I know it’s quaint of me,
But the 13th Amendment is short, and crystal clear.
“Section 1. 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.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Too bad you forgot Article 1, that says the Congress shall have the power: “to raise and support armies, . . . to provide and maintain a navy;”
Lest you draft opponents get carried away, we won World War II with draftees.
Recent Defense Secretary Gates commented that “for a growing number of Americans, (especially for the celebrated and powerful), service in the military, no matter how laudable, has become something for other people to do.”
With Democrats, hatred for and avoidance of the military is the norm. But too many conservatives, and Freepers, don’t care much for military service themselves.