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Bill
Summary & Status for the 108th Congress
H.R.163 Title: To provide for the common defense by
requiring that all young persons 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.
Sponsor: Rep
Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 1/7/2003)
Cosponsors (14)
Related Bills: S.89Latest Major Action: 2/3/2003 House committee/subcommittee
actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
| Rep
Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 1/7/2003 |
Rep
Brown, Corrine [FL-3] - 1/28/2003 |
| Rep
Christensen, Donna M. [VI] - 5/19/2004 |
Rep
Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] - 1/28/2003 |
| Rep
Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 1/7/2003 |
Rep
Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 1/28/2003 |
| Rep
Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] - 1/28/2003 |
Rep
Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [IL-2] - 7/21/2004 |
| Rep
Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 1/28/2003 |
Rep
Lewis, John [GA-5] - 1/7/2003 |
| Rep
McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 1/7/2003 |
Rep
Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 1/28/2003 |
| Rep
Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 1/7/2003 |
Rep
Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 1/28/2003 |
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 11:33
AM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: mandatory
draft bill
Did you get yesterday's posts?
This has been debunked by
snoopes and the draft bill was proposed by a
DEMOCRAT! It has no
co-sponsers and has not advanced out of commitee
study.
Kerry's people
need to get SOME facts straight (they're batting 0 right
now, including
ties to the Rather fiasco, unless you count empty
promises made by the
biggest flip-flopper to ever run for president,
Kerry has offered nothing
new)
Stuntman
> This is a multi-part message in MIME
format.
>
>
> DO YOU THINK BUSH'S DAUGHTERS ARE GOING TO
GET DRAFTED?
> THEY SHOULD BE THE 1ST TO GO!
>
> MY 2
CENTS
> NICKI
>
>
>
> Subject: mandatory
draft bill
>
> 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 teacher 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 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.
>
> http://www.house.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 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.
>
> Rosie
>
> www.cafepress.com/anandarose
>
www.homepage.mac.com/rosiebennett
>
>
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It's not the fall that
hurts.
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