[RaceBannon]

The legislation also refers to "uniforms" that would be worn by the "volunteers" and the "need" for a "public service academy, a 4-year institution" to "focus on training" future "public sector leaders." The training, apparently, would occur at "campuses."

The vote yesterday came on H.R. 1388, which reauthorizes through 2014 the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, acts that originally, among other programs, funded the AmeriCorps and the National Senior Service Corps.

It not only reauthorizes the programs, but also includes "new programs and studies" and is expected to be funded with an allocation of $6 billion over the next five years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Many, however, are raising concerns that the program, which is intended to include 250,000 "volunteers," is the beginning of what President Obama called his "National Civilian Security Force" in a a speech last year in which he urged creating an organization as big and well-funded as the U.S. military. He has declined since then to elaborate.

WND reported when a copy of the speech provided online apparently was edited to exclude Obama's specific references to the new force.

[BattleHymn]

Reading through HR 1388 I find, among other things, little gems like this:

(ii) by striking ‘camp’ both places such term appears and inserting ‘campus’;

Because you know, calling a CAMP a CAMPUS makes all the difference in the world.

[A message]

Hey young people that voted for changy hopey 0bama.

SUCKERS

You will soon be the property of Dear TelePrompTer.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

This is where ACORN and other leftist groups will infiltrate to get their people into leadership positions, just as they are recruiting members for the US Census as census-takers for 2010.

In other words, the new Hitler Youth is going to be wearing a Red armband instead of a swastika.

It’s 1930 all over again.

[ken21]

mandatory, secular “volunteerism”.

[DTogo]

Bring it on, Barry! Let’s get the party started!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

["The legislation also refers to "uniforms" that would be worn by the "volunteers" and the "need" for a "public service academy, a 4-year institution" to "focus on training" future "public sector leaders." The training, apparently, would occur at "campuses." "]

[Windcatcher]

Amendment XIII

Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Section 2. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

[angelsonmyside]

bump

[Nickname]

The vast majority of Republicans belonging to McCain’s “Republican Main Street Partnership” voted yes on both this and H. R. 1586.

http://www.republicanmainstreet.org/index.php/ElectedMembers

[joygrace]

HR 1388 Bill Give Act Ping List

(now called Senate 277 Bill - Serve America Act Ping List)

Ping!
As you know HR 1388 Give Act passed in the House last Wednesday. On March 18, 2009, Senate Bill 277 Serve America Act was placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34.

Sponsor is Senator Kennedy, Ted (MA-D) with 35 co-sponsors. See link below-

Senate BILL 277
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[ripley]

Isn’t that cool? You get to wear a uniform and everything, you don’t have to go to foreign shore to put your life on the line and the duties are still obscure. (or are they only known to a select few?)

IMHO

[F. dAnconia]

I wonder what camp the Special Olympic kids will have to go to.

[No Surrender No Retreat]

Possibly a college level “Young Pioneers Program.” The teachers will be marxists/communists theologians. Obumo looking out for his BLT followers and Mochelle.

Just The Facts,
NSNR

[Vaquero]

70 COUNT EM 70, RINOs...

...voted for our slavery on this issue. 13th Amendment be damned.

[2harddrive]

Sieg Heil with a SMILE!

[tomkat]

[Mojave]

As civilians, will we be experted to salute their officers?

[L,TOWM]

I guess they forgot about this little detail:

Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Or, they just don’t give a rats patootie.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Mandatory? This is where the problems and drug abuse of a minority few are used to set punitive rules for everyone. The road to serfdom. And totalitarianism. Then EVERYONE can be braiwashed by Alinkyism in mandatory government programs by goonsquads of angry Michelle Obama clones.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

"The legislation also refers to "uniforms" that would be worn by the "volunteers" and the "need" for a "public service academy, a 4-year institution" to "focus on training" future "public sector leaders." The training, apparently, would occur at "campuses." "

A West Point for ACORN? Uniforms? This is like something out of a bad science fiction movie.