I REFUSE to Serve in Obama and Rahm's "Civilian Service" Program
Obama and his advisers have expressed their support for a mandatory civilian service corps on multiple occasions. Please view the information listed below and contact your Congressmen in opposition to this draconian idea.
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President Barack Obama and his Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel have plans to force all young adults, aged 18-25, to serve a minimum of 3 months in a "Civilian Service" that will be larger than the U.S. Military.

Rahm blatantly outlines this in his book "The Plan: Big Ideas for America." See it for yourself on pages 60-67: http://books.google.com/books?id=cODEAfC_t9AC&pg=PA58&dq=the+plan+rahm+emanuel+service#v=onepage&q=&f=false

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I REFUSE to Serve in Obama and Rahm's "Civilian Service" Program
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President Barack Obama and his Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel have plans to force all young adults, aged 18-25, to serve a minimum of 3 months in a "Civilian Service" that will be larger than the U.S. Military.

Rahm blatantly outlines this in his book "The Plan: Big Ideas for America." See it for yourself on pages 60-67: http://books.google.com/books?id=cODEAfC_t9AC&pg=PA58&dq=the+plan+rahm+emanuel+service#v=onepage&q=&f=false

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*NOTE: Many of you have questioned whether or not this service will be mandatory. The language that is used by the planners of this program CLEARLY implies that it will be mandatory - if not at first, then eventually somewhere down the line.

Please, take a look at some of the evidence:

Here's a link to the original posting from Obama's "Change.gov" discussing this program: http://s100.photobucket.com/albums/m20/hutch123/Obamavolunteer-1.jpg

He says, "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."

Notice that we mentioned this as "original". Obama's website was caught making "changes" after the original posting received much flak from bloggers. Pay close attention to the fact that they changed the wording from "require" to "setting a goal".

Also, as you can clearly see in the "issues" section of his website (found here: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/service/index_campaign.php), under the heading "Barack Obama and Joe Biden's Plan", it states the following in a bullet point:

"Require 100 Hours of Service in College: Obama and Biden will establish a new American Opportunity Tax Credit that is worth $4,000 a year in exchange for 100 hours of public service a year."

*REQUIRED* Community Service is nothing less than the government's assertion of ownership over its citizens!! Required Community Service is a common PUNISHMENT for CRIMINALS, and here you have Obama asserting that it will be required if you want to do something so bold as attend middle school, high school (both of which are mandated now as well, by the way), or college.

Please note: There is also a repeated mention of the term "service-learning" in another bullet point, in reference to the required labor for Middle and High Schoolers. This term, "Service-Learning," sounds eerily similar to the Communist Chinese ideal of "Education Through Labor."

If you click on the link to Emanuel's book above, it is quite apparent through his choice of language that this civilian service program will be required. In fact he calls it "Universal" almost a dozen times in just three pages of text.

Emanuel also equates the program to other "Universal" plans, such as "Universal Healthcare", which, last time I checked, would require that EVERYONE receive care through this program.

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*UPDATE*: A recently posted PDF on Obama's website states that the plan will include "Engaging Retiring Americans In Service on a Large Scale," in addition to young adults, middle schoolers, high schoolers, and college students. No one will be exempt from the fines of non-servitude: http://obama.3cdn.net/3b3158f85f69a39217_hydpmvzbb.pdf

Pay close attention to the language used such as "enlist" and "draft" in the section on the proposed "Classroom Corps."

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
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H.R. 1388, the first National Service bill passed the House 248-174, and subsequently passed the Senate with only 19 votes against it. The mandatory service portions were removed, however, thanks to your support! Thanks to everyone who contacted their Senators and Representatives - you're making a difference!

Nevertheless, the portion of the bill has been reintroduced as H.R. 1444: The Congressional Commission on Civic Service Act. The revealing portion of the bill reads as follows:

111th CONGRESS - 1st Session

H. R. 1444

To establish the Congressional Commission on Civic Service to study methods of improving and promoting volunteerism and national service, and for other purposes.

SEC. 4. DUTIES.
(b) Specific Topics... the Commission shall address and analyze the following specific topics:

(5) The effect on the Nation, on those who serve, and on the families of those who serve, if all individuals in the United States were expected to perform national service or were required to perform a certain amount of national service.

(6) Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable *MANDATORY SERVICE REQUIREMENT* for all able young people could be developed, and how such a requirement could be implemented in a manner that would strengthen the social fabric of the Nation and overcome civic challenges by bringing together people from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds.

(9) The effectiveness of establishing a training program on college campuses to recruit and educate college students for national service."

The bill is currently stuck in committee. Call your Representatives and tell them you are outraged at this idea and gently remind them that their job may be in jeopardy next election if they support this provision.

Track the bill here: http://www.govtrack.us/users/questions.xpd?topic=bill:h111-1444

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