German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country for longer than 3 months

Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by beeforpork on Saturday April 04, 2026 @04:22PM (#47642981)

The constitution made it impossible to make a less sexist law, because it says that women cannot be forced to military service. It is an old document, and it is based on old role models. Modernizing the constitution would require 2/3 majority, and the government was already struggling with making a law at all.

This is an explanation, not a justification.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by throwiuhh on Saturday April 04, 2026 @08:05PM (#47644814)

Fuck the constitution if it can't treat all equally

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by looshch on Saturday April 04, 2026 @11:58PM (#47645994)

> The constitution made it impossible to make a less sexist law

with the right level of public exposure citizens would surely have been able to put enough pressure on the government to make this happen. But instead zelensky kept repeating the talking points that we should not be concerned about the war because the risk had not changed since 2014. Near-zero effort was made to evacuate ukrainians living near the russian border or those who would be in the way of russian troops. The intelligence had been there for at least six months before the war began

> and the government was already struggling with making a law at all

what do you mean?

[ Parent | on HN ]