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From: adolph@ssc-vax.UUCP (Mark Adolph)
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Subject: Re: "Universities need not verify draft status of students . . ."
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*** YOUR MESSAGE ***

> Why are men the only ones to be drafted if there is a war? I'm not suggesting
> the women go into combat (unless they want to) but there are other jobs where
> they can serve their country too. Such jobs might include (but not restricted
> too ) comunications, electronics, and any desk jobs. If healthy young men can
> be made to help the fight for their country why not women? No flames about
> being sexist please, I personaly wouldn't mind seing them do any job currently
> being done by a man.

Sorry, but the Supreme Court has already ruled on this issue.  Women don't
get drafted because they said so.  So go to your room and no dinner for you.
I haven't figured out how they fit that ruling into the same country as our
constitution either, but it's done and the matter is dead.

(Uh, oh, now I've gotten started...)

Of course the popular arguments are that women are too weak to fight against
men (very difficult to move the stick of an F-18 1/4 inch) or that women
would be raped if they became POWs (whereas, we all know that male POWs 
play bridge and drink Kahlua & cream while in captivity).

					-- Mark A.
					...uw-beaver!ssc-vax!adolph

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