Some exceptions will reportedly be made on the basis of spelling, with men named Nicky, for example, being eligible for combat deployment so long as their name ends with a y instead of an i. A military spokesperson told reporters tabs will be kept on once-masculine names that are starting to become girly, the way Charlie and Riley seem to have lately.

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    Lindsay Graham retroactive draft dodging “oh me? I would not have been allowed to serve”

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      While congressional Republicans appear to have fallen in line behind the Trump administration’s support for the ban, one GOP lawmaker was willing to speak on the record against it.

      “This is the most egregiously unfair, bigoted, and discriminatory policy I have ever encountered,” said the senator and Air Force veteran Lindsey Graham. “I won’t stand for it.”

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        I appreciate the onion’s intended humor here but I’m almost positive the real Lindsay Graham would throw himself under the bus for his fuhrer. So it’s one of those bizarre but, unfortunately, increasingly common occurrence where reality is more outrageous than parody ._.