Fifty years ago, Phyllis Schlafly pointed out the obvious: If our society accepts the faulty premise that there are no differences between men and women, women have no grounds for objecting to compulsory combat duty.
Earlier this month, the United States House of Representatives passed a military spending reauthorization that requires women to register for the draft. Under these provisions, both women and men will be automatically registered upon their 18th birthday.
As Joy Pullmann noted in another article for The Federalist, it is logical to require women to register for the Selective Service. If women want the civic privilege of voting, they bear responsibility for the defense of the nation. Pullman writes, “It’s not fair for women to get the same privileges as men without also executing the same responsibilities. If women want to vote and be treated in every way…
