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WILL BE IN SESSION FROM SEPTEMBER 7th UNTIL SOMETIME IN THE FIRST WEEK OF

OCTOBER WHEN THEY GO HOME TO CAMPAIGN. WE MUST CALL THEM NOW AT THE CAPITAL

SWITCHBOARD. CALL BOTH YOUR SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE AT 202-225-3121

 

Please take the time to read all of this information and decide for yourself!

 

Following is a draft introduced by Charles Rangle. This bill was also

co-sponsored by the following representatives:

 

 

 

Re Rep Abercrombie, Neil - 1/7/2003 [HI-1]

Rep Brown, Corrine - 1/28/2003 [FL-3]

 

Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy - 1/28/2003 [MO-1]

Rep Conyers, John, Jr. - 1/7/2003 [MI-14]

 

Rep Cummings, Elijah E. - 1/28/2003 [MD-7]

Rep Hastings, Alcee L. - 1/28/2003 [FL-23]

 

Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila - 1/28/2003 [TX-18]

Rep Lewis, John - 1/7/2003 [GA-5]

 

Rep McDermott, Jim - 1/7/2003 [WA-7]

Rep Moran, James P. - 1/28/2003 [VA-8]

 

Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes - 1/28/2003 [DC]

Rep Stark, Fortney Pete - 1/7/2003 [CA-13]

 

Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. - 1/28/2003 [NY-12]

 

This bill was introduced as HR 163.

 

An identical bill, S 89, was introduced by Senator Ernest Hollings of S.C..

 

 

Following is a copy of these bills. (The words have not been changed but visual

emphasis was added to help raise awareness to specific portions of the bill.)

Please call your own Congressman to request your own copy of the bill or access

it through the government web sites.

 

The bill reads:

 

Universal National Service Act of 2003 (Introduced in Senate)

 

108th CONGRESS

 

1st Session

 

S. 89

 

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 homeland security,

and for other purposes.

 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 

January 7, 2003

 

Mr. HOLLINGS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to

the Committee on Armed Services

 

A BILL

 

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.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of

America in Congress assembled,

 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

 

(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Universal National Service Act of

2003'.

 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

 

Sec. 2. National service obligation.

 

Sec. 3. Two-year period of national service.

 

Sec. 4. Implementation by the President.

 

Sec. 5. Induction.

 

Sec. 6. Deferments and postponements.

 

Sec. 7. Induction exemptions.

 

Sec. 8. Conscientious objection.

 

Sec. 9. Discharge following national service.

 

Sec. 10. Registration of females under the Military Selective Service Act.

 

Sec. 11. Relation of Act to registration and induction authority of Military

Selective Service Act.

 

Sec. 12. Definitions.

 

SEC. 2. NATIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION.

 

(a) OBLIGATION FOR YOUNG PERSONS- It is the obligation of every citizen of the

United States, and every other person residing in the United States, who is

between the ages of 18 and 26 to perform a period of national service as

prescribed in this Act unless exempted under the provisions of this Act.

 

(b) FORM OF NATIONAL SERVICE- National service under this Act shall be performed

either--

 

(1) as a member of an active or reserve component of the uniformed services; or

 

(2) in a civilian capacity that, as determined by the President, promotes the

national defense, including national or community service and homeland security.

 

© INDUCTION REQUIREMENTS- The President shall provide for the induction of

persons covered by subsection (a) to perform national service under this Act.

 

(d) SELECTION FOR MILITARY SERVICE- Based upon the needs of the uniformed

services, the President shall--

 

(1) determine the number of persons covered by subsection (a) whose service is

to be performed as a member of an active or reserve component of the uniformed

services; and

 

(2) select the individuals among those persons who are to be inducted for

military service under this Act.

 

(e) CIVILIAN SERVICE- Persons covered by subsection (a) who are not selected for

military service under subsection (d) shall perform their national service

obligation under this Act in a civilian capacity pursuant to subsection (b)(2).

