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From: gazit@cs.duke.edu (Hillel Gazit)
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Subject: Re: Sexism vs. Men's Oppression
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Date: 4 Jun 91 21:38:36 GMT
References: <1991Jun1.034124.8157@beaver.cs.washington.edu> <675774990@lear.cs.duke.edu> <1991Jun3.223435.27185@athena.mit.edu>
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#After 
#three years Carter renewed the men-only registration for draft.  NOW had
#nothing to say about that because it did not care about men.

In article <1991Jun3.223435.27185@athena.mit.edu> sethg@athena.mit.edu (Seth A. Gordon) writes:

>False.  NOW sued the Army in an attempt to make the draft co-ed --
>arguing that being drafted was a Great Duty of American Citizenship, or
>some such, and that it was demeaning for women to be excluded.

>Source: the anthology _Women and Men's Wars,_ edited by Cynthia Enloe.

1) Are you sure that *NOW* sued the *Army*?  (The registration for
   draft is not done by the army, you know...) 

2) Did they sue before the 1980 election, when they could hurt Carter
   chances, or after the election when it made no difference anymore?

3) Was there any *political* pressure against Carter because of his
   decision?  (Weak presidents are very vulnerable before the election.)