{"id":4087,"date":"2023-09-20T05:58:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T09:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=4087"},"modified":"2023-09-21T15:47:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:47:17","slug":"poem-draft-registration-civil-disobedience-aka-holy-obedience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/20\/poem-draft-registration-civil-disobedience-aka-holy-obedience\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Draft Registration Civil Disobedience, aka, Holy Obedience"},"content":{"rendered":"

This poem is a poetic excerpt of my David and Goliath battle with the world’s most powerful superpower. Actually, Daniel in the lions’ den is more on mark. My refusal to register for the military draft back in the 1980’s resulted in some selective prosecution, putting the “selective” in Selective Service System. Some of this journey and my take on draft registration can be found in this testimony delivered in 2018: Testimony for National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service \u2014 END DRAFT REGISTRATION<\/a><\/p>\n

Draft Registration Civil Disobedience, aka, Holy Obedience<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The bailiff read
\n\u201cThe United States of America vs. Daniel A. Rutt\u201d
\nMy mom flinched
\nRealizing the full weight
\nOf the world\u2019s most powerful military superpower
\nIn history
\nI simply couldn\u2019t believe they herd of me
\nThe name given me: Dan-i-el, \u201cGod is my judge\u201d
\nComes with its own
\nHistory
\nI AM
\nAware I was in the lion\u2019s den<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This poem is a poetic excerpt of my David and Goliath battle with the world’s most powerful superpower. Actually, Daniel in the lions’ den is more on mark. 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