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In reply to the discussion: Senate Democrats propose requiring women to register for military draft [View all]SouthBayDem
(32,015 posts)56. With the Iran hostage crisis and economic recession in 1980,
Carter was vulnerable even without the "women in the draft" idea.
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Senate Democrats propose requiring women to register for military draft [View all]
TheProle
Jul 2021
OP
There are very few people who are upset that women don't have to register for the draft
FBaggins
Jul 2021
#52
That's the dumbest thing I've ever seen. In fact, I agree with a lottery draft...
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2021
#17
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
If it's good enough for the Israelis, Russians, Kurds, and other women around the world,
IronLionZion
Jul 2021
#22
It was voluntary while they were facing annihilation at the hands of Nazis
IronLionZion
Jul 2021
#35
No, it's premature. First the ERA must be passed, giving women equal rights under the constitution.
pnwmom
Jul 2021
#31
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
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
The US military has neither the ability nor the desire to absorb millions of conscripts.
Dial H For Hero
Jul 2021
#65