Beneath the noise and speculation, the truth is brutally simple: the draft never really died, it only went to sleep. The Selective Service System still tracks nearly every man aged 18 to 25, citizen and many immigrants alike, sitting like a loaded weapon in the legal code. One act of Congress and a presidential signature could turn that dormant database into marching orders. For those who never registered, the consequences are already real: blocked federal jobs, frozen financial aid, and immigration dreams denied before a shot is ever fired.
