The point you miss is women have full citizenship under our form of government, and have rejected paternalism from the male portion of society. Men have no say, neither assent nor dissent, about it. As they are fully functional members of the body politic, and not answerable to anyone but themselves, exempting them from military service is nothing but an establishment of "prefered" citzens. One may not
like it, but it is consistent with established principles of equality under our form of governance.
If women are not to be exempted from contributing their voices toward the governance of our society, they must bear responsibility for maintaining that society consistent with other citzens.
Besides, that bill (proposed by Charlie Rangel et al.) is a dead issue...proposed for the sole purpose of fomenting dissent against President Bush's plan to carry out military action against terrorist states. It never stood a chance.
You can rest assured the pampered status of American women is secure for the time being.
I don't miss the point, but I understand what you're saying.
So, it's despite what society is currently saying that I maintain that our daughters are uniquely designed by God to be the bearers of our children and the nurturers of our next generation. For the vast majority that I've ever watched, I've seen that innate tendency toward nesting and child-bearing become the organizing feature of their lives.