A first: Mandatory draft registration for women

[brooklynite]

Axios

America's young women are on the cusp of a rite of passage that's been reserved for men until now: registering with the Selective Service when they turn 18.

Driving the news: Whether allowing women to serve in combat also means they should have to sign up for the military draft has been a debate for decades. Now, an unlikely coalition of feminists, veterans and conservatives could make it law as part of the Senate's expected passage of the National Defense Authorization Act.

The House included the change when it passed its version of the NDAA in September. The Senate could act as early as this week.

A majority on the Senate Armed Services Committee backed the change in a markup over the summer. One group of Republicans now is renewing an effort to block it as the Senate considers amendments before a final vote, but it's not clear they have the numbers to stop it.

[DURHAM D]

1. Fuck that shit.

Pass the ERA and then get back to me.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. x1,000,0000

[whathehell]

3. LOL

You got that right.

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. + 10 million

[dflprincess]

8. You took the post right off of my keyboard! nt

[pnwmom]

9. Exactly. n/t

[smirkymonkey]

12. Thank YOU!

My sentiments EXACTLY! Men start this shit, they can pay the price for it.

[SheltieLover]

13. +1,000!

[Xolodno]

5. How about instead...

...we just finally end the Selective Service. It's antiquated and not needed.

[Devil Child]

6. Good n/t

[pnwmom]

10. Good? Even though they refused to pass the ERA, giving women equal rights? n/t

[xmas74]

7. I'll volunteer my daughter for the draft

When they finally pass the ERA and preserve her rights to make informed decisions on things that directly affect her,such as reproductive rights.

Until then, no. Why should she risk that possibility when she's still a third class citizen?

[albacore]

11. I'm on your side.... but....

the actual draft took a lot of black and otherwise "third class citizen" kids.
Got some of 'em killed.
The draft is bullshit.
Lincoln freed the slaves.