Draft registration is compulsory based on residency; registering someone in error has no consequences unless there is a draft, which seems unlikely (no draft since Vietnam, large differences in how the US carries out war since then). In the event of erroneous registration when there is an active draft, past procedure was to allow time to reply and object, including through court process, so an erroneous registration would hopefully not leas to erroneous compulsory military service and associated risks. Not registering has potentially life long consequences that you may not be able to fix after you age out of registration; moving responsibility off of young men and onto the government seems fair.

Voting has eligibility requirements (citizenship, felony status depending on jurisdiction of offense) and registering someone in error could induce them to vote while inelligible, which is a serious offense.

Automatic tax filing might be nice for easy situations, but there's lots of things the IRS doesn't know and can't realistically know. Like how much capital improvements did you do on your house, and maybe even how much did you pay for your house ... whenever the IRS doesn't know the cost basis, they helpfully assume it is zero and send you a big tax bill... Still for w-2 + 1099s with cost basis reported, it could be easier.

I wish this were hyperbolic. Sadly, the memes have become reality (was it always reality?)

Not sure about US but since another comment linked to an article about Germany, there you cannot avoid conscription by changing gender.

Because it's a polite fiction that men and women are equally capable and expendable at warfare. Successful and enduring human societies practice traditions around warfare that reflect this.

Maybe because according to the same government philosophy a woman's place is in the kitchen or something?

It would require an extremely unpopular change of law. I also believe women should be available for conscription.

Women are currently not required or allowed to register for selective service. It doesn't make sense to automatically register them for something they're not allowed to register for.

Yes, I suppose it makes no sense to have bases all over the world then.

Now all that Social Media, Google account data, online banking info etc. comes home to roost.

Unlike Vietnam, one can no longer hide from government in times of unrest.

Perhaps that's the wake-up call privacy needs.

> A vast majority of US states and territories also automatically register men for selective service when driver's licenses are issued.

I think a lot of people either (understandably) forgot or didn't pay attention to the details of when they got their driver's license, or we have a bot problem spreading toxic propaganda.

The majority of men are already registered. I agree this is not controversial.

>It doesn't mean they are going to call up the draft.

Are you aware of the concept of "boiling the frog"?

2027: "It's just calling up the draft. It doesn't mean they are going to be sent to the frontline."

No student loans? No government job? There are consequences but they're easy to resolve.