(Medford, OR - 6/5/04) - VERPA, an all volunteer
national grassroots movement of United States military, veterans
and families announces its proposed legislation and language to
abolish the Feres Doctrine entitled the:
"Military & Veterans Equal Rights Protection Act,"
short title: "VERPA Act"
has been approved by Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter's Chief
Counsel.
The 54-year old judicially created Feres
Doctrine injustice denying service members, veterans and their
loved ones equal protection of the United States Constitution
is best described by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia in the
case of United States v. Johnson, (1987):
"Feres was wrongly decided and heartily deserves
the widespread, almost universal criticism it has
received." Furthermore, "Congress's inaction regarding
this doctrine and its doing little, if anything
in the way of modifying it to prevent Constitutional
claims is clearly unjust and irrational. Again, allowing such
power to military leaders can and does result in
abuse therefore, where are the checks and balances
on the military."
With the pending presidential elections and military
draft of young American men and women ages 18-26, the time to
abolish the Feres Doctrine is NOW! Please
contact your United States Senators and urge them to sponsor or
co-sponsor the VERPA Act.
For more information as to the human, constitutional
and systemic abuses denied redress within the military's command,
legal and medical systems under the Feres Doctrine
please see www.verpa.org.
The time to abolish the Feres Doctrine is now
or never! ///
Last revised: June 2004