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The Universal National Service Act is the name of at least four bills proposed in the United States Congress (in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2013). Notably, the ''Universal National Service Act of 2007'' is primarily sponsored by Congressman Charles Rangel of New York. Advocates for National Service include Senator Chris Dodd, Professor and ''A More Perfect Constitution'' author Larry J. Sabato. It has been seen sponsored by Congressmen Charles Rangel, again, as of February 15, 2013 and has now been submitted to the Subcommittee of Military Personnel on March 6, 2013 which can be viewed, in its entirely, to the general populace for those who have attained the Age of 18 to 25 but is not limited to males. 〔 U.S. Government. ("H.R. 748 - Universal National Service Act" ), ''U.S. Government Printing Office'', Washington DC, 6 March 2013. Retrieved on 12 March 2013.〕 == Universal National Service Act of 2003 == The Universal National Service Act of 2003 (, ) was a bill to resume the military draft in the United States, introduced in the 2003 session of the United States House of Representatives. The bill would have provided that, as early as June 2005, young men and women ages 18–26 could be called to service. Section 6 of the bill does not include college enrollment in the list of valid deferments and postponements of being drafted. The measure was introduced by representative Charles Rangel, a leader in the Democratic Party and co-sponsored by five other Democrats. On October 5, 2004, Republicans called for a vote on the bill. The bill was considered under a motion to suspend the rules, which required a two-thirds vote for passage for the roll call vote to take place. The roll call vote on the bill was 2 in favor, 402 against. The only Members voting "aye" were Jack Murtha and Pete Stark. Observers largely believe that Rangel, knowing beforehand that the bill would never be passed by the House, introduced it only to make a point. Rangel himself argued that the point of his bill was to express his opposition to the war in Iraq. In an editorial in ''The New York Times'', Rangel said “if those calling for war knew that their children were likely to be required to serve—and to be placed in harm’s way—there would be more caution and a greater willingness to work with the international community in dealing with Iraq.” (See (dailytexanonline.com ) and (seattletimes.nwsource.com )) Some commentators opined that the bill figured in a "scare campaign" to convince US voters that Republicans (or specifically the White House) had secret plans to re-institute conscription after the November 2 elections. For example, John Sutherland, a columnist for ''The Guardian'', claimed on May 31, 2004, that the bill is "currently approved and sitting in the Committee for Armed Services".〔("Draft Dilemma" ) ''The Guardian'', 31 May 2004〕 He further predicted that the draft itself would be implemented as early as June 15, 2005. William Hawkins, a columnist for ''The Washington Times'', denies that the bill was ever approved and claims that when Republicans brought it to the floor on October 5, it was for the express purpose of killing it.".〔("Draft Duplicity" ) ''The Washington Times'', 21 October 2004〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Universal National Service Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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