U.S. House Drops Military Draft Requirement For Women

Submitted by Mastodon on Wed, 2016-05-18 04:50

Article here. Excerpt:

'The House of Representatives stripped a requirement that women register for the military draft from a sweeping annual defense policy bill on Tuesday, but supporters of the provision said they would keep pushing for its passage.

Democrats accused the committee’s Republican leaders of using an underhanded ploy to undercut the House Armed Services Committee, which had approved the amendment, and avoid what could be a difficult vote for some party members.

“They don’t want to subject their members to a vote on equality for women,” Representative Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 House Democrat, told reporters.

Republican Representative Mac Thornberry, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said the amendment was removed because it violated House budget rules due to the cost of registering women. He said it was replaced with an amendment calling for a broad review of the Selective Service.'

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The draft will be abolished before women are required to register or be drafted.

I guess that puts an end to the theory that men could be drafted because serving in the military was the price men paid for the benefits they received from a free society--an argument that has been used repeatedly to justify the draft.

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Submitted by el cid on Wed, 2016-05-18 12:09