Biden wants Congress, not courts, to decide on adding women to military draft
Todd South
The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to let Congress resolve the potential constitutional problem of a male-only draft.
President Joe Biden’s Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar filed a legal brief Wednesday in a case that is challenging whether the current male-only Selective Service System, which requires only that men ages 18 to 25 register for a potential military draft, is unconstitutional.
In the brief, Prelogar said that since Congress is considering requiring women to sign up as well, the high court should let the legislative branch resolve the question.
“Congress’s attention to the question may soon eliminate any need for the court to grapple with that constitutional question,†she wrote.
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