In a civilized society, should anyone or any government ever force anyone to do anything against his or her will as long as that person does not infringe upon the life, liberty, or property of another?

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Just the first step

Governments usually take small steps when they take away our freedom. If they didn't, we would revolt. So they do it slowly, one step at a time. They sell it - it's all about patriotism. And they keep rolling out Kennedy's famous "ask what you can do for your country" line.

As reported on the examiner.com, the first step is to expand national service:
"President-Elect Obama will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps and will create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in underserved schools, as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterans Corps. Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year. Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over 55, while at the same time promoting youth programs such as Youth Build and Head Start."

Amazing. So I guess they own you and me. It says "requiring." What if you don't want to go? What if you want to do with your property (yourself) as you see fit? Will you face jail time by refusing to report?

This is dangerous - very dangerous.

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