by Isikhungo Sonembeza Nempi (CCW), Julayi 23, i-2021
Incwadi elandelayo yathunyelwa kumalungu eSenate Armed Services Committee ngoLwesithathu, Julayi 21, 2021, ngaphambi kokulalelwa kwesinqumo lapho kulindeleke ukuthi umbandela wokwandisa okusalungiswa kwabesifazane izonanyathiselwa kuMthetho “wokuphasa” weNational Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Esikhundleni salokho, iCentre on Conscience & War nezinye izinhlangano zokholo nezokuthula zinxusa amalungu ukuthi imizamo yokusekela ukuqeda okusalungiswa, unomphela konke!
July 21, 2021
Malungu Athandekayo eKomidi Lezigele Lezifundo Ezihlomile,
Njengezinhlangano nabantu abazibophezele enkululekweni yenkolo nenkolelo, amalungelo omphakathi nawabantu, umthetho, kanye nokulingana kwabo bonke, sikunxusa ukuthi uqede iSelection Service System (SSS) futhi wenqabe noma yimuphi umzamo wokwengeza abesifazane eqenjini lapho othweswe umthwalo wokubhaliswa okusalungiswa. I-Selective Service ibe yisehluleki, esichazwa “njengesingelutho” ngenhloso yayo eshiwo ngumqondisi wayo wangaphambili, uDkt Bernard Rostker, nokwandiswa kokubhaliswa Kwesevisi Yokhetho kwabesifazane akusekelwa kabanzi.[1]
UMnyango Wezobulungiswa awukashushisi muntu ngecala lokwehluleka ukubhalisa kusukela ngo-1986, kepha iSelection Service System inikeze ithuba lokujezisa - ngaphandle kwenqubo efanele - izigidi zamadoda anqabile noma ahlulekile ukubhalisa kusukela ngo-1980.
Izinhlawulo ezisemthethweni zokwehluleka ukubhalisa zingaba nzima kakhulu: kuze kube yiminyaka emihlanu ejele nenhlawulo efinyelela ku- $ 250,000. Kodwa esikhundleni sokunikeza abaphula umthetho ilungelo labo lenqubo efanele, uhulumeni wobumbano, kusukela ngo-1982, wamisa umthetho wokujezisa owenzelwe ukuphoqa amadoda ukuba abhalise. Lezi zinqubomgomo zigunyaza ukuthi ababhalisile banqatshelwe okulandelayo:
- usizo lwezezimali lukahulumeni kubafundi basekolishi[2];
- ukuqeqeshwa kwemisebenzi kahulumeni;
- ukuqashwa nezinhlangano eziphezulu zikahulumeni;
- ubuzwe kwabokufika.
Iningi lamazwe lilandele ngemithetho efanayo enqabela abantu abangabhalisile ukufinyelela emisebenzini kahulumeni kahulumeni, ezikhungweni zombuso zemfundo ephakeme nosizo lwabafundi, futhi umbuso wakhipha amalayisense abashayeli nomazisi.
Izinhlawulo ezingacindezelwa ezibekwa kulabo abangabhalisi zenza impilo ibe nzima kakhulu kwabaningi asebekhishwa inyumbazane. Uma imfuneko yokubhalisa inwetshwa nakwabesifazane, kanjalo nezinhlawulo zokungathobeli umthetho nazo ziyonikezelwa. Ngokungenakugwenywa, abesifazane abasebasha bazojoyina izigidi zamadoda ezweni lonke esevele enqatshelwe ukufinyelela emathubeni, ubuzwe, nezincwadi zokushayela noma amakhadi wokukhishwa akhishwe nguhulumeni. Eminyakeni yokushanela kwezidingo ze- "Voter ID", lokhu okugcina kungaholela ekuhluthweni kwabantu abaningi abasencishwe amathuba nelungelo elibaluleke kakhulu lokukhuluma ngentando yeningi: ivoti.
