The U.S. Selective Service System prides itself on "fairness" -- while it exempts more than half of the nation's pool of eligible registrants

bomber991 · 2010-06-04T14:30:54+00:00

Yep and if you need federal grants/loans for school, you need to register for selective service. Girls don't have to register yet they still get the same grants/loans.

airencracken · 2010-06-04T21:21:38+00:00

I've mentioned this for years.

You want equal rights? How about registering for Selective Service, that would be equal.

Most women don't seem too keen on the idea though.

skooma714 · 2010-06-04T17:43:52+00:00

Slavery is fine when everyone has to participate.

pug_subterfuge · 2010-06-04T14:00:18+00:00

..... but they give you a free mach 3 razor

chaunceyvonfontleroy · 2010-06-04T18:50:01+00:00

I find it ridiculous that women aren't included in the SS (wow, I just relied what that looks like ;). The womens group proponents of the Equal Right Amendment refused to support an exemption for women in the SS and it contributed to it not being ratified. This is not something women wanted. The guys in charge didn't want women.

BinaryShadow · 2010-06-05T01:42:10+00:00

You want to end the draft permanently? Make women sign up for it. They are perfectly fine with it today since they are immune from it but if they are at the same risk, holy shit it will disappear tomorrow.

neofool · 2010-06-04T19:03:22+00:00

The whole selective service system is crap. We should just do away with it. Our country going to war with a nation of semi-equal power is highly unlikely and a draft will never be instituted for our continuing wars of choice.

Kardlonoc · 2010-06-04T16:48:16+00:00

I wouldn't blame the selective service on this, blame not being able to draft women. Whats really amazing about it is that women oppose it tooth and nail.

PierceHarlan · 2010-06-04T20:07:19+00:00

The draft will never work again...People are too smart to agree to slavery...

r0setta · 2010-06-05T13:24:23+00:00

http://www.infoplease.com/us/supreme-court/cases/ar36.html

“Since women are excluded from combat, Congress concluded that they would not be needed in the event of a draft, and therefore decided not to register them.” He went on to say: “Men and women, because of the combat restrictions on women, are simply not similarly situated for purposes of a draft or registration for a draft.”

This was 30 years ago. Women are now allowed in combat flying positions. Perhaps it's time to take this back to court.

Title	The U.S. Selective Service System prides itself on "fairness" -- while it exempts more than half of the nation's pool of eligible registrants
Author	PierceHarlan
Upvotes	65
Comments	22
Date	June 4, 2010 1:03 PM UTC (16 years ago)
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