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Obama wants forced labor for school children
Office of the President-Elect ^ | 11-05-08 | Office of the President-Elect

Posted on 11/07/2008 9:20:01 AM PST by Khepri

America Serves

"When you choose to serve -- whether it's your nation, your community or simply your neighborhood -- you are connected to that fundamental American ideal that we want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness not just for ourselves, but for all Americans. That's why it's called the American dream."

The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation’s challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps and will create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in underserved schools, as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterans Corps. Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year. Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth programs such as Youth Build and Head Start.


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To: hedgetrimmer
Decisions like this are made at the local level in most states. The school board votes yea or nay. There have been 13th amendment challenges but they have not been successful. The change here is the central government mandating to the local level.

The next step would be a "fair" distribution of local taxes into other districts. Nassau County abuts NYC along the Queens line. RE taxes in Nassau are triple those of a similar house in Queens. As a result Nassau has world class schools (except three or four in black districts). NYC schools suck on every level.

A "fair" distribution of these tax dollars would not bring NYC schools up, it would bring Nassau schools down and drive home owners out.

341 posted on 11/09/2008 7:51:04 AM PST by wtc911 ("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
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To: Mad_as_heck
If this is the sort of BS Obama has in mind he is going to destroy himself pretty quick.

Naw, he's going to have the help of the Forced Labor Goon Squad. There won't be any rebelling.

Although, it will be really interesting to see what the welfare recipients and gang-types will be doing for "volunteer" services.

342 posted on 11/09/2008 1:45:18 PM PST by madison10
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To: SubstanceP
Yes, it looks official. Think that's scary, check out your new patch logo

Which one are you? Pick Obama's label for you and wear it with pride

343 posted on 11/09/2008 1:49:56 PM PST by madison10
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To: Think free or die
Similarly, some aspects of our lives may become like that onion - out of sight but quietly growing, until the time is right to emerge fully formed.

Exactly. :)

Some may not remember the Clinton Admin proposed exactly the same thing, early on. Turns out, of course, only liberal "groups" were on the acceptable list for performing the compulsory "volunteer" work. And this created a huge backlash throughout America.

Dittos in re homeschooling. Homeschoolers actually tied up and shut down the phone service to Congress; the reaction was that tremendous.

I think, the Obama trial "page" was purely that. A tease, a tester. I think there will be more, like these, before January. I think these can be categorized as "presidential trailers coming to a box office near you in January."

344 posted on 11/09/2008 3:10:08 PM PST by Alia
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To: Khepri

NOT THIS FAMILY! We WILL NOT be forced into serving anybody!


345 posted on 11/10/2008 1:02:17 AM PST by teletech (Friends don't let friends vote DemocRAT)
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To: oneolcop
The devil is in the details.

Speaking of that guy, did you hear that on the 4th, the winning lotto numbers for the lowest game (3 numbers to win) in the State of Illinois was 6-6-6! Wow. Can't confirm this, though. Read it on my other fav website: RAPTURE READY?

346 posted on 11/10/2008 8:04:53 AM PST by ExSoldier (Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.)
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To: HundredDollars

“The basis of your argument is utterly without merit.”

Wow, Nice comment, considering I’ve yet to see you posting anything of merit to counter.

I imagine you won’t, or can’t, but thanks for playing anyway...


347 posted on 11/10/2008 1:17:54 PM PST by Lord_Baltar
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year
okay, topics about this have been posted plenty of times, but now some questions:
  1. What partisan shilling will constitute "community service"?
  2. Will children of illegals be required to do this?

348 posted on 11/10/2008 2:35:07 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, October 11, 2008 !!!)
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To: Khepri

It’s smacks of Soviet era programs. And I suppose new tax dollars will be needed to fund and staff these mandatory volunteer programs. My son did his share of community service in high school (pretty much now a given in my area), if one is already in community service, will those hours count toward required hours or will only certain programs be eligible? And some kids are already overscheduled, with sports and tutors and lessons and after school jobs. So now they need basically to be driven or drive themselves to yet another project? Won’t this impact or conflict with climate initiatives?


349 posted on 11/10/2008 3:01:09 PM PST by fortunecookie
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To: Lord_Baltar
Did I start doing it of my own volition? No. My Grandfather ..

I find it chilling that you equate your Grandfather asking you to do something with the government ordering your child to do something.

350 posted on 11/10/2008 3:11:23 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Faith Manages)
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To: thethird
It is sad read that you think 1 hour of community service week, as part of high school graduation credit is socialism.

And it is sad that you can not see that socialism is exactly what it is.

351 posted on 11/10/2008 3:12:56 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Faith Manages)
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To: hedgetrimmer

In California, do the students get assigned duties for community service or do they get to choose a project of their own liking?


352 posted on 11/10/2008 8:27:05 PM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Tagline scrubbed to prevent invitation to indoctrinization camp)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

The schools have ‘preferred’ charities.


353 posted on 11/10/2008 9:00:46 PM PST by hedgetrimmer
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To: jmj3jude
We home school our children, and I am really afraid of whats to come. I am sure Obama will shut down homeschooling.

He can't. We won our victories, up to and including a Supreme Court ruling. Children are not wards of the state, and parents have the right to direct their education in any way they see fit.

Homeschooling is, by and large, a state matter. However, we need to stay ever, ever vigilant that our state legislatures will not pass stupid laws encroaching on our freedoms.

354 posted on 11/11/2008 12:43:17 AM PST by pray4liberty (Always vote for life!)
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To: TheFourthMagi

no question about it.


355 posted on 11/11/2008 4:21:01 AM PST by beagleone
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To: Khepri

I never thought I’d see the day that I’d be hoping the President of the United States is merely incompetent as opposed to an agent of Baal.


356 posted on 11/11/2008 4:24:37 AM PST by beagleone
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To: Khepri

We can still get this joker out of there if enough push is put on BOs birth certificate problem.


357 posted on 11/11/2008 4:26:45 AM PST by jetson
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To: Khepri
They do`nt want to EVER try and force me to work,they wouldn`t like the job quality.
358 posted on 11/11/2008 8:20:37 PM PST by nomad
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To: nomad

LOL....saboteur!


359 posted on 11/11/2008 10:41:50 PM PST by Khepri (NEO-STALIN FASCIST DEFEATS NEO-LIBERAL MAOIST!! How's that working for yah?)
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To: Khepri
There are ways of impeding work that don`t look like it.”I aint gonna do any moe dan I gotts to”,if I had a dime for every time I`ve heard that!
360 posted on 11/12/2008 4:07:51 PM PST by nomad
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