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THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT THE FEDERALISTS BELIEVED THAT THE PURPOSE OF REPRESENTATION WAS TO IMPROVE UPON DIRECT DEMOCRACY BY REFINING THE INTERESTS AND OPINIONS OF THE PEOPLE. THE VIEWS OF TWO ANTI-FEDERALISTS, MELANCTON SMITH AND RICHARD LEE HENRY, ARE ANALYZED ALONG WITH THE FEDERALIST VIEWS OF HAMILTON AND MADISON, ON REPRESENTATION.

Despite the Reagan administration's ideological opposition to feminism & the Equal Rights Amendment, it has been obliged by the imperatives of the all volunteer force to continue to expand career opportunities for women in the military. Specifically, it has continued to narrow the definition of "combat," opening up previously barred military occupation specialties, & has placed women in technical combat positions. These reforms adversely affect combat readiness & should be abandoned, even at the risk of returning to an all M draft. The case for excluding women from combat is not analogous to the problems of racial integration. AA

Critical of the increasing dependency on women to meet manpower requirements in the volunteer force, the role of women in the service, and their impact on morale.