50 Responses to “We are now one signature away from slavery”

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   Tony March 26th, 2009 at 6:28 AM

   How about your post the section of the law where which substantiates your claim that, “you MUST JOIN A NATIONAL SERVICE POSITION, IT IS MANDATORY!” (emphasis in original).

   If the government can’t force you to join, then the rest of your argument is moot. So let’s see that full text.

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   BSC March 26th, 2009 at 8:04 AM

   Tony, it wasn’t hard to find with a simple search for the words mandatory and required. I encourage your scepticism but question your lack of personal effort.

   From Sec 1203 HR 1388

   ‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES- The term ‘eligible entity’ means a State education agency, a State Commission, a Territory, an Indian tribe, an institution of higher education, or a public or private nonprofit organization (including community-based organizations), a public or private elementary or secondary school, a local educational agency, or a consortia of such entities, where a consortia of two or more such entities may also include a for-profit organization.

   ‘(2) YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ZONE- The term ‘youth engagement zone’ means the area in which a youth engagement zone program is carried out.

   ‘(3) YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ZONE PROGRAM- The term ‘youth engagement zone program’ means a service learning program in which members of an eligible partnership described in paragraph (4) collaborate to provide coordinated school-based or community-based service learning opportunities, to address a specific community challenge, for an increasing percentage of out-of-school youth and secondary school students served by local educational agencies where–

   ‘(A) not less than 90 percent of the students participate in service-learning activities as part of the program; or

   ‘(B) service-learning is a mandatory part of the curriculum in all of the secondary schools served by the local educational agency.

   Right there it says any school anywhere has to have at least 90% of the students willingly participating in the program, and if not it is mandatory. This is double talk, which makes it sound like it isn’t mandotry, as long as you do it. So if 90% of the students do it, its not mandatory, but if less than 90% are doing it, it becomes mandatory. Either way IT’S MANDATORY regardless of the semantics involved. I mean come on… we won’t make you do it as long as you do it willingly???

   There are provisions in the bill for “out of school” individuals as well as seniors. While not covered entirely in a single section, throughout the bill all age groups are covered. I encourage you to read it for yourself.