 Posted: Tue Mar 6 11:22:59 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Mar-84 07:41:42 EST References: <1165@sdccs7.UUCP> Organization: U. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Lines: 31If the Supreme Court were ever to declare the Draft unconstitutional it would be removing one of the greatest supports of the constitution itself. There are two major reasons for this: 1) America needs highly trained and motivated men to defend itself. Nowhere but in the regular army, can the required training be accomplished. A glance at American history will be enough to assure us that the Militia, or Volunteers in time of war, just isn't good enough. 2) America needs an Army with a stake in society. An Army composed entirely of long service regulars will tend to drift away from society an be loyal only to itself. A look at South America will show us that a just legal system cannot exist side by side with an army with only internal loyalties. For those of you who don't think that it can happen in the good ol' US of A, look up some of the dictatorial powers that G. Washington had given to him by Congress during the Revolutionary war. Aside from its legal responsibilities, a Court must never forget that it has a moral and political resposibility to uphold the Nation that established the court itself. To do otherwise would be self-defeating. Y. H. and O. S. Jim Borynec ..alberta!james UBIQUE