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Based ACLU want to end male only draft
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2021-02-28 at 7:20 PM UTC
A new petition asks the Supreme Court to revisit a 1981 ruling that excluded women from the U.S. military draft.
Women have been officially allowed to serve in combat since 2013.
Noting that the U.S. Department of Defense lifted the ban on women serving in combat in 2013, the petition specifies that the obligation for men to register upon turning 18 years old has yet to be applied to women.
“Thousands of women have since served with distinction in combat positions across all branches of the military,” the formal petition reads. “The registration requirement has no legitimate purpose and cannot withstand the exacting scrutiny sex-based laws require.”
Rooted in this argument is the 1981 case Rostker v. Goldberg, which argued that because American men are required to register under U.S. law and women are not, the male-only draft is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
The act gives U.S. presidents the power to require mandatory conscription of eligible adult males into the U.S. Army, but excludes women.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/539575-supreme-court-asked-to-declare-the-all-male-military-draft
There is no reason women can't fight in places like Ukraine, Syria and Iran just as well as males. -
2021-02-28 at 7:42 PM UTCThey'll never let that happen.
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2021-02-28 at 8:03 PM UTC
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2021-02-28 at 8:18 PM UTCedited for privacy