I Feel a Draft in Here
In a new report by the Center for National Policy, recommendations are laid out with mandatory national service as the key issue. Evidently, seven years of war have begun to strain the all-volunteer army. Also, it seems like the idea of going to war has made it harder to recruit. Who would have known?
The report suggests creating a mandatory national service program which would give young Americans the “choice” of joining the army as opposed to some other form of service. President-elect Obama has already proposed such an idea, yet he was forced to label it a voluntary service program so as to not lose votes. This begs the question, “Is this the new draft?” Obama should think about the evil he would unleash unto America by stating that our government own its citizens and can dispose of them at will. Would it not be one of America’s great ironies if the first black president violated the 13th Amendment?
“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States”
13th Amendment
Click here to read the full article on the new American draft.
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Written by jdhead
December 15, 2008 at 10:44 am
Posted in Constitutional Issues
Tagged with 13th amendment, Barack Obama, Constitution, draft, empire, military, war
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I just read the full article by ArmyTimes and was about to read the actual document when I noticed the people who created the plan. The ArmyTimes article called CNP a “bi-partisan group”, well of the 10 people who created the proposal half work/worked for the military. The other half were senators on the Committee for Homeland Security, Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Lexington Institute, and SACD. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised . . .
John
December 21, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Read the documents Statement of Purpose and the introduction. CNP could not be more partisan, the report and everything in it is geared toward winning wars. It is ironic that the Chapter entitled “Preventing Future Wars” is followed by “Winning Future Wars”. The fact that a “Winning Future Wars” chapter even exists says a lot about the future plans of our government and military. I did not know we had so many future wars to start preparing for.
John
December 21, 2008 at 5:26 pm