H.R. 748 would require all persons in the US 18-25 to perform 'national service'

[Fire Walk With Me]

This bill has only just begun its path and the linked tracking site gives it exceedingly slim chance of survival, but WTF regardless. Posse Comitatus. I don't know if this site is RWNJ.

Hell☠Fawkin☠Bound ?@HellFawker

H.R. 748 would require all persons in the US 18-25 to perform 'national service' http://fb.me/1oT8QSyeO


http://www.examiner.com/article/h-r-748-would-require-all-persons-the-us-18-25-to-perform-national-service

There has been speculation regarding President Obama’s “citizen army”. In 2008, President Obama made statements regarding a “civilian national security force”. Since that day, many have been curious as to what President Obama had in mind when he made that statement. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY13) may have just given a bit of insight into what was meant when he introduced H.R. 748 last week.

“We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded,” Obama said as a candidate in 2008.

H.R. 748 would require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform “national service”. These persons in the United States would either serve the country as a member of uniformed services or as civilian service. The civilian service could be served with a Federal, State, or local government program. The local government programs include community-based organizations. H.R. 748 would “authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength requirements of the uniformed services, to provide for the registration of women under the Military Selective Service Act, and for other purposes”

H.R. 748 was introduced on Feb. 14, 2013 and was referred to the House Armed Services Committee the same day. The chair of the committee, Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA) will determine whether the bill will move past the committee stage. Opponents and of H.R. 748 are being encouraged to call Rep. McKeon and tell him how they feel about the bill, [phone], [phone], [phone]. They are also encouraged to send him tweets and post on his Facebook page. Many are also contacting Rep. Rangel by calling him, [phone], tweeting him, and posting on his Facebook page.

(More at the link.)

[NYC_SKP]

1. Required service can be civilian service, like the CCC?

I don't know if I have a problem with that.

I'm thinking FDR: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=60824

But maybe this is something completely different.

[TheProgressive]

2. I see this as a good thing...

Some sort of national service after you graduate high school...

Pays for college...and provides a national service.

Seems like an honorable and patriotic program.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. The Bush/Obama Trend has been anything BUT honorable and patriotic. This stinks of enforcers. n/t

[snot]

4. With the emphasis on security, I'm not getting a good feeling about it.

We don't need more security; we're frisked and surveilled enough already.

What we need are jobs and a decent chance in life.

[PADemD]

5. Full employment n/t