Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Eliminate Selective Service System
11th February 2016
Rep. Mike Coffman (R., Colo.), along with Reps. Peter DeFazio (D., Ore.), Jared Polis (D., Colo.) and Dana Rohrabacher (R., Calif.) introduced a bill on Thursday that would eliminate the Selective Service System, which they maintain is outdated and unnecessary.
These lawmakers said they hope Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s decision in December to open all combat positions to women will spark a conversation the necessity of the Selective Service System.
“Now that women are eligible to serve in combat roles and Congress debates how to proceed on the issue of draft inclusion, we should consider a full repeal of the draft and the abolition of the Selective Service,” Mr. Coffman said.
Good news. I personally think that conscription is unconstitutional, being contrary to the clear language of the Thirteenth Amendment.