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Questioninggeller · 28th May 2004, 03:08 PM

Anyone know what the deal is with this: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/...ua_congressorg

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Pending Draft Legislation Targeted for Spring 2005
The Draft will Start in June 2005

There is pending legislation in the House and Senate (twin bills: S 89 and HR 163) which will time the program's initiation so the draft can begin at 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.

$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 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 website: 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.

Tony · 28th May 2004, 03:25 PM

HR 163

WildCat · 28th May 2004, 04:47 PM

This bill has zero chance of being passed. It's political posturing by Rep. Rangel.

It is not, AFAIK, supported by the Bush administration.

The military has met all it's recruitment goals, re-enlistment is higher than usual.

The size of the military is limited by the budget, not because of a lack of volunteers.

This topic has been beaten into the ground here many times before.

Questioninggeller · 28th May 2004, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tony
HR 163

This is all that pops up: "Error in at line 242 in query.c"

Tony · 28th May 2004, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Questioninggeller

This is all that pops up: "Error in at line 242 in query.c"

Weird. Try this.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query

Edit: Damn, that doesnt work either. Go to http://thomas.loc.gov/ and type in "HR 163" where it says "Bill Number".

28th May 2004, 03:08 PM	#1
Questioninggeller Illuminator Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,037	Draft?? Anyone know what the deal is with this: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/...ua_congressorg Quote: Pending Draft Legislation Targeted for Spring 2005 The Draft will Start in June 2005 There is pending legislation in the House and Senate (twin bills: S 89 and HR 163) which will time the program's initiation so the draft can begin at 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. $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 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 website: 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.

28th May 2004, 03:25 PM	#2
Tony Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 13,810	HR 163
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28th May 2004, 05:03 PM	#5
Tony Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 13,810	Quote: Originally posted by Questioninggeller This is all that pops up: "Error in at line 242 in query.c" Weird. Try this. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query Edit: Damn, that doesnt work either. Go to http://thomas.loc.gov/ and type in "HR 163" where it says "Bill Number".
	__________________ It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. - Aristotle Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company. - Mark Twain

28th May 2004, 04:47 PM	#3
WildCat NWO Master Conspirator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albany Park, Chicago Posts: 49,457	This bill has zero chance of being passed. It's political posturing by Rep. Rangel. It is not, AFAIK, supported by the Bush administration. The military has met all it's recruitment goals, re-enlistment is higher than usual. The size of the military is limited by the budget, not because of a lack of volunteers. This topic has been beaten into the ground here many times before.

28th May 2004, 04:58 PM	#4
Questioninggeller Illuminator Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,037	Quote: Originally posted by Tony HR 163 This is all that pops up: "Error in at line 242 in query.c"