Impikiswano yokuthi ukunweba imfuneko yokubhalisa kubantu besifazane kuyindlela yokusiza ekunciphiseni ukucwaswa ngokobulili icacile. Akumeli ukuqhubekela phambili kwabesifazane; kufanekisela ukubuyela emuva, kuthwesa abesifazane abasha umthwalo izinsizwa obekufanele ziwuthwale ngokungafanele amashumi eminyaka - umthwalo okungekho muntu osemusha okufanele awuthwale nhlobo. Ukulingana kwabesifazane akufanele kudingeke ukuthi batholakale ngokubambisana kwezempi. Okuphazamisa kakhulu, le mpikiswano yehluleka ukwamukela noma ukubhekana nesimo esandayo sobandlululo nodlame lwezocansi[3] lelo yiqiniso lempilo yabesifazane abaningi abasemasosheni.
Kuwo wonke amazwi ayo acashile okuvikela "inkululeko yenkolo," i-United States inomlando omude wokubandlululwa kwabantu bokholo nonembeza abenqaba ukusebenzisana nempi nokulungiselela impi, kubandakanya nokubhaliswa kweSelection Service. Kuqinisekiswe yiwo wonke amagatsha kahulumeni wase-US - iNkantolo Ephakeme, Omongameli, kanye neCongress - ukuthi inhloso eyinhloko yokubhaliswa ne-Selective Service ukuthumela umyalezo emhlabeni wokuthi i-United States ilungele impi ebanzi e noma nini. Ebufakazini bakhe be-HASC ngoMeyi, u-Maj Gen Joe Heck, ongusihlalo weKhomishini Yezempi, Kazwelonke, kanye Nemisebenzi Yomphakathi (i-NCMNPS), uvumile ukuthi ngenkathi i-SSS ingayifezi ngempumelelo injongo yayo ebekiwe yokuhlanganisa uhlu lwabafanelekile abantu, ukusetshenziswa kwayo okuphumelela kakhulu "ukuhlinzeka ngemikhankaso yokuqashwa emisebenzini yezempi." Lokhu kusho ukuthi ngisho nesenzo sokubhaliswa siyabambisana nempi futhi kungukwephula unembeza kubantu abaningi bezinkolelo nezinkolelo ezahlukahlukene. Akukho lungiselelo ngaphansi komthetho lokufaka izinkolelo ezingokwenkolo ngaphakathi kwenqubo yamanje yokubhalisa yeService Service Service. Lokhu kufanele kuguquke, futhi indlela elula yokufeza lokhu ukuqeda imfuneko yokubhalisa yabo bonke.
Ngo-Ephreli 15, 2021, uSenator Ron Wyden, noSenator Rand Paul, wethula iS 1139[4]. Lo mthethosivivinywa uzochitha uMthetho Wezinsizakalo Zokukhethwa Kwezempi, futhi uqede imfuneko yokubhaliswa kwawo wonke umuntu, ngenkathi kuguqulwa zonke izinhlawulo ezitholwa yilabo abenqabile noma abahlulekile ukubhalisa ngaphambi kokuchithwa. Kufanele yamukelwe ngokugcwele njengokuchibiyela i-NDAA. Noma yikuphi ukuhlinzekwa kokwelula insizakalo ekhethiwe kwabesifazane kufanele kunqatshwe.
Njengoba izwe lethu liqhubeka nokululama kusukela kubhadane lwe-COVID-19, sakha ubudlelwano bethu nomphakathi wamazwe omhlaba, futhi sisebenza ngokubambisana nabalingani bethu bomhlaba wonke ekugcineni futhi okunenjongo ukubhekana nenkinga yesimo sezulu, senza kanjalo ngaphansi koHulumeni olusha, okuholela ekuqondeni okujulile ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuphepha kwezwe kweqiniso. Noma yimiphi imizamo yokuqinisa ukubambisana komhlaba wonke nokuqinisa ukuxazululwa kwezingxabano ezinokuthula kanye nezokuxhumana kufanele ifake phakathi ukuqedwa kohlaka kanye nezinto zokusebenza zokumisa eyodwa: i-Selective Service System.
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[1] U-Maj Gen Joe Heck ufakaze ku-HASC ngoMeyi 19, 2021 ukuthi ukunweba ukubhaliswa kusekelwa “ama-52 noma ama-53%” aseMelika kuphela.
[2] Ukufaneleka kwe-Federal Student Aid kuthanda ungabe usancika ekubhalisweni kwe-SSS, unyaka wokufunda we-2021-2022 osebenzayo.
[3] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/new-poll-us-troops-veterans-reveals-thoughts-current-military-policies-180971134/
[4] https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1139/text
