Sen. Cruz Cosponsors the Only Congress Can Change The Draft Act
“It is wrong to draft and force combat service on our daughters.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing the Only Congress Can Change The Draft Act, establishing that only Congress has the power to modify or change the persons subject to Selective Service registration. This law would prevent the President and federal courts from mandating that women sign up for the draft and overriding the will of the American people and their elected representatives.
“Today, I joined Sen. Lee to ensure that only Congress has the ability to change the Military Selective Service Act,” Sen. Cruz said. “We have had enough with political correctness and social engineering by executive fiat, especially regarding our military. Political correctness is dangerous, and the idea that we would draft our daughters to forcibly bring them into the military and put them in close combat is wrong. It is immoral and we shouldn’t do it.”
Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) have joined Sen. Cruz as cosponsors of Sen. Lee’s Only Congress Can Change The Draft Act. The full text of the bill is available here.
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