The group is asking the justices to reconsider a 1981 decision that upheld the Military Selective Service Act under which men -- but not women -- are required to register for the draft. Key to the court's ruling, which was decided by a court made up of all men, was its observation that &quo ...

But the Biden administration is urging the justices not to step in at this juncture, noting that in March of 2020 the National Commission on Military National and Public Service, created by Congress, released a report recommending that Congress eliminate male-only registration and expand draft eligibility to all individuals “of the applicable age.”

“Congress’s attention to the question may soon eliminate any need for the Court to grapple with that constitutional question,” Prelogar said.

Why. What is the purpose of amending the draft? Is Biden planning on using it? It would fit with the democratic strategy of doing the most they can to be politically unpopular.

    • PorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]
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      3 years ago

      A military of ordinary proles is probably better than a military composed only of kids who have grown tired of mutilating animals and are looking for a stronger fix for their bloodlust. The anti-war movement was strongest when precious middle-class failsons were subject to being thrown into punji pits.

      Obviously, the imperialist army should be destroyed, but short of that, put the sons and daughters of Senators on the front lines.