A Couple of Very Bad Things and One Small Glimmer of Hope

Well a lot is going on behind the scenes right now. This is typical, while everyone is watching the right hand, (The So-Called Election), the left hand is preparing a couple of big ol'
SUCKER PUNCHES for We The People.

Concentration Camps - I know a lot of people will say "No way our government would never do that", but the ground work has been in place for a long time, and they have done it before before. How many have heard of the "Internment Camps" that Japanese-Americans got a free government sponsered "vacation" to at the beginning of WW II?

A number of years ago, 8+, I did a little "up close and personal" investigation on this one, my job at the time allowed me some special perks/access not available to everyone, and guess what I found?

I saw with my own eyes that the government was refurbishing at least three old closed military bases, in different parts of the country, for no apparent purpose. They did however appear to be detention centers due to some of the features I saw. Things like razor wire pointing inward, as if to keep people in rather than out, fences around certain building, things like that, that had not been features before the "remodel".

This was in a time of budget cuts to base closures due to fiscal reasons. They put a lot of time and work into these bases, then mothballed them. I know that to this day at least two of them are being maintained in a near ready state, in other words they could be re-opened in less than two weeks. All it would take is supply trucks to roll in, and they would be up and in operation.

Now I never asked why or what the plan was for these facilities, I could be wrong, I have not idea, but if it looks like a skunk, acts like a skunk and smells like a skunk there is a 99+% chance that it is a skunk.

Now for this, Direct from the Selective Service - Suprise! The Draft is coming back.

I found this section most interesting:

STRATEGIC GOALS:

The SSS Strategic Goals identified in the Agency’s Strategic Plan for FY 2001- 2006 are:

    • INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE
    MANPOWER DELIVERY SYSTEMS

    • ENHANCE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL CUSTOMER SERVICE

    • IMPROVE OVERALL REGISTRATION COMPLIANCE AND
    SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC

    • ENHANCE THE SYSTEM WHICH GUARANTEES THAT EACH
    CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR IS PROPERLY CLASSIFIED,
    PLACED, AND MONITORED

MANPOWER DELIVERY SYSTEMS - Do you think they have an order for warm bodies, unlike the cold ones they are sending back right now? Why would that be a goal for them, since they have no ability to draft anyone?

Hmmmm, The National Guard came up 5000 volunteers short of their quota this year, and although I have not found figures for the other services yet, but I am willing to bet Dollars to Dimes that they will miss their marks also. Could this MANPOWER DELIVERY SYSTEMS help this? You bet it will!

Check out the text of HR 163, The Universal National Service Act of 2003, this is what they need to meet the MANPOWER DELIVERY SYSTEM part of the goal. This bill will reinstate the Draft and creates the rules under which it will operate.

And guess what? It's not just for the guys anymore, you Ladies are going to get to be in on it too. Viva La Feminist Movement! With equality comes responsibility, so I expect to here no pissin' and moanin' from you ladies! When you turn 18 you will get to fill out that card and send it in, under penalty of law, and just wait for your number to be called, at anytime up until your 26th birthday.

And the SSS gotten smarter too! No more of those college deferments that Cheney and the neo-cons used to get out of Vietnam, nope they killed that loophole. Now if you want to get out you have to be a Senators son, (and/or daughter).

Well here it is, the full text from Thomas.LOC.Gov

Universal National Service Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)

HR 163 IH

108th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 163

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 7, 2003

Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. STARK, and Mr. ABERCROMBIE) introduced 
the following bill; which was 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 reverse 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.

      (c) 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 reverse 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.

      (c) EARLY TERMINATION- The period of national service for a person 
           under this Act shall be 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 reverse 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.

      (c) 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.

      (c) 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 mentally examined 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 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.

      (c) 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(c) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 467(c)) 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 reverse
                 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.

Well if you've made it throught all that, then here is your reward, a tiny piece of Good News but I am sure AssCrop will appeal this, since he isn't spending his money on this!

Sweet Dreams dear readers!