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and how will this help in the 2022 midterms? JohnSJ Jul 2021 #1
Yes I'm not understanding how this is a plus for Democrats bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #4
Exactly JohnSJ Jul 2021 #5
Specifics TheProle Jul 2021 #6
It is a wild card, and we don't need wild cards. JohnSJ Jul 2021 #9
There are very few people who are upset that women don't have to register for the draft FBaggins Jul 2021 #52
It will transform the Democrats into the "pro-draft party". DemocraticPatriot Jul 2021 #79
I think a lot of folks will agree with this. yardwork Jul 2021 #77
Agree...its nuts!!! Escurumbele Jul 2021 #11
It will help Republicans A LOT. TrollBuster9090 Jul 2021 #16
It won't help during midterms. Cinnamonspice Jul 2021 #54
It won't. I say abolish the Selective Service, instead. DemocraticPatriot Jul 2021 #70
it would not have bothered me Skittles Jul 2021 #2
+1000 trof Jul 2021 #27
hey! I thought of you today Skittles Jul 2021 #29
Chambers Brothers. "Time" BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #55
Me? trof Jul 2021 #75
No. No. No. DURHAM D Jul 2021 #3
I'm Rebl2 Jul 2021 #7
+1 CrispyQ Jul 2021 #8
From last month (bolding mine) TheProle Jul 2021 #10
That's the dumbest thing I've ever seen. In fact, I agree with a lottery draft... TrollBuster9090 Jul 2021 #17
Exactly 🙄 Rebl2 Jul 2021 #34
Same here, if there is no ERA, we're still second class citizens Warpy Jul 2021 #18
We're less than 2nd class citizens slightlv Jul 2021 #42
Absolutely! All due diligence should also be aimed at voting rights. Jay25 Jul 2021 #20
Exactly! nt dflprincess Jul 2021 #36
I could not agree more. SharonClark Jul 2021 #45
Yep PatSeg Jul 2021 #53
Agree. Voting Rights too happy feet Jul 2021 #74
I'm not sure what use the Selective Service System is anymore nitpicker Jul 2021 #12
And some schools made more ineligible to serve in the modern military nitpicker Jul 2021 #13
I think it would make much more sense to drop the male registration requirement nitpicker Jul 2021 #14
!!!! DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN !!!! This is HALF of What Cost Jimmy Carter The Election To Reagan. TrollBuster9090 Jul 2021 #15
With the Iran hostage crisis and economic recession in 1980, SouthBayDem Jul 2021 #56
Yeah, I don't think it's a good idea. C Moon Jul 2021 #64
What a stupid idea. First pass the Equal rights amendment. pnwmom Jul 2021 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author OnlinePoker Jul 2021 #47
Thanks, I'll fix. n/t pnwmom Jul 2021 #48
There is no draft BradAllison Jul 2021 #21
If it's good enough for the Israelis, Russians, Kurds, and other women around the world, IronLionZion Jul 2021 #22
+1 IronLionZion n/t Devil Child Jul 2021 #24
Russians don't have a draft for women. LisaL Jul 2021 #26
It was voluntary while they were facing annihilation at the hands of Nazis IronLionZion Jul 2021 #35
No. We failed to pass the ERA. And MOST countries' drafts exclude women. pnwmom Jul 2021 #32
Good, this is long overdue for a military in the 21st century. Devil Child Jul 2021 #23
No, it's premature. First the ERA must be passed, giving women equal rights under the constitution. pnwmom Jul 2021 #31
If the ERA was the law of the land, wouldn't this bill be unnecessary? Polybius Jul 2021 #58
Yes. But it's still legal to discriminate on the basis of gender. n/t pnwmom Jul 2021 #61
Wouldn't It Be Easier To Pass ERA modrepub Jul 2021 #67
Are you kidding? With the current R's? They want to control women's bodies. pnwmom Jul 2021 #72
Women should have to register for the draft. I serve May 31, 1963 to May 29, 1967. marie999 Jul 2021 #25
Good for you. But you weren't drafted, and you shouldn't be, as long as you don't have equal rights pnwmom Jul 2021 #62
It IS fair, but... trof Jul 2021 #28
No, it's the opposite of fair. Women were denied equal rights when Congress failed pnwmom Jul 2021 #30
Once again Politico gums up the works with an inaccurate headline. The bill, if passed..... George II Jul 2021 #33
Better yet dflprincess Jul 2021 #37
Ending the registration process is probably the most sensible approach. nt Gore1FL Jul 2021 #38
How about we propose eliminating it - Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #39
If registering for the draft ever actually comes back, then fine. thenelm1 Jul 2021 #40
Not fine. They refused to pass the Equal Rights amendment pnwmom Jul 2021 #49
I'll you give that legitimate point. But seriously, is this even... thenelm1 Jul 2021 #76
I don't know why the Democrat who's introduced the bill did it, pnwmom Jul 2021 #78
There should be required military service for everyone.... Jon King Jul 2021 #41
No. There should be required equal rights for everyone. And there aren't. pnwmom Jul 2021 #50
The US military has neither the ability nor the desire to absorb millions of conscripts. Dial H For Hero Jul 2021 #65
I actually agree slightlv Jul 2021 #43
Given that future large scale conflicts will be cyber & biological warfare, women have a big role Klaralven Jul 2021 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Jul 2021 #46
Another "Defund the Police" shoot myself in the foot idea. Baitball Blogger Jul 2021 #51
The Boomer generation cannot leave politics soon enough. SouthBayDem Jul 2021 #57
First give us Gen Xers a chance Polybius Jul 2021 #59
+1 Baitball Blogger Jul 2021 #69
I had to grow up in the wake of the Boomers and was labeled as such. Baitball Blogger Jul 2021 #68
YES. n/t pnwmom Jul 2021 #63
I give up. Snackshack Jul 2021 #60
There should be no draft at all twodogsbarking Jul 2021 #66
This is also an LGBTQ+ issue marshall Jul 2021 #71
This is the right thing to do manicdem Jul 2021 #73
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