"There is pending legislation in the House and Senate (twin bills: S 89 and HR 163) which will time the program's initiation so the draft can begin at early as Spring 2005 -- just after the 2004 presidential election. The administration is quietly trying to get these bills passed now..."

From one mother to others, please see the article I'm linking. There is no glory is death!
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/alert/?alertid=5834001&content_dir=ua_congressorg