A group of senators filed a bill last week to end the military draft.
“It has been over 50 years since the draft was last used,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said in a press release. “I’ve long stated that if a war is worth fighting, Congress will vote to declare it and people will volunteer. This outdated government program no longer serves a purpose and should be eliminated permanently.”
Other sponsors of the bill are Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.).
“The Selective Service is a long-outdated program that eats up millions of taxpayer dollars and gives us nothing in return,” Wyden said in the release. “This is a commonsense bill that brings our military into the 20th century and keeps money in American wallets.”
National Guard photo of Wyden by John Hughel
