HR1388 They want your kids.

Sorry about the formatting, it pasted like this and I tried fixing it, but it still chopped of the end of sentences.
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Speech of Hon. Ron Paul of Texas in the House of Representatives

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1388) to reauthorize and reform the national service laws:

Mr. PAUL. Mr. Chair, I rise to oppose H.R. 1388. The idea that it is
legitimate for the federal government to take money from one group of
citizens and use that money to bribe other citizens into performing
``national service'' violates the basic moral principles of individual
liberty that this country was founded upon.

I would make three points to those of my colleagues who try to
justify this bill by saying that participation in the programs are
voluntary. First, participation in the program is not voluntary for the
taxpayers. Second, nothing in the bill prevents federal taxpayer
dollars from being used to support state and local programs that force
children to perform ``community service'' as a condition of graduating
from high school. Because an increasing number of schools across the
nation are forcing children to provide ``service'' as a condition of
graduating, it is quite likely that the funds authorized by this bill
will be used to support mandatory service. Third, and most importantly, by legitimizing the idea that it is an appropriate role for the
government to promote ``service,'' legislation such as H.R. 1388 opens
the door for mandatory national service. Today, influential voices in
both major parties are calling for a national program of mandatory
service as well as a resumption of the military draft. With the
increased need for more troops for the administration's expanded
military adventurism in Afghanistan, as well as the continuing movement
to conscript young people not eligible for military service to serve
the government at home, can anyone doubt that this bill is only the
down payment on a much larger program of mandatory national service?

The moral case against national service was eloquently expressed by
former President Ronald Reagan in the publication Human Events in 1979:

``. . . it [national service and conscription] rests on the assumption
that your kids belong to the state. If we buy that assumption then it
is for the state--not for parents, the community, the religious
institutions or teachers--to decide who shall have what values and who shall do what work, when, where and how in our society. That assumption isn't a new one. The Nazis thought it was a great idea.''

Mr. Chair, millions of Americans including many young people, are
already volunteering their time and talents to help their fellow
citizens and better their communities without being bribed by the
government. In fact, to suggest that the young Americans need a federal
check as an incentive to volunteer is an insult to the American people.

I hope all my colleagues to join me in standing up for individual
liberty, the great American tradition of true volunteerism, and the
Constitution by opposing H.R. 1388.

WELL , they can brainwash idiots but people with an IQ will ALWAYS think for themselves...
you-no

And we still do nothing but wave signs and protest... Sigh! These people move ahead with thier agenda at break neck speed while we try to find a candidate or two...

But most of us will wait till there is nothing left before we act if at all with real purpose to stop these criminals from robbing pillaging and murdering us, because we can't seem to overcome the generations of brainwashing that have allowed them to enslave us in this manner...

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"In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." -- Thomas Jefferson

Thanks for that video! I now understand what the heck Rush Limbaugh is talking about when he refers to the drive by media.

from www.thomas.gov:

There are 6 versions of Bill Number H.R.1388 for the 111th Congress

1 . GIVE Act (Introduced in House)[H.R.1388.IH]
2 . GIVE Act (Reported in House)[H.R.1388.RH]
3 . GIVE Act (Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House)[H.R.1388.EH]
4 . GIVE Act (Placed on Calendar in Senate)[H.R.1388.PCS]
5 . Serve America Act (Engrossed Amendment as Agreed to by Senate)[H.R.1388.EAS]
6 . Serve America Act (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)[H.R.1388.ENR]

(kucinich is on board.)

Ron Paul is my President