The U.S. is Gearing Up for a Military Draft in 2005-Fiction!

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Summary of the eRumor

The eRumor warns that there are two bills before Congress that, if passed, would bring back the military draft and make it mandatory for both boys and girls starting in June, 2005.

The Truth

The bills, S.89 and H.R.163 are real, but they are not new. An eRumor started circulating in June, 2004 warning that the draft was only a year away. In reality, these twin bills have existed since 2003 and have never gotten out of committees. In other words, they are stagnant - no one in Washington expects a draft and certainly not by 2005.

Bill Sponsors
H.R 163 was introduced by Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), and S. 89 was introduced by Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC).

Commentary
This e-mail campaign appears to be a campaign tool to "scare" 18-25 year-olds into voting for Sen. Kerry. This is similar to a tactic the Bush campaign is using to "scare" mothers into voting for the President by constantly making them afraid that if Bush is not elected, Russian and Middle Eastern-style terror will come to the US.

Rock The Vote runs ads about the draft...
http://www.rockthevote.com/multimedia/mp3-psa/2004/issues/partyreg.mp3

In reality, all's fair in love and politics. It's our job as citizens and voters to know the facts.

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