Rangel proposes mandatory service AGAIN

  Old Charlie Rangel, who is at this moment wrangling to keep his career in Congress even though he is a flagrant violator of laws and policies, has again proposed this bill to require mandatory service by all Americans ages 18-42 to Dear Leader's government, to serve in whatever capacity Dear Leader requires. Sort of a "Obama" jungen, and not so jungen. Over at World Net Daily:

Rangel took to the floor of the House to reintroduce H.R. 5741, stating, "I have introduced legislation to reinstate the draft and to make it permanent during time of war. It is H.R. 5741, and what this does is to make everyone between the ages of 18 and 42 – whether they're men or women, whether they're straight or gay – to have the opportunity to defend this great country whenever the president truly believes that our national security is threatened."

  Most people regard this is a ploy on Rangel's part to stop war and military service: ie, if he can get everyone involved in military/government service, people aren't going to want to go to war. Check out this statement:

"What troubles me most about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is the total indifference to the suffering and loss of life among our brave young soldiers on the battlefield," Rep. Rangel said. "The reason is that so few families have a stake in the war which is being fought by other people's children.

  However, there has been a push on the government's part to require "mandatory volunteer service" on the part of Americans. HR Bill 1388. This blog covered the issue before here in discussing the many "Iparticipate" and volunteer programs being pushed by the president. Here is what the original bill proposed:

(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.

This wording was stripped out of the original bill before being sent to the Senate, but as the DC Examiner notes, “The section could be restored during the Senate-House conference committee meeting. A new, separate bill containing that language has since been introduced in the House.” The GIVE Act has since passed in the Senate, 79-19.

Over at World Net Daily they are running this interesting video from Obama about "voluntary" service. Are we skeptical that Congress could insert outrageous demands into their bills? Hardly.