-----Original Message----- From: Debbie Van Dyke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:40 PM To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Subject: U.S. Military Draft expected to start on June 15, 2005 (bills in...
from marge : U.S. Military Draft expected to start on June 15, 2005 (bills in... FOR AGES 18-26. MEN AND WOMEN. NO COLLEGE > EXEMPTIONS. THIS NEEDS TO BE > CIRCULATED AROUND ASAP. > > Subj: U.S. Military Draft expected to start June > 15, 2005 - READ this > Date: 5/29/04 5:23:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time > Importance: High > > Subject: Military Draft expected to start June 15, > 2005 > > If there are children in your family, READ this. > > There is pending legislation in the House and Senate > (twin bills: S 89 and > HR163) > 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. > > See the following websites to view > > Bills: http://www.hslda.org/legislation > > > Congress brought twin bills, S. 89 and HR 163 > forward, 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 > 2001, 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. > > This plan, among other things, eliminates higher > education as a shelter and > includes women in the draft. > > Actions, actions, 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! > > Please also contact your representatives to ask them > why they aren't telling > their constituents about these bills -- and contact > 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 > (sss) budget to prepare for a military draft that > could start as early as > June15, 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 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.sss.gov/perfplan_fy2004.html > > WHAT TO DO: > > >Tell all your friends!!!!! > > >Contact your Senators & Reps and tell them to > oppose these bills!!! > > >For the full list of Senate & House Representatives > (53) and > > websites, go to: > > http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newseek.cgi?site=ctc > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/MknplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VTJP/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
