Friday, Oct. 01, 2004
Read This! Its true.
Now, I knew this was going on before I recieved this e-mail, but it was some definte confirmation for me and is rather scary when you think about it.
Read this and think about it please. Write to your local political representatives, to your state governments, and to the White House if you feel so inclinded. News medias...everyone need to know about this story. This bill exists and will very likely be passed come June.
Also, remember the fact that President Bush himself said last night that he hopes a draft does not need to be implemented. Certianly he knows about this bill, which causes me to wonder exatly how he could have such a hope when it is close to being decided on and passed by the House and Senate.
Think about this before you vote!
Mandatory draft for boys and girls (ages 18-26) starting June 15, 2005,
is something that everyone should know about. This literally affects
everyone since we all have or know children that will have to go if this
bill passes. There is pending legislation in the house and
senate (companion bills: S89 and HR 163) which will time the
program's initiation so the draft can begin as early as spring, 2005,
just after the 2004 presidential election. The administration is
quietly trying to get these bills passed now, while the public's
attention is on the elections, so our action on this is needed
immediately. Details and links follow. This plan, among other things,
eliminates higher education as a shelter and includes women in the
draft. Also, crossing into Canada has already been made very difficult.
Actions:
Please send this on to all the parents and teachers you know, and all
the aunts and uncles, grandparents, godparents. . . And let your
children know - - it's their future, and they can be a powerful voice for
change!
This legislation is called HR 163 and can be found in detail at this
website:
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Just enter in "HR 163" and click search and will bring up the bill for
you to read. It is less than two pages long. If this bill passes, it
will include all men and ALL WOMEN from ages 18 - 26 in a draft for
military action. This bill also includes the extension of military
service for all those that are currently active. If you go to the
select service web site and read their 2004 FYI Goals you will see
that the reasoning for this is to increase the size of the military
in case of terrorism. This is a critical piece of legislation, this
will effect our undergraduates, our children and our grandchildren.
Please take the time to write your congressman and let them know how
you feel about this legislation.
www.house.gov
http://www.house.gov
www.senate.gov
http://www.senate.gov
Please also write to your representatives and ask them why they aren't
telling their constituents about these bills and write to newspapers
and other media outlets to ask them why they're not covering this
important story.
The draft $28 million has been added to the 2004 selective service
system budget to prepare for a military draft that could start as early as
June 15, 2005. Selective service must report to Bush on March 31, 2005
that the system, which has lain dormant for decades, is ready for
activation.
Please see www.sss.gov/perfplan_fy2004.html
http://www.sss.gov/perfplan_fy2004.html
to view the Selective Service System annual performance plan, fiscal
year 2004. The pentagon has quietly begun a public campaign to fill all
10,350 draft board positions and 11,070 appeals board slots nationwide.
Though this is an unpopular election year topic, military experts and
influential members of congress are suggesting that if Rumsfeld's
prediction of a "long, hard slog" in Iraq and Afghanistan (and permanent
state of war on terrorism) proves accurate, the U.S. may have no choice but
to draft.
www.hslda.org/legislation/national/2003/s89/default.asp
http://www.hslda.org/legislation/national/2003/s89/default.asp
entitled the Universal National service Act of 2003, "to provide for
the common defense by requiring that all young persons (age 18-26) in the
United States, including women, perform a period of military service or
a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and
homeland security, and for other purposes." These active bills
currently sit in the committee on armed services. Dodging the draft will be
more difficult than those from the Vietnam era. College and Canada will
not be options. In December, 200 1, Canada and the U.S. signed a "smart
border declaration," which could be used to keep would-be draft dodgers
in. Signed by Canada's minister of foreign
affairs, John Manley, and U.S. Homeland Security director, Tom Ridge,
the declaration involves a 30 point plan which implements, among other
things, a "pre-clearance agreement" of people entering and departing
each country. Reforms aimed at making the draft more equitable along
gender and class lines also eliminates higher education as a shelter.
Underclassmen would only be able to postpone service until the end of their
current semester. Seniors would have until the end of the academic
year.
What to do: Tell your friends, Contact your legislators and ask them to
oppose these bills. Just type "congress" into the aol search engine
and input your zip code. A list of your reps will pop up with a way to
email them directly. We can't just sit and pretend that by ignoring it,
it will go away. We must voice our concerns and create the world we want
to live in for our children and grandchildren.
ted-ted at 12:02 p.m.