That still equates to mandatory to me. And I still don't like it. On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> OK, how about this. > > 50 hours of service per year OR $1000 tax (to pay someone $20 per hour to > do > your duty) > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:33 PM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Judah McAuley <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >wrote: > > > > > I don't know that this is true. As I said earlier, the vast majority > > > of American's are American's by accident of birth. They didn't *do* > > > anything to become an American. I'm fine with that in the broad sense, > > > I'm going to say that we should make all citizenship conditional and > > > that you have to apply for it as an adult. But I also think that it > > > means that we, as a country, have a quite reasonable right to expect a > > > measure of commitment to the country, to ask for service to the > > > country as part of the bargain you get by winning the lottery and > > > being born American. > > > > > > > > I dunno man. I understand your sentiment, and I agree with it.....I mean, > > how can you NOT appreciate being an American and want in some way to do > it > > service? I think the country has a "reasonable right" to expect a measure > > of > > commitment...but it's a BIG jump from "reasonable expectation" to "forced > > service". > > > > -- > > I'm only one, but not alone > > My finest day, is yet unknown > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:279652 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
