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Selective Service Initiative - Definition and Overview |
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Selective Service Initative refers to two bills currently in Congress: HR163 and S89, to reinstate conscription ("the draft"), claimed to be as response to the continued War on Terrorism, which encompassess the current 2004 Iraq War, Afghanistan, and possible wars with other Islamic countries.
If these bills pass, as early as June 2005, young men and women ages 18-26 could be called to service. The United States is also entering into a pact with Canada which will make entering that country more difficult. In addition, college will no longer be a reprieve for young people wishing to forestall the draft.
HR 163, sponsored by Charles Rangel and twelve other Democratic representatives, was brought to the House floor for a vote on October 5, 2004. Because the bill was considered under a motion to suspend the rules, it required a two-thirds vote for passage. The roll call vote on the bill was 2 in favor, 402 against.
Exernal link
Bill HR 163's text (http://www.theorator.com/bills108/hr163.html)
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