Department of Peace proposed: HR2459

Thomas ^ | 7-11-01 | Mr. KUCINICH

[citizenx7]

Can a Department Of Love be far behind?

[wideawake]

I'm also waiting on a Department of Truth and a Department of Plenty!

I'm sure I'll see it on my vidscreen soon.

[lavaroise]

This is right from the communist text book. Peace is not a right, it is a priviledge that is earned with sweat and blood.

[nicmarlo]

creation, encouragement, and impact of peace education and training at the elementary, secondary, university, and postgraduate levels, including the development of a Peace Academy.

(b) PEACE CURRICULUM- The Assistant Secretary of Peace Education and Training, in cooperation with the Secretary of Education, shall develop a peace curriculum and supporting materials for distribution to departments of education in each State and territory of the United States. The peace curriculum shall include the building of communicative peace skills, nonviolent conflict resolution skills, and other objectives to increase the knowledge of peace processes.

Uh, I don't like the sound of this. Sounds like the Hitler youth, depending on the brainwashing involved.

[Dakmar]

How about a Dept of Giving Away All My Material Possesions And Starving To Death So That Others Need Not Suffer?

[Procyon]

I nominate Rodney King to be the first Secretary of Peace.

"Can't we all just get along?"

[The Vast Right Wing]

How 'bout a deparment of All Your Base Are Belong to Us.

[dead]

New departments mean new pots of money to loot.

Someone's skimming Lord, Kumbaya
Someone's grafting Lord, Kumbaya
Someone's taxing Lord, Kumbaya
Lord help us, Kumbaya.

[fod]

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[Chairman Fred]

The Department of Idiocy already exists.

[Howlin]

ROFLMAO!

[Hack]

I think I prefer going to the mountain tops, holding hands in a circle and humming together.

[goldstategop]

Peace cannot be achieved without wiping out evil. That means using military force against aggressors. Too bad the peaceniks still don't get that the Taliban's idea of conflict resolution isn't to live and let live. On Sept. 11th they and their buddy Osama Bin Laden showed this country the peace terms they can live with. And now we're replying in kind. That is the only Peace Dept. the U.S government needs. A bunch of helos full of sweet napalm to the sound of the March of the Valkryies blasting in accompaniment from the loudspeakers. Such is the peace deal we're offering the Talibs and Al Quaeda.

[nicmarlo]

Who are these reps and what party affiliation (democRats?) btw?:

KUCINICH, CONYERS, LEWIS of Georgia
HINCHEY, RAHALL, LEE, CLAY, WOOLSEY, MALONEY of New York
UDALL of Colorado
BROWN of Ohio
SOLIS, FARR of California
JONES of Ohio
STARK, MCKINNEY, JACKSON of Illinois
PAYNE, SANDERS, JACKSON-LEE of Texas
WATSON, FILNER, DAVIS of Illinois
VELAZQUEZ, DEFAZIO, GUTIERREZ, HONDA, OWENS, EVANS, SCHAKOWSKY, TOWNS, CARSON of Indiana
SERRANO, BAIRD, HOLT, MCGOVERN, WATERS, SCOTT

[onedoug]

"If, Duke of Burgundy, you would the peace,
Whose want gives growth to the imperfections
Which you have cited, you must buy that peace
With full accord to all our just demands;
Whose tenors and particular effects
You have enscheduled briefly in your hands."
Henry V

[tellw]

(6) create and establish a Peace Academy, which shall--

(A) be modeled after the military service academies;

(B) provide a 4-year course of instruction in peace education, after which graduates will be required to serve 5 years in public service in programs dedicated to domestic or international nonviolent conflict resolution; and

I would love to be present for the Army v. Peace football game.

[Tijeras_Slim]

X42 wanted to join, but he thought it was the Department of Piece.

[Redbob]

Co-sponsored, of course, by all the usual suspects.