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Bush to reinstate military draft June 15, 2005
from The Alta, California Bulletin newspaper
Legislation is quietly making its way through the US Congress that will re-establish the military draft on June 15, 2005 if Bush is reelected. Under the plan, women and homosexuals will be included in the draft. Twin bills S 89 and HR 163 will set up a mandatory military draft for individuals to serve overseas. $28 million in additional funding has been added to the 2004 Selective Service System budget to prepare for the draft. The pentagon has also quietly begun a public campaign to fill all 10,350 draft board positions and 11,070 appeals board positions nationwide. The US Selective Service confirms this as true.
Congressional twin bills S. 89 and HR 163 together are called the Universal National Service Act. According to the act, it is "to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons ages 18 through 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." The active bills are currently awaiting final approval by the Armed Services Committee.
Dodging the draft will be more difficult than it was during the Vietnam War. College and Canada will not be options for today's youth. In December 2001, Canada and the U.S. signed a "smart border declaration," which could be used to keep would-be draft dodgers in the U.S. The declaration was 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 only until the end of the academic year.
GET THAT VIOLENT, WAR-MONGERING COWBOY OUT OF OFFICE NOW!!
Bush to reinstate military draft June 15, 2005
from The Alta, California Bulletin newspaper
Legislation is quietly making its way through the US Congress that will re-establish the military draft on June 15, 2005 if Bush is reelected. Under the plan, women and homosexuals will be included in the draft. Twin bills S 89 and HR 163 will set up a mandatory military draft for individuals to serve overseas. $28 million in additional funding has been added to the 2004 Selective Service System budget to prepare for the draft. The pentagon has also quietly begun a public campaign to fill all 10,350 draft board positions and 11,070 appeals board positions nationwide. The US Selective Service confirms this as true.
Congressional twin bills S. 89 and HR 163 together are called the Universal National Service Act. According to the act, it is "to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons ages 18 through 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." The active bills are currently awaiting final approval by the Armed Services Committee.
Dodging the draft will be more difficult than it was during the Vietnam War. College and Canada will not be options for today's youth. In December 2001, Canada and the U.S. signed a "smart border declaration," which could be used to keep would-be draft dodgers in the U.S. The declaration was 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 only until the end of the academic year.
GET THAT VIOLENT, WAR-MONGERING COWBOY OUT OF OFFICE NOW!!