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05-02-2016, 12:07 PM
Drafting Women Means Equality in Slavery
By Ron Paul
May 1, 2016
Last week the House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act requiring women to register with Selective Service. This means that if Congress ever brings back the draft, women will be forcibly sent to war.
The amendment is a response to the Pentagon’s decision to allow women to serve in combat. Supporters of drafting women point out that the ban on women in combat was the reason the Supreme Court upheld a male-only draft. Therefore, they argue, it is only logical to now force women to register for Selective Service. Besides, supporters of extending the draft point out, not all draftees are sent into combat.
Most of those who opposed drafting women did so because they disagreed with women being eligible for combat positions, not because they opposed the military draft. Few, if any, in Congress are questioning the morality, constitutionality, and necessity of Selective Service registration. Thus, this debate is just another example of how few of our so-called “representatives” actually care about our liberty.
Some proponents of a military draft justify it as “payback” for the freedom the government provides its citizens. Those who make this argument are embracing the collectivist premise that since our rights come from government, the government can take away those rights whether it suits their purposes. Thus supporters of the draft are turning their backs on the Declaration of Independence.
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http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2016/may/01/drafting-women-means-equality-in-slavery/
There is a bill in Congress that would repeal The Military Selective Service Act and abolish Selective Service: H.R. 4523 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4523)
The bill only has six cosponsors:
Rep Chaffetz, Jason [UT-3] - 2/24/2016
Rep Coffman, Mike [CO-6] (introduced 2/10/2016)
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] - 2/10/2016
Rep DeSaulnier, Mark [CA-11] - 4/14/2016
Rep Polis, Jared [CO-2] - 2/10/2016
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-48] - 2/10/2016
Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] - 4/15/2016
By Ron Paul
May 1, 2016
Last week the House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act requiring women to register with Selective Service. This means that if Congress ever brings back the draft, women will be forcibly sent to war.
The amendment is a response to the Pentagon’s decision to allow women to serve in combat. Supporters of drafting women point out that the ban on women in combat was the reason the Supreme Court upheld a male-only draft. Therefore, they argue, it is only logical to now force women to register for Selective Service. Besides, supporters of extending the draft point out, not all draftees are sent into combat.
Most of those who opposed drafting women did so because they disagreed with women being eligible for combat positions, not because they opposed the military draft. Few, if any, in Congress are questioning the morality, constitutionality, and necessity of Selective Service registration. Thus, this debate is just another example of how few of our so-called “representatives” actually care about our liberty.
Some proponents of a military draft justify it as “payback” for the freedom the government provides its citizens. Those who make this argument are embracing the collectivist premise that since our rights come from government, the government can take away those rights whether it suits their purposes. Thus supporters of the draft are turning their backs on the Declaration of Independence.
...
More:
http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2016/may/01/drafting-women-means-equality-in-slavery/
There is a bill in Congress that would repeal The Military Selective Service Act and abolish Selective Service: H.R. 4523 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4523)
The bill only has six cosponsors:
Rep Chaffetz, Jason [UT-3] - 2/24/2016
Rep Coffman, Mike [CO-6] (introduced 2/10/2016)
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] - 2/10/2016
Rep DeSaulnier, Mark [CA-11] - 4/14/2016
Rep Polis, Jared [CO-2] - 2/10/2016
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-48] - 2/10/2016
Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] - 4/15/2016