05-02-2016, 04:00 PM
Gamble on drafting women backfires, says Donnelly
A conservative military watchdog believes a Republican congressman made a big mistake in introducing a bill making women eligible for selective service.
Just a few months after the Defense Department lifted all gender-based restrictions on front-line combat units, the House Armed Services Committee approved a measure last week requiring women (ages 18-26) to register for the military draft.
How would you describe the decision to place American women in front-line combat units?
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Senseless
Inevitable
Dangerous
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The "Draft America's Daughters Act" passed 32-30 despite the fact that the sponsor of the bill – Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-California) – voted against it, just as he said he might when he introduced it in early February. Hunter explained that he offered the measure (H.R. 4478) to trigger a discussion about how the Pentagon's decision in December to rescind gender restrictions on military service failed to consider whether the exclusion on drafting women also should be lifted.
What do you think about women being drafted?
A conservative military watchdog believes a Republican congressman made a big mistake in introducing a bill making women eligible for selective service.
Just a few months after the Defense Department lifted all gender-based restrictions on front-line combat units, the House Armed Services Committee approved a measure last week requiring women (ages 18-26) to register for the military draft.
How would you describe the decision to place American women in front-line combat units?
Obama-esque
Senseless
Inevitable
Dangerous
Vote
View ResultsPolldaddy.com
The "Draft America's Daughters Act" passed 32-30 despite the fact that the sponsor of the bill – Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-California) – voted against it, just as he said he might when he introduced it in early February. Hunter explained that he offered the measure (H.R. 4478) to trigger a discussion about how the Pentagon's decision in December to rescind gender restrictions on military service failed to consider whether the exclusion on drafting women also should be lifted.
What do you think about women being drafted?