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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, @06:10PM
> In fact, it was the lies promulgated by feminist concerning domestic abuse that turned me from ever identifying with them again.
It's revealing that you have to cite spin from a group that puts victim-blaming front and center.
Female initiation of partner violence is the leading reason for the woman becoming a victim of subsequent violence. [saveservices.org]
"Shes started it" is not an excuse for escalation and it is definitely not an excuse to come back and start beating on someone the next day.
> "Men and women are equally likely to be arrested as long as both committed equally serious crimes."
That report says that fleeing the scene means the abuser is 4x less likely to be arrested.
What that report does not indicate is how often men flee versus women.
Since women are more likely to feel like they can not leave their children behind, they are less likely to flee.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 16 2016, @06:27PM
It's equally revealing you critique the messenger and not the message, which incidentally was a study conducted by the CDC.
That report says that fleeing the scene means the abuser is 4x less likely to be arrested.
What that report does not indicate is how often men flee versus women.
What the report also doesn't state is the percentage of arrests that plays a role, and anything beyond is pure speculation on your part. I note you lack the same degree of scrutiny for the other report, which even at 4x reduction is at extreme odds against criminal justice reporting.
I didn't even touch upon the Duluth Model, which given it is the most common intervention in domestic abuse cases, puts further doubt on the rates of domestic abuse if arrests are equivalent.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 16 2016, @06:38PM
> It's equally revealing you critique the messenger and not the message, which incidentally was a study conducted by the CDC.
Of course I critiqued the messenger, he put a massive spin on the study. He even admits in his own words that the study doesn't say what he said. What you linked to is basically him complaining that the study does not agree with his beliefs.