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Don’t draft women, abolish the draft for men

By Washington Examiner
Published February 12, 2016 6:00am ET
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Don’t draft women, abolish the draft for men
Only 29 percent of the public believes in the draft, and 58 percent oppose it, according to the same poll. (AP Photo)

Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio don’t have friendly chats nowadays, but the two Republican presidential candidates agree on at least one important piece of legislation. They are both co-sponsoring the bill by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, to prevent President Obama from ordering young women to register for the military draft, as all men must do at age 18.

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