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Expanded Americorps has an authoritarian feel
Washington Examiner ^ | 03-26-09 | Examiner Editorial

Posted on 03/29/2009 1:54:17 AM PDT by Navydog

With almost no public attention, both chambers of Congress in the past week advanced an alarming expansion of the Americorps national service plan, with the number of federally funded community service job increasing from 75,000 to 250,000 at a cost of $5.7 billion. Lurking behind the feel-good rhetoric spouted by the measure’s advocates is a bill that on closer inspection reveals multiple provisions that together create a strong odor of creepy authoritarianism. The House passed the measure overwhelmingly, while only 14 senators had the sense and courage to vote against it on a key procedural motion. Every legislator who either voted for this bill or didn’t vote at all has some serious explaining to do.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americorps; bho44; obama
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1 posted on 03/29/2009 1:54:17 AM PDT by Navydog
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To: Navydog
Every legislator who either voted for this bill or didn’t vote at all has some serious explaining to do.


Lucy! You've got some splainin' to do.

2 posted on 03/29/2009 2:05:48 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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They'll be issued berets, taught to do a little close-order drill and sent out into the streets thinking they're bad asses. A lot of them are going to get hurt, I think.


3 posted on 03/29/2009 2:06:34 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Affirmative Action + Peter Principle = 0bama)
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To: Navydog

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4 posted on 03/29/2009 2:23:51 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy. 2010 awaits.....)
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To: Navydog

Soon to be known as Service Americorps, or the S.A. for short.


5 posted on 03/29/2009 2:29:43 AM PDT by GodBlessRonaldReagan (Refugee from the World of Doomed Olsens)
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To: Navydog

Oh boy! Our own brownshirts!

/s


6 posted on 03/29/2009 2:43:06 AM PDT by Adder (Proudly ignoring Zero's political stylings since 1-20-09!)
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To: Navydog

Treasonous bustards, buzzards, slugs from hell.


7 posted on 03/29/2009 2:51:03 AM PDT by Quix (POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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8 posted on 03/29/2009 2:51:57 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: GodBlessRonaldReagan

Obama is planning on growing his own little muslim “Eichmans”.
Ward Churchill must be very proud.


9 posted on 03/29/2009 2:56:35 AM PDT by Gaffer
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Those brownshirts must not be shot or they'll instigate more gun control.

Read Unintended Consequences

10 posted on 03/29/2009 3:14:16 AM PDT by Aroostook25
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To: Navydog

Guess we’ll have to counter with the NRA Corps down the road .


11 posted on 03/29/2009 3:29:29 AM PDT by Renegade (You go tell my buddies)
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So, what do you suggest? katanas? crossbows? rude looks?


12 posted on 03/29/2009 4:27:44 AM PDT by donmeaker (You may not be interested in War but War is interested in you.)
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So, what do you suggest? katanas? crossbows? rude looks?

How about a good beating?

13 posted on 03/29/2009 4:31:21 AM PDT by MAexile (Bats left, votes right)
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To: GodBlessRonaldReagan
HeilObama

Fascist in liberal clothing. For now.

14 posted on 03/29/2009 4:38:07 AM PDT by NewRomeTacitus
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To: Navydog

The longer we sleep the more they get passed us! GET INVOLVED!


15 posted on 03/29/2009 4:59:07 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC!)
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To: MAexile

The folks that did the machete massacres in Africa first rounded up their victims using men armed with guns, then slaughtered them with the machetes.

So, perhaps rounding up a few brownshirts for a good ol’ ‘hood “beatdown” might be an alternative to shooting them.

Those making up the brownshirts will be familiar with the “6 on 1 beatdown”, ala Jenna.


16 posted on 03/29/2009 5:02:47 AM PDT by MrB (irreconcilable: One of two or more conflicting ideas or beliefs that cannot be brought into harmony.)
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To: donmeaker

Barbed wire necklace.


17 posted on 03/29/2009 5:08:54 AM PDT by Aroostook25
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To: Navydog

Can anyone point to something Americorps has done that was worth anything? Liberals love these kind of programs that produce nothing but make them feel good.


18 posted on 03/29/2009 7:26:06 AM PDT by yazoo
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Read the comments at the bottom of the article. No one is happy with this. It’s going to be a hard sell. It’s very difficult to force people to do something they really don’t want to do, but if it comes to the point where people have guns to their backs, you’ll know that the United States of America no longer exists.


19 posted on 03/29/2009 7:34:36 AM PDT by goldi
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It has a”hitler youth” feel to it!


20 posted on 03/29/2009 10:18:44 AM PDT by upcountryhorseman (An old fashioned conservative)
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