• JordanZ@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    It’s unlikely to be picked up by the Democrat-controlled Senate because of numerous amendments regarding abortion, diversity efforts, and transgender medical treatments.

    That seems about right. Tired of bills having all this non related crap shoved into them.

    Automatic registration would replace the coming-of-age tradition that all 18-year-old male U.S. citizens experience when they get a card in the mail from Uncle Sam informing them that they’re required under threat of criminal penalties to register for the Selective Service.

    This ~2 decades ago for me but I have no recollection of this ever happening.

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      14 days ago

      Idk about your state, but mine basically forces you to register for the selective services to even get a license/learner’s permit

      § 46.2-221.1. Registration with Selective Service required for issuance of learner’s permits, driver’s licenses, commercial driver’s licenses, and special identification cards to certain applicants.

      A. Every male applicant for a learner’s permit, driver’s license, commercial driver’s license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card who is less than twenty-six years old and is either a citizen of the United States or an immigrant shall, at the time of his application, be registered in compliance with the requirement of section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. § 3801 et seq

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      14 days ago

      I’m not male but I did register for the draft when I turned 18. I remember doing it on my taxes as weird as that sounds.