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[–]bettergaythangrumpy 13 insightful - 2 fun13 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Forcing women to register for the US military draft was a scare tactic used by Phyllis Schlafly in the 1970's to defeat passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.

But plenty of women have joined the all-volunteer military. In the 21st C reps for the US military have said "We cannot go to war without the women." Just ask Senator Tammy Duckworth.

Many young women would be willing to register for the draft and take equal responsibility IF they also had equal legal rights. So if MRAs want women to have to register, the best way to do it (according to Phyllis Schlafly) would be to pass the ERA.


Are those crickets, boys?

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[–]lairacunda[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Off-topic but, I haven't heard your user name in decades!