Guest guest Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 >The possibility of mandatory drafting for boys and girls (age 18-26) > >starting June 15 2005, is something, I believe, everyone should know. > >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 (twin bills: S 89 > >and HR 163) which will time the program's initiation so the draft can > >begin as early as Spring 2005 -- 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. > > > >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! > > > > > >Please also write to your representatives to 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.$28 million has been added to the 2004 selective > >service system (sass) 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 website: http://www.sss.gov/perfplan_fy2004.html<http://www.sss.gov/perfplan_fy2004.html> to view the > >sss 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 a permanent state of war on > > " terrorism " ] proves accurate, the U.S. may have no choice but to draft. > > > >http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5146.htm<http://www.information\ clearinghouse.info/article5146.htm> > > > >www.sss.gov/perfplan_fy2004.html > > > > > >Congress brought twin bills, S. 89 and HR 163 forward this year, > >http://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 > >homelandsecurity, and for other purposes. " These active bills currently > >sit in the committee on armed services. WHAT TO DO: > > > >Tell all your friends > > > >Contact your Senators and tell them to oppose these bills. > > > > > >For the full list of representatives (53) and websites, go to: > > > >http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newseek.cgi?site=ctc & state=ca<http://\ www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newseek.cgi?site=ctc & state=ca> > > > > > >We just can't 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 their children's children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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