United States Selective Service System

I will address pros greviances, and I will expand on what I meant and why pro is wrong.1. The ConstitutionI should have been more clear. Yes, we are debating on whether it is a good policy. I think the constitution is a good document, and I think that it's good that we hold our government accountable for breaking the constitution. If our government breaks its own constitution, it is objectively tyrannical. Whenever an executive branch policy, which this is, violates the constitution, it is primarily the President's fault, as the President has an oath of office to protect the Constitution. Since the military is an executive department, it is the President's authority and responsibility to make sure the military does nothing unconstitutional. If the Selective Service System is unconstitutional, and the President does nothing about it, then he is violating his oath of office willingly. If the precident is that the President can violate his oath of office willingly, then why would anyone do anything to stop the President from doing other unconstional things? If the President swore to protect the constitution and broke that promise, why should we trust him or her in anything else? Because I subjectively think that it's a good idea for the executive branch to follow the Constitution and to be honest, then I can say that the policy, regardless of whether the policy helps or hurts America, is bad already. I can say that just from a trust perspective because I don't think it's good for the President to support unconstitutional things in general, and I don't like liars.The way every person in the United States pays loyalty is through taxation, and I think the taxation system could use some serious reform as well, but that's for a different debate. Military personal get, and should, get paid money for their service. I would argue that they should get paid more. The Selective Service System sets the precident that I have to sign up for it or else I can't vote. I don't get my rights as a citizen unless I am part of this potential drafting system. That is not good and quite scary. 2. Rights as a CitizenWe live in a country founded on the idea of life and liberty. There are plenty of Americans who feel led to devote their life to the miliary. The military will pay for their college, and it will ensure protection for their family for multiple generations. I would say that our Veteran's programs probably need improvements, but overall, I'd say that if you want to be in the military, you can be in the military and get various justworthy benefits for doing so. However, as a proud American, I believe my life, and the lives of many others, should not be given up to the military. Keeping the Selective Service System running will open up the possibility for a draft someday. That is scary to think about all the great minds that might be lost in the field of battle. I think it's better if those who want to be in the military make up our army. It forces the government to be more strategic and efficient with our military, as they are not pawns in a game of chess. Only necessary wars should be fought. It's not like our country has ever been in danger of being taken over in the past one-hundred years. My oppenent failed to address my argument on equal rights for men and women, and I will reiterate it. I am not being vulgar when I say that women get to vote because they vagina, while men have to sign up for an unconstitutional military drafting system to vote. Therefore, that is blatent sexism by our government. Men theorhetically can't vote without signing up for this because they don't have vaginas. That doesn't mean every voting male actually did sign up for this, as the government isn't able to fine or imprison every person who breaks this law. Still, I hope I am not in the minority when I say that I oppose the descriminitation against men just on the basis of their genitals. The solution is to get rid of the Selective Service System because it is a bad policy. The solution is to make a physical and mental testing system to get into the military that is the same for men and women. By this standard, I would assume that more men than women would make it through the testing system, but that's okay. Women generally aren't as strong as men, and if the military is 90% men, so be it. But the military should be chosen based on merit, and only those who volunteer should have to participate. We already spend approximentally five times as much money on military than China (1), the second biggest military in the world. Even in your hypothetically serious danger situation, I would rather have a smaller army filled with competent fighters and high tech weapons than incompetent soldiers depressed because they got drafted randomly. Not only is my policy more moral and outright better, my policy is possibly more effective in battle, and it's more patriotic. Following in the footsteps of our founding fathers is very patriotic and good, and I'm proud to oppose the Selective Service System. (1) https://www.military1.com...