[Vision2020] National Service?

[Tom Hansen]

To a degree I agree with you, Bear.

Along with benefits comes responsibility, obligation, and accountability.

Too often people are willing to accept the benefits without any concern 
for their neighbors.

As much as I would like to see everybody walk that extra mile, I simply do 
not feel it should be required.

True loyalty and commitment is reflected in the manner in which a person 
responds to the simple question "Why are you here?"  To those who 
respond, "Because I was told to" I have no faith.  To those who 
respond, "Because I want to" I owe my gratitude.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> Tom,
> 
> I've read the Bill, and it's not a bad idea, but it doesn't go far 
enough. Everyone in
> America 
> today runs around talking about "rights", but with every right, there 
is, or should be a 
> "responsibility". Where is the responsibility to the nation for most of 
America today?
> 
> I'm in favor of national service, and especially in hard economic times, 
it makes sense.
> What is 
> wrong with requiring some kind of national service? It doesn't have to 
be in the military,

> but 
> there are many many ways it could be accomplished, and there would have 
to be some type of

> 
> non-discrimination clause in it, and what I mean by that is "everyone" 
goes. No exemptions

> of 
> any kind to include gender, religion,race or orientation. 
> 
> There could be a national construction organization, national health, 
national
> administration, 
> national education and of course the military. In other words, no more 
free rides. The 
> universities and civil service at all levels would no longer be staffed 
by people that
> have a 
> secure niche that they settled into while others were out serving their 
nation in one way
> or 
> another. Now, that doesn't necessarily mean that they wouldn't be 
involved in foreign
> service in 
> support of national policies. We are spending hundreds of thousands of 
dollar right now
> for 
> everything from electricians to police officers, to cooks,  for 
contractors overseas.
> These 
> positions could be filled by national service personnel.
> 
> I was really amazed when I actually looked at the backgrounds of people 
getting the "good 

> jobs" in government, and what their "service" backgrounds are. Take a 
look at the Board of

> 
> Education/Regents, how many served? And if you think that number is low, 
take a look at
> both 
> the faculty and higher administrators at the University!  From what I've 
seen, non of the 

> candidates for the presidents job at the University are veterans or have 
they done any
> type of 
> national service, but it's not a suprise because the people selecting 
them for those
> position 
> haven't served either! 
> 
> 
> Comments?
> 
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> > "I believe that there is a very strong chance that we will see that 
young 
> > people will be put into mandatory service. And the real concern is 
that 
> > there are provisions for what I would call re-education camps for 
young 
> > people..."
> > 
> > - Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn), on the Edward M. Kennedy Serve 
America 
> > Act
> > 
> > -------------
> > 
> > The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
> > http://edlabor.house.gov/blog/2009/03/the-edward-m-kennedy-serve-
ame.shtml
> > 
> > Nope.  No re-education camps or forced labor.
> > 
> > Seeya round town, Moscow.
> > 
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >  
> > Join us at The First Annual Intolerista Wingding, April 17th, 
featuring 
> > Roy Zimmerman and Jeanne McHale.  For details go to . . .
> > 
> > http://www.MoscowCares.com/Wingding
> > 
> > Seeya
> > there.
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Join us at The First Annual Intolerista Wingding, April 17th, featuring 
Roy Zimmerman and Jeanne McHale.  For details go to . . .

http://www.MoscowCares.com/Wingding

Seeya
there.

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