Fixing Selective Service

For John, BLUF:  This is a long existing inequality in our law.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Lawsuit Claims Military Draft ‘Discriminates Against Men’

From PJ Media, by Reporter Toni Airaksinen, 13 September 2018.

Here are three key paragraphs:

The lawsuit, filed by California lawyer Marc Angelucci, challenges the SSS’s policy of requiring that all United States men sign up for the draft.  According to federal law, all men must register within 30 days of their 18th birthday or face a variety of penalties.

“It’s what a man’s got to do.  By registering, a young man stays eligible for jobs, college loans and job grants, job training, driver's license in most states, and U.S. citizenship for most immigrant men,” exhorts the draft’s website.

Obtained by PJ Media, the lawsuit explains that about 16 million men are currently registered by the SSS.  These men are, essentially, “on call” soldiers until they turn 26.  The SSS claims this is “voluntary participation.”  The lawsuit deems it “unconstitutional.”

At the Instapundit Blog site, poster Stephen Green says "End it don’t mend it."  I say mend it, by requiring all to register, regardless of gender identification.

If we just end the draft it leaves us thinking that society still thinks it is a male thing.  We need to pin this down as an equality issue before we abolish it.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff