Protest against Draft of Women in America from Joe Orlow

Dear Senator ---, I am writing to you on the issue of Sen. McCain's legislation to "Draft America's Daughters". There is no military draft in the U.S. at this time. However, men are required to register for the draft. It is conceivable that there will be a draft at some point in the future. If the draft is reinstated, then some of the men who are registered for the draft will be called up for military service. Women are not required to register for the draft at this time. The U.S. Congress has the power to make legislation to require women to register for the draft. Right now, language has been added to legislation that is in committee that would require women to register. I oppose the legislation on the basis of what I call the "3 R's": Religion, Rape, and Readiness. The following will explain the 3 R's. ReligionMilitary service for women is inconsistent with the religious observance of many women. This conflict between religion and the draft is separate from the "conscientious objector" status that men may seek if they are drafted. Many religious women would likely object to being drafted on the basis of other religious directives. Thus, drafting women would lead to having to institute a whole bureaucracy to deal with the cases of women who legitimately claim religious exemptions. Furthermore, there will be women who do not have a basis for a legitimate religious exemption but who may claim they do in order to avoid the draft. RapeRape of enlisted women by other soldiers in the military is well documented. The rate of rape seems to be significantly higher than in society at large. This issue will become more pronounced during the next few years. It seems to me that what may be needed is a registry of military rapists, similar to the registry of convicted pedophiles that already exists. The culture of rape is apparently so prevalent in the U.S. military that I would even go so far as arguing that some who advocate for a draft of women have an unstated agenda of providing male soldiers with what has in the past been euphemistically called "comfort women". ReadinessThe two issues mentioned so far, religion and rape, will affect the readiness of the military in a time leading up to war and during wartime itself. These issues will distract from the war effort and lead to division in the country at precisely a time when unity will be required. Furthermore, it seems to me that the country would be conducting a huge military social experiment with the draft of women. A peacetime draft would be the time to experiment. America is unlikely to institute a peacetime draft, however. Thus a wartime draft of women would add one more risk factor into the already risky nature of war. Admittedly, there may be no good reason, based on current judicial understandings of the U. S. Constitution, to prevent a draft of women. But as has been said before in other contexts, the Constitution is not a suicide pact. Traditionally, in the U.S., national security concerns have been allowed to overshadow strict interpretations of rights. Thus, not drafting women is just something that men and women are going to have to deal with: it is inherently unfair for the draft to target men, but that is the way it is.
The tangled and involved issue of gender should not be allowed to threaten those in the country who have not swallowed the Kool-Aid of political correctness. I urge you to contact Sen. McCain and express opposition to his efforts to draft women. Sincerely,

EMERGENCY!!- CONTACT YOUR SENATOR TO STOP DRAFTING OF WOMEN FOR COMBAT AND NATIONAL SERVICE!

