Congress Moves Closer to Making Women Register for the Draft

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Congress Moves Closer to Making Women Register for the Draft
 
 
3 Sep 2021
Military.com | By Patricia Kime

The House Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday to expand registration for the Selective Service System, commonly known as the draft, to include women, a move that brings the requirement one step closer to becoming law.

As part of the debate on the fiscal 2022 defense policy bill, committee members voted 35-24 to require all Americans ages 18 to 24 to register for the draft, not just men.

Air Force veteran Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., proposed the measure, saying the current system is unconstitutional because it discriminates based on gender.

"This amendment clarifies women make up over 50% of the population, and not including them is not only a disservice to these women but to our nation as a whole," Houlahan said. "It ensures that the Selective Service System is able to provide the DoD with personnel and the skills it needs, including cyber, STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] and technical talent."

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/09/03/congress-moves-closer-making-women-register-draft.html

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Air Force veteran Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., proposed the measure, saying the current system is unconstitutional because it discriminates based on gender.

If she is so worried about the Constitution, why doesn't she say anything about all the Constitutional duties of Congress that have been farmed out to agencies such as the EPA, IRS, or Homeland Security.  Why doesn't she express concern about all the Congressional duties that have been consumed by Presidential Orders?  Why isn't she concerned about agencies creating more statuary laws in a year than congress, though congress is the only group that is supposed to make laws?