Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The Governor of each State shall have charge of the administration of the selective service law in his State.

The purpose of Selective Service is to secure an orderly, just, and democratic method whereby the military manpower of the United States may...

Selective Service involves these processes: Registration, classification and selection, and delivery for induction.

Every person shall be deemed to have notice of the requirements of this Act upon publication by the President of a proclamation or other pub...