CMR E-Notes: Update                         September 22, 2016 It is the 11th Hour - Do you Know If Your U.S. Senator Will Vote to "Draft America's Daughters?" To:                  Organization Leaders and Individuals From:             Elaine Donnelly, President, Center for Military Readiness Re:                  Sen. John McCain's Legislation to Draft America's Daughters --                         Currently in the Senate Version of the National Defense                         Authorization Act for 2017 (NDAA) I am writing again to encourage you to express your views before members of theHouse/Senate Conference Committee approve misguided legislation to "Draft America's Daughters." We have just posted this brief article on our website, which includes basic facts on which to act:   Don't Draft Our Daughters: What Are the Facts? The Issue is National Security, Not "Equality" Indications are that the Senate/House Conference Committee, currently meeting behind closed doors, is disputing $18 billion in spending authorizations. Divisions are wide, but conferees could decide to "split the difference" - perhaps in time to wrap things up before the pre-election recess in early October. There is no way to "split the baby" on legislation sponsored by Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain, which would require young women to register with Selective Service and a possible future draft. McCain's legislation also would take the first steps toward "National Service," another form ofco-ed conscription.   If the House/Senate Conference Committee fails to remove the offending language from the bill, senators will have to vote against the entire FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). To avoid this scenario, Senate conferees will have to "recede" or defer to the House version of the bill, which calls for a study of Selective Service but does not include a mandate for co-ed conscription. Will you do what you can to make sure the defense bill does not include a mandate to Draft Our Daughters? The time to act is NOW. There is a great need for more grassroots pressure to persuade Chairman McCain to defer to the House version of the bill, which does not include a mandate to register young women. Chairman McCain is unlikely to change unless his colleagues press hard, House conferees stay firm in support of their own version of the NDAA, and he feels pressure from constituents. Interested Americans should contact McCain and hold him accountable for doing the right thing. In addition to Chairman McCain, others on the priority list include Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY), John Cornyn (TX), David Vitter (LA), Thad Cochran(MS), Roy Blunt (MO), Richard Burr (NC), Dan Coats (IN), Michael Enzi (WY),Bob Corker, (TN), and John Barrasso (WY). The following senators have not taken a position on the issue; constituents need to find out why: Charles Grassley (IA), Lamar Alexander (TN), Shelley Moore Capito(WY), Mike Crapo (ID), Cory Gardner (CO), Dean Heller (NV), Ron Johnson(WI), Rand Paul (KY), Rob Portman (OH), Marco Rubio (FL), and Patrick Toomey (PA). The following Republican senators and all SASC Democrats voted to supportChairman McCain's Draft Our Daughters language in committee: Kelly Ayotte (NH),Joni Ernst (IA), Deb Fischer (NB), Lindsay Graham (SC), Dan Sullivan (AK), andThom Tillis (NC). All of these, and Democrats as well, should be held accountable for their votes and persuaded to undo the damage before final passage of the NDAA. The following senators have gone on record in opposition to Chairman McCain's co-ed conscription mandates, either by voting to strike his legislation in committee, or by co-signing a "Dear Colleague" letter asking Chairman McCain to remove his Draft America's Daughters legislation from the Senate NDAA: John Boozman (AR), Tom Cotton (AR), Ted Cruz (TX) Steve Daines (MT), Orrin Hatch (UT), John Hoeven(ND), James Inhofe (OK), Johnny Isakson (GA), James Lankford (OK), Mike Lee(UT), Jerry Moran (KS), David Perdue (GA), Jim Risch (ID), Pat Roberts (KS),Mike Rounds (SD), Ben Sasse (NE), Tim Scott (SC), Jeff Sessions (AL), John Thune (SD), and Roger Wicker (MS). All should be thanked for taking a stand against the legislation to Draft America's Daughters. On the House side, in addition to Armed Services Committee Chairman "Mac" Thornberry (TX), the House conference committee delegation includes: Rob Bishop(UT), Mike Conaway (TX), J. Randy Forbes (VA), Chris Gibson (NY), Vicky Hartzler (MO), Joe Heck (NV), John Kline (MN), Doug Lamborn (CO), Frank LoBiondo (NJ), Trent Franks (AZ), Jeff Miller (FL), Mike Rogers (AL), Bill Shuster (PA), Elise Stefanik (NY), Mike Turner (OH), Joe Wilson (SC), and Rob Wittman (VA). With the exception of Joe Heck, all Republican conferees voted "No" in committee. Democratic conferees, except for John Garamendi (CA), voted "Yes." Chairman Thornberry and like-minded colleagues should be encouraged to stand firm in the conference committee. The Department of Defense registered objections to many provisions in the Senate bill, but not to Chairman McCain's Draft Our Daughters provision.  This means that if the NDAA passes with McCain's language intact, President Obama will sign it, doing irreparable harm to military readiness as well as to young women. Please consider taking immediate action to contact members of the Senate and House, particularly Armed Services Committee members who will be involved in the House/Senate Conference to reconcile both versions of the NDAA.  Ways to do so are listed here for your convenience:   Call U.S. Capitol Switchboard to reach all offices: 202/224-3121. Write to Senators at the Senate Office Building: Washington, D.C. 20510, andrepresentatives in Congress at theHouse Office Building: Washington, D.C. 20515. Send messages on official congressional webpages for constituent messages. Congress.gov  Use the very easy PatriotJournalist.com "Don't Draft Our Daughters"page to tweet and re-tweet illustrated messages to senators that reflect their position. and are illustrated by a variety of pictures.  (Page revisions to reflect this update are in progress.) Please share this message, including the new article linked above, with your organization members and/or social media.       Articles providing more information on legislative actions is available on our webpage, www.cmrlink.org.  If you have questions or would like to share information, please call Elaine Donnelly at 734/464-9430. Many thanks,                                                                                                          -  * * * * * * The Center for Military Readiness, founded in 1993, is an independent, non-partisan, 501(c)(3) public policy organization that reports on and analyzes military/social issues.  Nothing in this article should be construed as an endorsement of any candidate. More information on all issues discussed is available on the CMR website,www.cmrlink.org

Is it worth your time to protest and stop drafting women for combat and national service in US? ACT NOW TO CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS!

 

"Don't Draft Our Daughters" ˗ What are the Facts?

