Originally posted by Gunslinger
As a loving father I have to say I hope to god my daughter never get's drafted, I say the same about my son as well. If either of them were to enter military service I wish it to be voluntary.
BUT,
I'd have to say that if they did initiate a draft today I think there'd be several justifiable law suits stating gender discrimination that woman arent included in that draft.
See thats how I feel about it.
I have both a son and a daughter and I wouldnt want to see either of them drafted. Now if either were to join on their own. Thats their decision and I would support it
but if there were a draft inasmuch as women are already allowed to and do serve now
It should include women.
They want and faught for equal rights and all its benifits, and rightly so.
But it is my firm beleif that you cant just accept the benifits without also accepting the possible pitfalls that go with it.
You cant say "I am equal to a man and demand to be treated equally as such. exept for this or that"
No no no no no.
Then your saying that a woman has more rights then a man because the woman has that right to choose not to join where a man does not.
And how is that equal?
I personally am dead set against a draft.
But if you want everyone to be treated equally then everyone should be treated equally for worse as well as for better.
And if your going to exclude single mothers. then also exclude single fathers as well.
Either be fair and treat everyone equally about it or dont do it at all.
Orrrr Roll back the equal rights between a man and woman.
If a man is forced to serve and a woman is not. then he has earned those extra rights. Because as a tradeoff. Unlike a woman, he can be plucked out of his home and away from his family at a moments notice AGAINST his wishes and several months later find himself in a far off land with people trying to blow his head off.
