FROM VETERANS FOR PEACE
 Dear VFP: 3-13

 There is pending legislation in the House and Senate(twin bills
 S89 and
 HR163) to reinstate the draft as early as June 15, 2005. This will
 apply to both men and women ages 18 to 26 and college deferments will
 not be allowed.
 $28 million dollars has been added to the 2004 Selective Service
 System and the Pentagon has quietly begun a public campaign to fill
 all 10,350 draft board positions and the 11,070 appeals boards slots
 nationwide.
 The Bush administration is quietly trying to get these bills passed
 NOW without publicity so that it can be announced after the November
 election.
 They probably consider it political suicide if it became public now.
 At this point, John Kerry also supports this action. Those
 concerned should contact their Congressional representatives.
 For more information, go to Common Dreams(www.commondreams.org) and
 type in Military Draft in their search mode.