A Bush-Cheney Military Draft in February 2005 should be yet another new line of attack in the coming days and weeks (despite Bush's lying statement last week that no draft will be necessary). There was a thread on this earlier on Wednesday, which got buried quickly.
A definite Bush military draft in 2005 should be stressed, especially on college campuses, since this affects at least all 18 to 26 year olds, plus the parents and families of all 18 to 26 year olds.
A few quick, concise, simple lines posted on Xeroxed sheets around college campuses should read this way, to hopefully get people talking about this:
"BUSH IN 2005,
MILITARY DRAFT,
NO DEFERMENTS,
NO EXCEPTIONS."
I've found this to be one of the more effective ways to scare potential Bush voters back towards Kerry. Again, students and parents must be made aware that Bush will impose a military draft next year, with no deferments and no exceptions. Period. And Kerry won't.
There are additional points to help you discuss this. Among the many articles on this on the internet is a short, concise Utne Reader article, which read in part:
...And "draft dodging" would not be as easy as it was during the Vietnam Conflict, since attending college, being female, or fleeing to Canada could not be used as shelters this time around. Adam Stutz of 'Project Censored' writes, "underclassmen would only be able to postpone service until the end of their current semester. Seniors would have until the end of the academic year." [Note: This rule was put into effect in 1971]. Meanwhile, shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, "Canada and the U.S. signed a 'Smart Border Declaration,' which could be used to keep would-be draft dodgers in [the United States]."...
http://www.utne.com/cgi-bin/udt/im.display.printable?client.id=utne_web_watch&story.id=11211
Please try to get this out there as a new line of attack. In such a close election, if this sways even a small amount of people, it could potentially tip the balance. Please let's also somehow have the draft question repeatedly posed to Bush. Maybe Kerry's people might read this message and run with it.
Sincerely,
-N.B.