In 1715, Voltaire was exiled to Tulle for mocking the regent Orleans. In 1717, he returned to Paris, only to be arrested and exiled to the Bastille for a year on charges of writing libelous poetry. Voltaire was sent to the Bastille again in 1726, for arguing with the Chevalier de Rohan (Guy Auguste de Rohan-Chabot).
Women Aren't Required to Register. Here's why: THE LAW. Selective Service law as it's written now refers specifically to male persons in stating who must register and who would be drafted. For women to be required to register with Selective Service, Congress would have to amend the law. The constitutionality of excluding women was tested in the courts. A Supreme Court decision in 1981, Rostker v. Goldberg, held that registering only men did not violate the due process clause of the Constitution.
A CHART of who must register is also available in PDF. NON-CITIZENS. With very few exceptions, all males between ages 18 and 25 must register with the Selective Service System (SSS) within 30 days of arriving in the United States.