 

Conference Committee Meeting Behind Closed Doors NOW

To: Rabbi David Eidensohn

 

 

Further to my note just prior to Labor Day, it's time to sound the alarm about legislation to "Draft America's Daughters," which members of a House/Senate Conference Committee need to remove from the massive National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2017.

 

As you may recall, after a surprise vote last May for House Armed Services Committee legislation mandating that young women register with Selective Service after their 18^th birthday, we were successful in blocking this legislation from the House version of the NDAA bill. (HR 4909)

 

But then Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain insisted on putting similar legislation to Draft Our Daughters, plus a step toward mandatory National Service, into the Senate version of the NDAA.  Chairman McCain did this without notice and behind closed doors. (SR 2814)

 

Now the Senate is back in session, trying to wrap things up in time for an early pre-election recess. Within a few days or weeks, members of the House/Senate Conference Committee will hammer out a combined version of the National Defense Authorization Act.The only responsible thing to do is for Senate conferees to "recede" to the House language, which calls for a study of Selective Service but does not include a mandate co-ed conscription.

 

If you care about this issue, the time to act is NOW!

 

Will you do what you can to make sure the defense bill does not include a mandate to Draft Our Daughters?

 

We need a storm of phone calls, letters, tweets, re-tweets, and thousands of congressional office website messages to persuade Chairman McCain and members of the Conference Committee that they must not pass legislation to Draft Our Daughters.

 

The articles about previous House and Senate actions which are embedded in the links above, include abundant background information on the issue.  CMR has also prepared this updated, one-page, two-sided Summary to make it easy for members of all interested organizations to activate their own communication networks and social media contacts to spread the news with urgency:

 

Defense Bill Conferees: "Don't Draft Our Daughters" Fact Sheet  

The Issue is National Security, Not "Equality"

 

The Fact Sheet includes information on how the legislators voted and lists the seventeen senators who co-signed a "Dear Colleague" letter circulated by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE). All co-signers of the Sasse letter, which respectfully asked Chairman McCain to reconsider and to drop his harmful Draft Our Daughters legislation from the Defense Authorization bill, should be thanked.

 

Sen. Sasse delivered his letter to Chairman McCain and other Conference Committee leaders on Monday, September 12, but senators who did not co-sign the Sasse letter should be encouraged to join Sen. Mike Rounds (SD), in sending their own messages to Chairman McCain and other members of the Conference Committee.

 

There is a great need for more grassroots pressure to persuade Chairman McCain to defer to the House version of the bill, which does not include a mandate to register young women.

 

The Department of Defense registered objections to many provisions in the Senate bill, but not to Chairman McCain's Draft Our Daughters provision.

 

This means that if the NDAA passes with McCain's language intact, President Obama will sign it, doing irreparable harm to military readiness as well as to young women.

 

We hope that you will encourage your members to contact their own members of the Senate and House, particularly Armed Services Committee members who will be involved in the House/Senate Conference to reconcile both versions of the NDAA.  As you know, there are many ways to do this, listed here for your convenience:

• Call U.S. Capitol Switchboard to reach all offices: 202/224-3121

• Write your Senator, Senate Office Building: Washington, D.C. 20510

• Write your Congressman, House Office Building: Washington, D.C. 20515

• Send a message on his/her webpages for constituent messages. Congress.gov 

• Use the very easy PJNet.com Mark Prasec Live "Don't Draft Our Daughters" Twitter Action Page to tweet and retweet messages to senators marked "Yes" if they signed the Sasse letter and "No" if they did not.

Our chances of success on the Draft Our Daughters issue are good but trade-off decisions will be made behind closed doors and the situation is unpredictable.  Please consider doing whatever you can at this critical time.

 

More information is available on our webpage,www.cmrlink.org.  If you have questions or would like to share information, please call Elaine Donnelly at 734/464-9430.

 

Tribute to Phyllis Schlafly

 

The sad news that Phyllis Schlafly died on September 5 at the age of 92, only a few weeks after her vigorous activities at the Cleveland Republican National Convention, hit the conservative movement hard. She was a constant, unfailing friend of the military and an advocate for superiority in national defense. These are some thoughts that Elaine Donnelly posted on CNSNews.com:

• The Power of the Positive Woman 

 Supportiong Our Military at the Values Voter Summit

 

CMR President Elaine Donnelly was pleased to participate in a panel discussion at the Family Research Council's nationally-known and influential Values Voters Summit on Friday, September 9. You can see the panel discussion titled The U.S. Military: Ready - Or Not? linked here, in the middle of many fine speakers at the popular event this year:

• Values Voter Summit - Video Archive 2016 

Also on the panel were host Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin, USA (Ret.),  Maj. Gen. Gary Harrell, USA (Ret.), and Rep. James Bridenstine(R-OK).  

