To Draft or Not

For John, BLUF:  Achieving fairness for all is an uneven process.  One of the issues of little consequence, but much symbolism is including women in the draft (or the Militia).  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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House panel backs requiring women to register for the draft

From Politico, by Reporter Connor O’Brien, 2 September 2021.

Here is the lede plus one:

The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday voted to require women to register for the military draft on Wednesday, making the change one step closer to becoming law after senators endorsed the move this summer.

During late night deliberations on the committee's annual defense policy bill, lawmakers voted 35-24 to adopt an amendment from Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) to expand registration for the Selective Service System beyond men.

Why?  I would like to think fairness and equality.  However, Reporter Stephen Green, writing in PJ Media, today, provides some Democratic Party advantages to this legislation.

To be fair, Rep Chrissy Houlahan served on active duty, at Hanscom AFB, near Bedford, Massachusetts, leaving active duty as a Captain.

While I favor including women in the draft registration, with generous exemptions for pregnancy, I am opposed to imposing a draft on the American People at this time.  It would either be very expensive or it would result in a serious dilution of the quality of our Armed Services.

In sum, Women will never be equal to men if they do not have the same responsibilities for defending the Republic, which includes registering for the Draft.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff