I signed up for selective service and would be proud to serve and honor the country that has given me the freedom and opportunity. However the problem I have is that why arent women forced to do the same. If women can vote, run for president like hillary clinton, receive financial aid, federal benefits, and federal jobs why arent they required to do the same as by law. If they are not forced to do the same as men would it be best to give men more benefits and rights in certain aspects or take away some woman rights to make up for this.
2007-11-08 05:29:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
If you really want equal rights, then pull away the illusion you're saying that it's not fair that women don't have to register. We are all people first before men or women, and therefore you can say that the draft requires 50% of the population to register.
So you see now that it's really pretty much totally random, since you have a 50/50 chance of being born either a man or a woman, and the population is about 50/50 men and women.
So unless you think that we will need more than 50% of the population to be drafted one day, it really doesn't matter.
Women can join up of their own accord, and if there's discrimination going on, then that is an unrelated issue.
Once we have this out of the way, we can start talking about how this might affect attitudes toward genders, or why all men instead of all women. But all this brings us back to is the question we thought we already answered: "Are women physically equal to men and therefore are they equally capable of serving?"
As to your question about men having more benefits because of their responsibility... well think about it: anyone who serves receives military benefits. In essence, they already do get more benefits. More rights? This makes no sense. A right is a right because it can't be taken away or given. These are the same for all people.
"Ask not what your country can do for you...." so the famous quote goes.
2007-11-11 18:46:22 · answer #1 · answered by thisislizz 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
A little thing called the ERA failed to be ratified, so the federal governement is not compelled to treat women and men /exactly/ the same. The reasons women do not traditionally serve as cosncripts are many, but the probable root reason is that, after a war, win or lose, you need to replace all the soldiers that died, and the only people capable of producing other people are the ones with wombs.
Honestly, I see no need for a draft at this point in American history. Our military strategy does not call for spending the lives of minimally-trained conscripts like water. Instead, it calls for highly trained, well-equipped, volunteers and career 'proffessional' military.
If you want to serve your country, go right ahead, we apreciated it. But if someone /doesn't/ want to serve his country, he shouldn't be enslaved by the federal government and forced to do so.
2007-11-08 05:39:54 · answer #2 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, taking away "some woman rights" to make up for anything is NOT going to happen.
Secondly, unlike some of my feminist counterparts, I know for a fact there are many things that I cannot do as well as men. And guess what? I am perfectly fine with that. The reverse is also true.
The bra burners of yesteryear didn't have the foresight to see how their movement would backfire on their daughters.
If I am needed, in a capacity that is useful, I'd be more than willing to sign up.
2007-11-08 05:42:14 · answer #3 · answered by Maudie 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The reason that only men are drafted is because that is the way the law has always been written. And the Supreme Court upheld the law in 1981 (Rotsker v. Golderg.)
"Equality" is not exactly an absolute rule.
Like George Orwell said, all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.
2007-11-08 05:34:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Sure, as soon as men can carry babies.
I mean, after all, we can't even get a seat on the bus anymore, men are so busy sitting down as they worry about our equality.
Many women do go into the services, even if they don't have to sign up for the selective service. I have noticed that many all male ideas require that men think they are strong and if women are right next to them, well, then they would think less of what they were doing, I mean, if a woman can do it, whats so special about a man doing it too?
2007-11-08 05:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by justa 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
That wouldn't bother me a bit. Good question. I too have to wonder why. We've fought for equal rights and that should place us under the same category. I agree.
2007-11-08 05:37:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
women are equal to men in every way, including capability, rights, and freedoms.
however, as you have pointed out, they do not share in many of the same legal responsibilities as men do (such as "selective" service)
equality should mean equal responsibility.
2007-11-08 05:37:02 · answer #7 · answered by Free Radical 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I agree. If everyone wants equality, then they should have to sign up too. Let's ask Hillary what she thinks.
2007-11-08 05:36:29 · answer #8 · answered by Hellion 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because our lawmakers do not want American women defending our country in dire times. It is as simple as that.
2007-11-08 05:32:53 · answer #9 · answered by Vox Hardin 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
They should.
I'm all for equal rights and equal responsibilities.
2007-11-08 05:32:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