“ WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether it’s sex discrimination for the government to require only men to register for the draft when they turn 18.”
“The registration requirement is one of the few remaining places where federal law treats men and women differently, and women’s groups are among those arguing that allowing it to stand is harmful.”
“Men who do not register can lose eligibility for student loans and civil service jobs, and failing to register is also a felony punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and five years in prison.”
“The last time the high court considered the Military Selective Service Act, then-Justice William Rehnquist explained that the purpose of registration “was to prepare for a draft of combat troops.” He said that because women could not serve in combat, the law was not unlawful sex discrimination that violated the Constitution.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/natio...jvu-story.html
Seems like it should be a no brainer, but it is the Robert’s Court
Personally speaking, as sexist as it sounds, when I was in the service, we used to talk, which is something you always have time to do in the service, if the order came to fix bayonets, who would you want standing next to you in the trenches
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