 

SEC. 3. TWO-YEAR PERIOD OF NATIONAL SERVICE.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE- Except as otherwise provided in this section, the period of

national service performed by a person under this Act shall be two years.

 

(b) GROUNDS FOR EXTENSION- At the discretion of the President, the period of

military service for a member of the uniformed services under this Act may be

extended--

 

(1) with the consent of the member, for the purpose of furnishing

hospitalization, medical, or surgical care for injury or illness incurred in

line of duty; or

 

(2) for the purpose of requiring the member to compensate for any time lost to

training for any cause.

 

© EARLY TERMINATION- The period of national service for a

person under this Act shall be t terminated before the end of such

period under the following circumstances:

 

(1) The voluntary enlistment and active service of the person in an active or

reserve component of the uniformed services for a period of at least two years,

in which case the period of basic military training and education actually

served by the person shall be counted toward the term of enlistment.

 

(2) The admission and service of the person as a cadet or midshipman at the

United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United

States Air Force Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, or the United States Merchant

Marine Academy.

 

(3) The enrollment and service of the person in an officer candidate program, if

the person has signed an agreement to accept a Reserve commission in the

appropriate service with an obligation to serve on active duty if such a

commission is offered upon completion of the program.

 

(4) Such other grounds as the President may establish.

 

SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION BY THE PRESIDENT.

 

(a) IN GENERAL- The President shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary

to carry out this Act.

 

(b) MATTER TO BE COVERED BY REGULATIONS- Such regulations shall include

specification of the following:

 

(1) The types of civilian service that may be performed for a person's national

service obligation under this Act.

 

(2) Standards for satisfactory performance of civilian service and of penalties

for failure to perform civilian service satisfactorily.

 

(3) The manner in which persons shall be selected for induction under this Act,

including the manner in which those selected will be notified of such selection.

 

(4) All other administrative matters in connection with the induction of persons

under this Act and the registration, examination, and classification of such

persons.

 

(5) A means to determine questions or claims with respect to inclusion for, or

exemption or deferment from induction under this Act, including questions of

conscientious objection.

 

(6) Standards for compensation and benefits for persons performing their

national service obligation under this Act through civilian service.

 

(7) Such other matters as the President determines necessary to carry out this

Act.

 

© USE OF PRIOR ACT- To the extent determined appropriate by the President, the

President may use for purposes of this Act the procedures provided in the

Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.), including

procedures for registration, selection, and induction.

 

SEC. 5. INDUCTION.

 

(a) IN GENERAL- Every person subject to induction for national service under

this Act, except those whose training is deferred or postponed in accordance

with this Act, shall be called and inducted by the President for such service at

the time and place specified by the President.

 

(b) AGE LIMITS- A person may be inducted under this Act only if the person has

attained the age of 18 and has not attained the age of 26 © VOLUNTARY

INDUCTION- A person subject to induction under this Act may volunteer for

induction at a time other than the time at which the person is otherwise called

for induction.

 

(d) EXAMINATION; CLASSIFICATION- Every person subject to induction under this

Act shall, before induction, be physically and shall be classified as to

fitness to perform national service. The President may apply different

classification standards for fitness for military service and fitness for

civilian service.

 

SEC. 6. DEFERMENTS AND POSTPONEMENTS.

 

(a) HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS- A person who is pursuing a standard course of study,

on a full-time basis, in a secondary school or similar institution of learning

shall be entitled to have induction under this Act postponed until the person--

 

(1) obtains a high school diploma;

 

(2) ceases to pursue satisfactorily such course of study; or

 

(3) attains the age of 20.

 

(b) HARDSHIP AND DISABILITY- Deferments from national service under this Act may

be made for--

 

(1) extreme hardship; or

 

(2) physical or mental disability.

 

© TRAINING CAPACITY- The President may postpone or suspend the induction of

persons for military service under this Act as necessary to limit the number of

persons receiving basic military training and education to the maximum number

that can be adequately trained.

 

(d) TERMINATION- No deferment or postponement of induction under this Act shall

continue after the cause of such deferment or postponement ceases.

