The Return of the Draft (flag)
littlegreenfootballs.com — At his “changeover” site, Barack Obama has announced a plan to draft young Americans to perform “community service.” The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation’s challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national ...
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Obama website: Hey, let’s make community service compulsory for students
Hot Air » Top Picks — Obama website: Hey, let’s make community service compulsory for students posted at 2:45 pm on November 7, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Intriguing. Will that be in lieu of or in addition to the three months of compulsory civil defense training Rahm Emanuel wants 18-to-25-year-olds to do? 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 ...

ObamaCorps (or, How I learned to stop worrying and love a nation dependent upon a huge federalized government)
protein wisdom — ... are already jumping on the issue. Of course, this isn’t the first time a nation has mandated national service for its youth. Nazi Germany is most (in)famous for its ...

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