End Military Draft Registration to Cut Wasteful Spending, Say Congressmenselfnews Post Congressmen Peter DeFazio (D-Ore) and Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo) say that it makes no sense to maintain the Selective Service System when the Pentagon has no interest in returning to conscription due to the success of the all-volunteer force. They said that the government is wasting millions of dollars each year to maintain this database preparing for the possibility of a military draft that is highly unlikely. According to theAssociated Press: This proposal to end draft registrations comes just one week after Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) proposed reinstating the draft to include all women. Now that women can serve in combat they should register for the Selective Service alongside their male counterparts, said Rangel in a statement. Reinstating the draft and requiring women to register for the Selective Service would compel the American public to have a stake in the wars we fight as a nation. Obviously, returning to conscriptionand expanding Selective Service to all women aged 18-25 would dramatically increase these costs. There is no one who wants this (draft registration) except chicken hawk members of Congress, DeFazio told the Associated Press. Read other articles by selfnews Post Here 