Posted on 11/06/2008 5:33:53 PM PST by Crazieman
Hat Tip: Buy Danish, commenter at Hot Air
"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.
Now, is that for undergraduates only...or for graduate students too?
Well, I’m well out of high school, so why should I be bothered by this? And..there is always 2012, and Sarah got a bad deal...all is OK, hunky dory and all...
/sarcasm for those of you who fail to understand what is going on here....
I suppose if these are federally tax support institutions they can require it.
This is very un-American.
However, I know kids. I coached baseball many years, and volunteer with our church youth. No matter how much Kool-Aid is served up, I know already how kids will react to this. They will find it’s a bunch of crap, they will think it’s a big joke, they’ll hate it, and they will barely go through the motions. If they can be goaded to put out that much effort, that is.
A non-military draft? Fantastic!
Gee, I thought we fought the Civil War to end slavery.
Funny, a black man brings it back.
Gosh will we get a brown shirt and get to sing neat songs to our leader Obama too?
The Brown Shirts are coming! Next up, the Obama Youth Corps will be urged to turn in their parents who don’t toe the Obama line.
I wonder what all the yoots who supported 0bamanation will think of this compulsory service they will have to do?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
What is the punishment for noncompliance?
Yikes.
The Brownshirts are coming.
I hope these kids start reading Ayn Rand.
Obama can go to hell in a handbasket - when I retire, I’ll do as I please.
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