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Selective Service Repeal Act introduced in Congress


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Selective Service Repeal Act introduced in Congress
April 21, 2021
2:02 PM CDT
By Edward Hasbrouck
Anti-conscription activists light a draft classification card on fire on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 10, 1967. | Charles Tasnadi / AP
The Selective Service Repeal Act of 2021 (H.R. 2509 and S. 1139) was introduced in Congress on April 14 with bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate. If passed, it would end draft registration and abolish the Selective Service System altogether.
“No young person, regardless of gender, should be subject to a military draft or be forced to register for a draft in the United States,” Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., co-sponsor of the bill, said while introducing it. ....

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'Selective Service Repeal Act' Introduced in Congress


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Initial co-sponsors of the bill to end draft registration and abolish the Selective Service System are Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).
No young person, regardless of gender, should be subject to a military draft or be forced to register for a draft in the United States. The military draft registration system is an unnecessary, wasteful bureaucracy which unconstitutionally violates Americans’ civil liberties. We should be abolishing military draft registration altogether, not expanding it, said Rep. DeFazio.
If a war is worth fighting, Congress will vote to declare it and people will volunteer, said Sen. Paul. ....

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