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    return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

    House Passes Bill To Automatically Register Young Men for the Draft

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    House Passes Bill To Automatically Register Young Men for the Draft

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    return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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    The Selective Service should be abolished, not made more efficient and equitable.
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      You’re already legally required to manually register with the selective service if you are male and you turn 18.

      Why not just introduce legislation to end that requirement altogether.

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        AFAIK this is only required if you apply for financial aid for college.

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          Nope. Nearly all US citizens assigned male at birth age 18-25 must register, with very few exceptions.

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            That’s transphobic. Trans women shouldn’t have to sign up for the draft.

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              yeah, it sucks. heres a good essay on that issue

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      Remember kids, you can be a draft dodger and be president 😎👉👉

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        Which would be fine if said draft dodger wasn’t a chickenhawk.

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          Things are only bad if Donald Trump does them.

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      I know I’m not the smartest fork in the kitchen, but how are they able to just pass this when it should be something we get to vote on?

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        I mean if you wanna argue that that is the way it should work, I guess we could have that conversation.

        (Way too many people I know won’t keep themselves informed enough to vote on representatives, let alone understanding every individual bill well enough to vote on those.)

        But if you’re under the impression that that is how it currently works, I guess all I can really do is recommend you take a civics class or something cause that’s wild lmao

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          Prove to me right now that the average congressional rep knows everything they vote on as much as they should.

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            Prove to you a thing you just made up that nobody said?

            I’m go with nah.

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              Fine don’t. Continue to believe that Moscow Mitch is better informed and makes wiser decisions than a well read 15 year old.

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