 

SEC. 7. INDUCTION EXEMPTIONS.

 

(a) QUALIFICATIONS- No person may be inducted for military service under this

Act unless the person is acceptable to the Secretary concerned for training and

meets the same health and physical qualifications applicable under section 505

of title 10, United States Code, to persons seeking original enlistment in a

regular component of the Armed Forces.

 

(b) OTHER MILITARY SERVICE- No person shall be liable for induction under this

Act who--

 

(1) is serving, or has served honorably for at least six months, in any

component of the uniformed services on active duty; or

 

(2) is or becomes a cadet or midshipman at the United States Military Academy,

the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the Coast

Guard Academy, the United States

 

Merchant Marine Academy, a midshipman of a Navy accredited State maritime

academy, a member of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, or the naval

aviation college program, so long as that person satisfactorily continues in and

completes two years training therein.

 

SEC. 8. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION.

 

(a) CLAIMS AS CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR- Any person selected under this Act for

induction into the uniformed services who claims, because of religious training

and belief (as defined in section 6(j) of the Military Selective Service Act (50

U.S.C. 456(j))), exemption from combatant training included as part of that

military service and whose claim is sustained under such procedures as the

President may prescribe, shall, when inducted, participate in military service

that does not include any combatant training component.

 

(b) TRANSFER TO CIVILIAN SERVICE- Any such person whose claim is sustained may,

at the discretion of the President, be transferred to a national service program

for performance of such person's national service obligation under this Act.

 

SEC. 9. DISCHARGE FOLLOWING NATIONAL SERVICE.

 

(a) DISCHARGE- Upon completion or termination of the obligation to perform

national service under this Act, a person shall be discharged from the uniformed

services or from civilian service, as the case may be, and shall not be subject

to any further service under this Act.

 

(b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AUTHORITIES- Nothing in this section shall limit or

prohibit the call to active service in the uniformed services of any person who

is a member of a regular or reserve component of the uniformed services.

 

SEC. 10. REGISTRATION OF FEMALES UNDER THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.

 

(a) REGISTRATION REQUIRED- Section 3(a) of the Military Selective Service Act

(50 U.S.C. 453(a)) is amended--

 

(1) by striking `male' both places it appears;

 

(2) by inserting `or herself' after `himself'; and

 

(3) by striking `he' and inserting `the person'.

 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 16(a) of the Military Selective Service Act

(50 U.S.C. App. 466(a)) is amended by striking `men' and inserting `persons'.

 

SEC. 11. RELATION OF ACT TO REGISTRATION AND INDUCTION AUTHORITY OF MILITARY

SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.

 

(a) REGISTRATION- Section 4 of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C.

App. 454) is amended by inserting after subsection (g) the following new

subsection:

 

`(h) This section does not apply with respect to the induction of persons into

the Armed Forces pursuant to the Universal National Service Act of 2003.'.

 

(b) INDUCTION- Section 17© of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C.

App. 467©) is amended by striking `now or hereafter' and all that follows

through the period at the end and inserting `inducted pursuant to the Universal

National Service Act of 2003.'.

 

SEC. 12. DEFINITIONS.

 

In this Act:

 

(1) The term `military service' means service performed as a member of an active

or reserve component of the uniformed services.

 

(2) The term `Secretary concerned' means the Secretary of Defense with respect

to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, the Secretary of Homeland

Security with respect to the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Commerce, with

respect to matters concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to

matters concerning the Public Health Service.

 

(3) The term `United States', when used in a geographical sense, means the

several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and

Guam.

 

(4) The term `uniformed services' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,

Coast Guard, commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, and commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.

 

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Commentary

 

As you read through all of the information here and on the linked sites,

remember that words do have meaning.

 

When vague language is used in a bill such as this, it allows much latitude or

discretion to those implementing the law. This bill, in particular, cannot be

taken lightly. There is discussion of having this up for a vote just after the

election with the intention of implementing it in May or June 2005. We can't

afford to throw our rights away.

