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From: slf@teddy.UUCP (Scott Fisher)
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Subject: Re: "Universities need not verify draft status of students . . ."
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Date: Wed, 19-Dec-84 13:05:15 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 19 13:05:15 1984
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Summary: 

In article <219@harvard.ARPA> marie@harvard.ARPA (Marie desJardins) writes:

>2) In previous drafts, men have been allowed to stay home in several
>	cases:  for example, if they were teachers or single parents.
>	Even if there were to be a draft, we would have to let *somebody* 
>	stay home with the kids (ok, it could be the man, but I hope you
>	see my point).  

No I don't see your point. As you stated it could be the man who stays 
home. Why shouldn't women have just as much of a chance of getting
drafted as men?
	              ...In addition, you've got to leave at least some
>	women behind to "perpetuate the species."  Again, this isn't an
>	argument directly against the draft, just something to consider
>	were a draft for women to be instituted.

Oh, I see your parents never told you about the birds and the bees. Well
here's a news flash for you : IT TAKES A MAN AND A WOMAN ! Neither sex
can make a baby alone.
>3) I personally do not think I'm physically capable of any kind of
>	serious hand-to-hand combat.  I know for a fact that I couldn't
>	get through the training program that people joining the army
>	(both men and women!) have to do.  This is probably true of some
>	men, but more true of women.  I don't think it denigrates the
>	overall equality of men and women to say "men are, ON THE
>	AVERAGE, physically stronger than women."  
There are plenty of other positions besides hand to hand combat. If you
want equal rights you have to accept equal responsibility.
                                                 ...(After all, we're
>	prettier and can have babies besides! :-))
But men age more gracefully than women! :-)
>
>Just a few personal opinions on the idea -- I'm not sure how well any of
>these really argue against having women in the draft.  (For the record,
>I am against the draft in any case.)
>
>	Marie desJardins
>	marie@harvard
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