Saxifrage
09-15-2004, 12:48 PM
Link to pending draft bill just type HR163 and hit search http://thomas.loc.gov/
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. <http://www.house.gov/>
<<http://www.house.gov/>> <http://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.
this email was generated from the office of Brooke Medicine Eagle
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. <http://www.house.gov/>
<<http://www.house.gov/>> <http://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.
this email was generated from the office of Brooke Medicine Eagle