 

 

 

Following is press release from April 20, 2004

 

Please take the time to read it and then to research it for yourself. It is

important that you understand that

 

what is presented to you here is factual. We cannot just blindly allow the

destruction of our Constitution.

 

As you read this remember this is about you and your family.

 

Politics - AFP

 

Senator says US may need compulsory service to boost Iraq force

 

WASHINGTON (AFP) -

 

A senior Republican lawmaker said that deteriorating security in Iraq (news -

web sites) may force the United States to reintroduce the military draft.

" There's not an American ...

 

that doesn't understand what we are engaged in today and what the prospects are

for the future, " Senator Chuck Hagel told a Senate Foreign Relations Committee

hearing on post-occupation Iraq. " Why shouldn't we ask all of our citizens to

bear some responsibility and pay some price? " Hagel said, arguing that

restoring compulsory military service would force " our citizens to understand

the intensity and depth of challenges we face. "

 

The Nebraska Republican added that a draft, which was ended in the early 1970s,

would spread the burden of military service in Iraq more equitably among various

social strata. " Those who are serving today and dying today are the middle

class and lower middle class, " he observed. The call to consider a imposing a

draft comes just days after the Pentagon moved to extend the missions of some

20,000 of the 135,000 US troops in Iraq.

 

Some critics of the US-led occupation complain that military planners used too

few troops to subdue Iraq, and insist that more military muscle will be needed

to restore order. The US-led military coalition was put under further strain

by the announcement this week by coalition members Spain and Honduras that they

would withdraw their military contingents from Iraq.

 

Meanwhile, witnesses at the hearing, including academics and former US

officials, expressed concern about ongoing flare-ups of violence in Iraq this

month -- the bloodiest yet for US troops. " I think it's clear that pressures

in Iraq have reached the boiling point, " said Samuel Berger, national security

adviser during the Bill Clinton (news - web sites) administration, who called

for an increase in troops there, and a " genuine, non-grudging effort to

internationalize the enterprise in Iraq, both military and civilian. "

 

" We've got to be prepared to give up our hammerlock on decision making in

exchange for genuine burden sharing. " Richard Perle, a former White House

adviser who currently serves as a fellow at a conservative think tank, advised

against adding troops or extending the date of handover of Iraqi sovereignty

beyond the currently-set June 30 date. " It is essential that we not delay

the handover of sovereignty set for the end of June, even if there is

continuing violence by those who know they have no place in a decent, democratic

Iraq, " he said.

 

Perle also warned against entrusting the United Nations (news - web sites) with

the post-occupation administration of Iraq,saying UN involvement should be kept

at " an absolute minimum. " " A large UN contingent in Iraq ... would do more harm

than good, " Perle said. " Itwould discourage the assumption of sovereignty by

Iraqis themselves. It would drain resources urgently needed for the development

of Iraq's economy, " Perle said.

 

A senior Democrat meanwhile, lashed out at the White House for failing to send a

top administration official to appear before the panel. " I think it is

outrageous that the administration has not provided every witness we've asked

for, " said Senator Joseph Biden, the highest-ranking Democrat on the

committee. " The fact that they are not prepared to send a witness means

that they are either totally incompetent and they don't have anything to tell us

.... or they're refusing to allow us to fulfill our constitutional

responsibility " of congressional oversight, Biden said.

 

The committee's Republican chairman, Richard Lugar, also slammed the

White House for " inadequate planning and communication related to Iraq. "

 

 

A Call To Action

Capital switchboard number is 202-225-3121

 

 

Other important links for you to research

 

http://www.thepowerhour.com/

 

http://www.militarycorruption.com/

 

http://www.milvacs.org

 

http://www.sfbayview.com/081804/Depleteduranium081804.shtml

 

http://www.anthraxvaccine.org

 

http://www.drugawareness.org

 

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http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/050304-women-draft-html

 

http://capwiz.com/gunowners/home/

 

 

 

 

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" It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. " -- William G. McAdoo

" Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing

health care to all Americans is socialism. " -- anon