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The U.S. Senate has passed a provision that would require women to register for the draft, but don't expect any changes soon:
On Tuesday, the Senate passed a defense authorization bill that would require young women to register for the draft — the latest development in a long-running debate over whether women should sign up for the Selective Service. The provision would apply to women turning 18 in 2018 or later and would impose the same requirements and rules that currently apply to men.
The policy is still far from being law. The House, after considering a similar provision earlier this spring, ultimately passed an authorization bill that omitted it; the two branches of Congress now must resolve the differences between their bills. And the bill faces a veto threat from President Obama over other elements of the legislation, such as the prohibition on closing down the Guantanamo Bay military prison. But the bill's passage brings women a step closer to Selective Service registration — a historic change that has bipartisan support in Congress but is firmly opposed by some conservative lawmakers.
For decades, the U.S. policy of having a draft for men, and not women, was approved as constitutional by the Supreme Court. But as NPR's David Welna reported last year, the court's reasoning relied on the fact that women were barred from combat roles. Now that women are eligible for combat duty, "Congress seems to have lost its court-endorsed rationale for limiting Selective Service registration to males only," David wrote.
Previously: Women Warriors Coming Soon to US Forces
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 16 2016, @04:53PM
These cases don't involve anyone that would be considered a prominent feminist and neither had significant support on top of nothing ever came of them.
So looks like you lost.
From the times article:
"The case against the all-male military draft was brought by men on the ground that being singled out for compulsory service violated their rights to equal protection."
"Feminist groups did not participate in the lower court proceedings, and for many the issue posed a dilemma. Many of the groups, including the National Organization for Women, which calls itself the largest feminist organization in the world, were opposed to any draft. The notion that the proposed equal rights amendment might require that women fight alongside men has long been raised by opponents of the amendment, a fact that injected political risk to any focus of attention on the issue. "
NOW pushed for no draft at all and didn't want women signing up for the draft. What did GP say "Feminist typically argue for abolishing the draft altogether"
It was an after thought because no one was taking feminist seriously. They know the US will never get rid of the draft and are willing to send men to war to die while protecting women. It didn't receive any significant support and was overall opposed. Then nothing was done about it again for over 30 years when a man had to bring it up again.
> Notwithstanding your regular protestations, your posting history suggests you are too incurious as to what feminism actually entails.
Quite trying to discredit people poking gigantic fucking holes in your sinking ship and go smoke some sausage.
skimming guys history it looks like he thinks feminism is about equality but most feminist are shitbag hypocrites throwing tantrums because demanding special protection isn't the same thing as equality. I don't know about him but I've been told plenty of times feminism is about "equality" and if you believe in "equality" that's all that's need to be a feminist. Until you agree. Then you're required to support segregation (safe spaces), censored speech, mob mentality, #killAllMen, #maleTears, #manSpreading, lick boots and take abuse because you're "privileged". And you wonder why people are "incurious".
Fuck. That.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 16 2016, @05:40PM
> These cases don't involve anyone that would be considered a prominent feminist and neither had significant support on top of nothing ever came of them.
Jesus christ. When the largest feminist organization puts support behind the case, it doesn't get any more "significant."
>NOW pushed for no draft at all
True.
> and didn't want women signing up for the draft.
False.
> skimming guys history it looks like he thinks feminism is about equality but most feminist are shitbag hypocrites throwing tantrums
That's called "concern trolling." Its the mo of hypocrites.