It’s time for a real Patriot Act that brings out the patriot in all of us. We propose universal civilian service for every young American. Under this plan, All Americans between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five will be asked to serve their country by going through three months of basic training, civil defense preparation and community service… Young people will know that between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five, the nation will enlist them for three months of civilian service. They’ll be asked to report for three months of basic civil defense training in their state
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Rahm Emanuel, Barak Obama’s Chief of Staff
This is incredibly frightening and absurd. I guess Rahm enjoyed his time in the Israeli Defense Forces so much that he thought slavery/indoctrination would work well in America too.
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My response to this? No, thank you.
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Just a quick note about the “USA Patriot Act”. It’s an acronym for: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing...
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I think people tend to flip out about these things as a kneejerk reaction. Even the community service portion is...
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screw shit up, Rahm. Your ministration is supposed to be about granting civil liberties, not forcing us into battalions....
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incredibly frightening and absurd....slavery/indoctrination
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incredibly frightening and absurd....slavery/indoctrination
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