 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".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.