| Alpha | | Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:14 pm Post subject: Mandatory US Military draft for boys and girls (ages 18-26) |
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Mandatory draft for boys and girls (ages 18-26)
> starting June 15, 2005, is something that everyone should know
about.
> This literally effects 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. In
> addition, college will no longer be an option for avoiding the draft
> and they will be signing an agreement with the Canada which will no
> longer permit anyone attempting to dodge the draft to stay within
> it's borders. This bill also includes the extention of military
> service for all those that are currently active. If you go to the
> selcet 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 undergradates, 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 impor tant 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. | |
