Expand the draft to women – or repeal it? A long constitutional debate continues
- Written by Nicholas Mosvick, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Mississippi
The military draft has surfaced again as a source of national debate, as it has throughout American history.
On June 15, the Senate passed a proposal to require women to register with the Selective Service. In the same bill, Senator Rand Paul took the opportunity to introduce an amendment to eliminate the draft entirely.
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