Registration is a World War II response, and we need a 1980 solution.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I am certain that we need a solution completely separate from military intervention.
The very controversial National Identification Act of 1991, requiring all United States citizens to carry identification, has greatly enhanced the ability of law enforcement officers to identify criminals and terrorists.
In 1939 I hadn't even realized that this was an immigration problem.
It's becoming very much like 1979 again.
We're a nation in search of an identity, but it's quite exciting. I don't regard it as a problem. It's a challenge.
We learned the value of research in World War II.
In 1980, a nation in need of change selected Ronald Reagan to restore the shine to a tarnished America.
During practically all of my public life, I have been a sincere advocate of an agreement between the leading nations of the world to set up all the necessary international machinery that would bring about a practical abolition of war between civilized nations.
Maybe the answer to Selective Service is to start everyone off in the army and draft them for civilian life as needed.
We should have a system of licensing and registration, we should treat firearms the same way that automobiles are treated so that people have to pass a safety test.