Tag Archives: Selective Service

Bad News for Our Sisters, Daughters and Granddaughters

Posted on September 27, 2021 by David E Smith

On September 23rd, 135 weak-kneed Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives joined the ranks of progressive Democrats when they voted to put our young women in potentially serious harm’s way. The overall vote was 316 to 113 in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.

Posted in Federal | Tagged Adam Kinzinger, Darren LaHood, Drafting Women, Josh Hawley, Kamal Harris, Mike Bost, Mitch McConnell, Rodney Davis, Selective Service | Comments Off

Strict Scrutiny and the ERA – A Bad Combination for Women

Posted on April 23, 2018 by altha-admin

On the surface, the Equal Rights Amendment seems quite innocent. The main text states, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be abridged or denied by the United States or any state on account of sex.”

Posted in Federal, Illinois Politics, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Albert Einstein Medical Center v. Nathans, Coleman v. Maryland, Elise Bouc, Equal Rights Amendment, Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Insurance Commissioner, Infants and Children, military draft, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Selective Service, Sex Bias in the U.S. Code, SJRCA 4, women | Comments Off

U.S. Senate Approves Defense Bill to Require Selective Service for Women

Posted on June 15, 2016 by David E Smith

According to an Associated Press report, the U.S. Senate voted to approve a $602 billion defense bill which also mandates that our daughters register for Selective Service and a possible future draft. This gender blind, biologically indifferent proposal was sponsored by U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), who also happens to chair the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee.

Both Illinois U.S. Senators, Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk, voted in favor of this irresponsible legislation. The over all vote was 85 in favor, just 13 opposed. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) also voted for this atrocity.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Dick Durbin, John McCain, Mark Kirk, Mitch McConnell, S. 2943, Selective Service | Comments Off

The Collapse of Gender Sanity

Posted on February 23, 2016 by David E Smith

Physiology doesn’t lie: Women are less effective than men at meeting military objectives, and far more likely to be injured in combat. Let’s stop denying reality in a misguided effort toward “equality” and agree that women should not be drafted to combat roles.

Posted in Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Chris Christie, draft, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, Selective Service, Ted Cruz, women in combat | Comments Off