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'Draft daughters' moving too quickly

I've re-watched the part of the eighth Republican debate on drafting women. Jeb Bush didn't seem to understand the question.

This "draft America's daughters" thing is a new issue, not discussed among the population at all. This is the country's introduction to the topic. It came out of the blue.

I was shocked to see the legislation introduced a few days ago that would eliminate the exemption of women from the draft, you know, the Selective Service.

The legislation was introduced as an attempt to get the conversation and debate going. If Rubio, Bush and Christie support it, then who on earth will oppose it? It will be law in mere months if no one stands up.

This is crazy! It reminds me of Roe v. Wade in the aspect that it came out of the blue and was suddenly the law of the land.

The last woman in combat who got taken prisoner never even got off a shot. She was punched, knocked out instantly. She got raped.

Now, it's true that that can happen to a man, but a woman can get pregnant.

Ash Carter and the congressmen are going to hide behind my five daughters? That's what we've come to? This is absurd!

Magdalena Hudson

Wauconda

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