Who is Doug Bandow and what is his stance on mandatory national service?
Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a former assistant to President Ronald Reagan; he has argued that creating a universally mandatory national service program would be worse than compulsion confined to the military arena.
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What did Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank suggest in late 2013 regarding military service?
Milbank advocated for mandating military service for all Americans, men and women alike, when they turn 18. He noted that the percentage of veterans in Congress had dropped from a high of 77 percent in 1977–1978 to 19 percent at the time of his writing.
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How did the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) respond to the male-only registration system?
The ACLU explicitly opposed the male-only system and filed a suit in federal court, arguing that limiting registration to men sends a message that women are unqualified to serve in the military, regardless of individual capabilities and preferences.
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What happened in 1980 regarding the Selective Service System (SSS) during the Jimmy Carter administration?
The federal government required all male citizens and legal residents to register with the Selective Service System (SSS) when they turned 18.
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