Obama's Civilian National Security Force. That's a Huge Change.

Actually, this is something we should be rooting for, isn't it?

Put down your pitchforks. Hear me out.

Now, he does have it wrong in a lot of ways (no surprise). Obama is calling for a national civilian security force. What would truly be helpful is state and localized civilian forces, i.e., militias. This, I am all for.

And while I am absolutely against making it mandatory, I do appreciate his calling citizens to service. It's been a long time since most Americans have felt a call of duty to serve their country in one way or another (myself included -- if it hadn't been for the RP campaign, I'd likely not be involved or even considering active citizenship, either). There is a line, of course, between encouraging involvement and enforcing servitude, which Obama clearly crosses. RP inspired me to get involved; Obama would force involvement. And the irony of that, which we've all observed throughout this election season, is that paid or coerced service has got nothing on voluntary, enthusiastic service.

Here's the paragraph that particularly disturbs me:
"We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set," he said. "We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded."

And why can't we rely on our military? Well, gee, they're not here! They're spread out all over the globe, and Obama isn't going to bring them home; he's just going to rearrange their worldwide deployment.

Yet, I agree with him, with a slight alteration: We do need a civilian force that is just as powerful as the military, although my vision of such a force may not be quite what he has in mind...more like what the Founding Fathers had in mind.

for the wnd article:

http://digg.com/politics/...

lol.. whats wrong with just good old civil defense? you know like the ones Russia and China have where all the population is sheltered and protected from a nuclear war? fallout shelters stocked with food and water? Obomba sure is showing his NAZI self.. I wonder if this so called
citizen security force will wear brownshirts? and rat and taddle on your neighbor?

as for me and my home, we shall worship the LORD

Another huge bureaucracy like the Dept. of Fatherland Insecurity/Stasi Police? That's exactly what's needed to help along an inflationary depression and fight the Global War On a Psychological State!

I'm assuming that O-bomb-a's "national security force" will not bother securing the borders in any meaningful way while fighting "terrorism" overseas. But maybe this is designed more to recruit the O-bomb-a Neo-NeoCons to effect a self-policing surveillance state.

What other ways can Big Brother Government be expanded? How about an Aqua Teen Hunger Force?

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This man of questionable background, makes this kind of statement of a big change and it is barely mentioned. What is the matter with this counry that they don't see the "real" change ahead? Shivers.

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