-- CMR

 

 

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The Center for Military Readiness, founded in 1993, is an independent, non-partisan, 501(c)(3) public policy organization that reports on and analyzes military/social issues.  Nothing in this article should be construed as an endorsement of any candidate. More information on all issues discussed is available on the CMR website,  www.cmrlink.org 

  

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to me "Don't Draft Our Daughters"    What are the Facts and What Can You Do Donnelly to Speak at the Family Research Council Values Voters Summit    To: Rabbi David Eidensohn   Now that the last weekend of summer is here, it's time to re-engage in major battles that are critical to the future of our military.  As you know, the Center for Military Readiness has been working hard to keep legislation to "Draft America's Daughters" out of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017.   We were successful in blocking it from the House version of the bill after a surprise vote in the House Armed Services Committee (HR 4909), but Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain insisted on putting the legislation into the  Senate version of the NDAA without notice and behind closed doors. (SR 2814)   Within days, members of the House/Senate Conference Committee will hammer out a combined version of the National Defense Authorization Act.   Will you do what you can right now to make sure the defense bill does not include a mandate to Draft Our Daughters?   There is a plan to remove the offending language from the bill, but we need a storm of phone calls, letters, tweets, re-tweets, and maybe some Moms banging spoons on pans to persuade Chairman McCain and members of the Conference Committee that they must not pass legislation to Draft Our Daughters.   The articles embedded in the links above include lots of details and background on the issue, but to make it easy for you, your friends, family, and contacts to act, CMR has prepared this single-page, two-sided Summary that provides everything you need to know:   "Don't Draft Our Daughters" Fact Sheet    The Fact Sheet includes information on how the legislators voted and which ones have signed onto to a "Dear Colleague" letter being circulated by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE). As of now there are 17 signers, and all should be thanked. More will be needed, however, to persuade Sen. McCain to drop his harmful legislation to Draft Our Daughters from the defense bill.  If it passes as is, irreparable harm would be done to military readiness as well as to young women.   There are many ways to contact members of the Senate and House, particularly Armed Services Committee members who will be involved in the House/Senate Conference to reconcile both versions of the NDAA:   Call U.S. Capitol Switchboard to reach all offices: 202/224-3121 Write your Senator, Senate Office Building: Washington, D.C. 20510 Write your Congressman, House Office Building: Washington, D.C. 20515 Send a message on his/her webpages for constituent messages. Congress.gov  Use the very easy "Don't Draft Our Daughters" Twitter Action Page to tweet and retweet messages to senators marked "Yes" or "No" on Sasse letter. See PJNet.com Live Mark Prasec interview with Elaine Donnelly during a recent #DontDraftOurDaughters "tweet rally," which generated thousands of creative illustrated tweets. Join Elaine Donnelly at the Values Voter Summit   CMR President, Elaine Donnelly, was pleased to accept the invitation of FRC President Tony Perkins, to speak at the Family Research Council's nationally-known and influential Values Voters Summit.  The event will take place in Washington, D.C., next week, September 9-11, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.  There is still time to register for this exciting event:   Values Voter Summit -- Speakers  Elaine is looking forward to participating on a panel that will discuss The U.S. Military: Ready - Or Not?  It will be during the September 9, Friday Afternoon Plenary Session, 2:00-5:00 PM, starting at about 3:00 PM.   The panel also will feature Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin, USA (Ret.), together with Maj. Gen. Gary Harrell, USA (Ret.), and Rep. James Bridenstine (R-OK).   Please share this message and the one-page Fact Sheet with your friends, family, email contacts, Facebook Friends and Twitter groups using the hashtag #Don'tDraftOurDaughters.   Our chances of success on the Draft Our Daughters issue are good but everyone will have to do their part. More information is available on our webpage, www.cmrlink.org.   If you support CMR's work, please consider sending a generous, tax-deductible contribution. You can do that easily by clicking here.   We hope to see you next Friday at the Values Voter Summit.  If you can't be there, check the Family Research Council website to see live streaming of the Friday afternoon session.   With thanks and best wishes,   -- CMR   * * * * * *   The Center for Military Readiness, founded in 1993, is an independent, non-partisan, 501(c)(3) public policy organization that reports on and analyzes military/social issues.  Nothing in this article should be construed as an endorsement of any candidate. 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