A federal judge has ruled that a men-only draft is unconstitutional, but did not go as far as ordering women to register for the Selective Service, according to americanmilitarynews.com The Houston judge sided with a men’s advocacy group who challenged the government’s practice of having only men register for the draft as an example of…
by Micah J. Fleck Say it isn’t so – a new draft of sorts has been proposed by 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, where a “national service system” will basically implement Peace Corps style activities here at home – involuntarily, of course. According to a new report: Hillary Clinton wants to enlist young Americans into…
By Jonah Bennett Military analyst Elaine Donnelly has criticized GOP Sen. John McCain for inserting a provision to force women to sign up for the draft in the Senate version of the annual defense bill. “People who support both women and military readiness will be surprised and disappointed to know that behind closed doors, Senate…
By Jonah Bennett A provision to force women to sign up for the draft just narrowly cleared the House Committee on Armed Services, passing an important hurdle in the legislative process. This provision, originally introduced by GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter as a way of pointing out the logical implication of allowing women serving in combat roles,…
Jonah Bennett A new Rasmussen Reports poll indicates 52 percent of women don’t believe they should be subjected to the draft, but 61 percent of male voters are definitely interested in seeing women sign up for Selective Service. Rasmussen found 49 percent of likely voters in the U.S. believe women should have to sign…
Jonah Bennett Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio expressed support for drafting women at the GOP debate over the weekend, but he has since said he will co-sponsor a bill that would entrench the current male-only draft requirement, unless Congress expressly expands it to include females, as well. “I do believe selective service should…
Jonah Bennett Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, a Marine Corps veteran, introduced a bill in the House Thursdayto include women in the draft, a revolutionary development in the history of female military participation in the United States. Hunter introduced the bill along with Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke, who is a retired Navy SEAL commander. The two were inspired by…
By: Laura Meyers When an 18-year-old New Jersey girl attempted to sign up for the draft, she chose “female” as her gender, and was denied the ability to register. Now, she is filing a federal class action against the Supreme Court disputing that the current Selective Service Act violates the Constitution because it discriminate on the basis…