Posted on 03/14/2009 2:03:28 PM PDT by joygrace
HR 1388, will hit the House floor on Tuesday.It is called the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act (The Give Act.) The House is scheduled to Rule this week. Sponsored by Democrat Representative Carolyn McCarthy (NY), Education and Labor Committee. The objective is to reauthorize and reform the national service laws.
Democrat Rep. McCarthy is sponsoring the bill with 25 co-sponsors, ALL Democrats, including Charlie Rangel. Need I say more.
“HuH??? I got a blank page.”
Do you want me to Ping you when I get updates? I am collecting names to set up the Ping List. The “Ping” wasn’t a link.
Sorry.
Frightening stuff. Thanks for posting this, joy.
No problem. I am just so angry right now. We knew this was coming. Next is the civilian army.
Please add me to your list Joy! I want to see this unconstitutional bill dead on arrival when it hits the Senate.
They will be unable to get away with this if we all remember one fact, the second amendement of the US Constitution.
And my saying.
“A people unwilling to use extreme violent force to preserve liberty deserves the tyrant that rules them.”
Please add me.
If they want a war, they will get one!
Leave us alone!
I will NEVER serve them. Nor will my family.
They will just have to kill these stubborn Americans.
Name a battle Patton won without a gun
“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.”
Uh huh, it's actually dumb bastard, but how do you kill him, with a ballot?
And you won't win with a gun what you couldn't win at the ballot box.
70% of the people opposed the Civil and Revolutionary war...you should also read The Declaration of Independence.
You go take your gun to Washington and show the rest of of rubes how it is done... Talk is cheap.
This won't be fought just in Washington, when the time comes, I and many others will step up, then you can come back to you once again free country courtesy of our blood
I think not.
Better have the volunteer corp start building more prisons.
WHAT???
WOW! Now I call that a target rich enviroment!
BTTT
Add me, please.
the manifesto of Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s reported new chief of staff, and finds a man who wants, among other things, “universal college access,” to cut gasoline use in half, and “universal retirement savings.” But far more creepy is the centerpiece of what Emanuel simply calls “The Plan:” universal citizen service.
From Emanuel’s book:
John Kennedy was right: A nation is defined not by what it does for its citizens but by what it asks of them. If your leaders aren’t challenging you to do your part, they aren’t doing theirs. We need a real Patriot Act that brings out the patriot in all of us by establishing for the first time an ethic of universal citizen service. All Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 should be asked to serve their country by going through three months of basic civil defense training and community service. This is not a draft, nor is it military. Young people will be trained not as soldiers, but simply as citizens who understand their responsibilities in the event of a natural disaster, an epidemic or a terrorist attack. Universal citizen service will bring Americans of every background together to make America safer and more united in common purpose.
Obama’s service plan is just as troubling. He wants to mandate 50 hours of community service per year for middle and high school students. And he’s offering a $4,000 federal-funded tuition credit in exchange for 100 hours per year from college students. For most students, the latter will become a mandatory part of getting a degree, as colleges will merely raise their tuition to compensate for the vouchers.
So who gets to decide what constitutes “community service”? Who gets to decide which causes and organizations will be credit-worthy, and which ones won’t?
Something tells me that you’d be more likely to get one of Obama’s vouchers by going door to door for one of ACORN’s living wage campaigns than, say, volunteering for a libertarian nonprofit organization that advocates against things like government-mandated community service.
http://www.reason.com/blog/show/129949.html
We won't be paid, but we will serve.
Reference your post # 49:
Bullshit! If we, as a Nation, were so “freedom minded” obama would not be president.
Us that are freedom minded are in the minority and are getting smaller each day.
The people of the United States have become a Nation of “gimmie” to wit: free health care, free housing, free this,free that, free abortions.
The politicans have seen this trend. That is why they promise all these things during their campagins. And as in obama’s case , to name one, those who promise the voters the most freebies usually win.
And in closing, there will be no revolution. Maybe some bitching and griping but no revolution.
They are using September 11th to promote their slavery bill!! I’m sick. (this is my first post; hope it’s okay)
1) IN GENERAL- The Corporation is authorized to issue a proclamation to treat September 11th on a permanent basis as an annually observed National Day of Service and Remembrance that—
`(A) provides an appropriate and meaningful way for Americans to pay everlasting tribute to the victims of September 11th, recognize and honor the sacrifices and contributions of the countless volunteers and rescue and recovery workers who gave urgent, lasting aid in response to the September 11th attacks, and help rekindle the vital spirit of unity and compassion that was evident and essential throughout the nation following the terrorist attacks on the United States; and
Tango Sierra. I will not be forced to do any of this crap.
Bless you for posting that Stockpirate. I am quite honestly surprised by a few of the posts here on this thread.
Good.. Cut it and be done with it. I don't respond to this BS.
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