No,
I understand where you are coming from but that would be a bad idea, one of our rights is the right to vote.
2007-09-23 16:20:26
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answer #1
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answered by justgetitright 7
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I agree.
I also agree that it would give better appreciation of things as well.
I don't think it should be military service only though. For example, this country is short nurses, so someone becomes a nurse should count as well, or any other job we have a shortage in, such as teachers as well.
Peace Corps, Job Corps, or others could count as well.
Then the government can attract people to services they are short in by offering less time to qualify to vote, or college, or tax reductions. For example, if the Military is short, then the government could offer 3 year service, full college, and permanent tax-exemption if you deploy to war over 4 years in Job Corps if Job Corps is over-strength.
The thing about requiring service too, is that everyone has to be able to serve, like mentioned in Heinlein's book, a blind and deaf person with no arms and legs still has to have the opportunity to earn their vote, so you have to have some job for them.
2007-09-23 23:53:51
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answered by mnbvcxz52773 7
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1st Question, no-mandatory military service should not be required. I would never require women to serve in the military in order to earn their rights as citizens, nor would I require physically disabled persons to serve in the military.
2nd Question-yes, it would give people a greater appreciation for their rights, and for their responsibilities as citizens, but it would also reduce the quality of our military due to the large number of ambivalent recruits compelled to service.
3rd Question-The "Right to Bear Arms" is the only one I would consider, but no. I don't think that military service should be required.
However, as was suggested above, a two year mandatory service requirement might be feasible if there are non-military and non-Federal options for service, and if all such service did not have to be under the direction of the Federal government. Personally, I would rather see such a program used to repay the costs of "public education" than as a means of granting the right to vote and other "inalienable rights endowed by the Creator".
2007-09-23 23:23:11
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answered by Troy 3
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To answer the first question, absolutely not. To require military service for suffrage would preclude a good portion of the U.S. citizenry who cannot serve because of physical or mental disability or simple incompatibility with the military lifestyle.
To answer the second question, perhaps. The appreciation that I gained from my military experience came not from the fact that I served to defend my rights as a citizen, but from the fact that many of my rights were abridged in the military, e.g. the ability of commanders to search your personal effects without any probable cause or a warrant.
To answer the third question, absolutely. And those rights that you are afforded after your service are many. You are entitled to educational benefits, medical care, and government retirement, among many others.
2007-09-23 23:38:50
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answered by Aaron C 1
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Yes I think it is a great idea. People are scared of the idea of having to do anything for the country. Talking about freedoms the government has to give to "me" etc.etc.etc...... In South Korea it is mandatory to serve two years in the military and there country is doing very good economically and there streets are a lot safer then a lot of places. They have to serve in there military and there country is not falling apart. I don't know what happened to America but somewhere the people started thinking the government has to do all this for them and they give nothing in return.
Don't get me wrong i love this country but people have some very bad views any more about what there country should do for them.
"Don't ask what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" John F Kennedy 1961
2007-09-24 00:55:49
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answered by Shinobie 2
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If you are familiar with the ideas that form the basis of our Constitutional Republic, then rights are given to individuals by their creator (which could be whatever you believe it to be, makes no difference: god, nature, etc.). There is no such thing as a "right to vote". The privilege to vote is given far too freely in the US and is not as the founders intended. That's why we end up with pathological people like the Clintons and otherwise unqualifieds like W in office and people like John Kerry believing they're qualified to run for even dog catcher.
. The draft or other forms of mandatory service are just the same as slavery, which was outlawed by amendment to the Constitution. I know, I spent my 6 years during the Viet Nam era due to the draft. If you can't understand that, then you don't belong in the US of America.
.bh.
2007-09-23 23:37:04
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answered by zepper0 4
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I think that is a good Idea! Or at the very least Congressmen and Senators should ! That way we could weed out armchair generals Like Pelosi and Ried That have no idea what it's like or even who we are fighting . But they butt in barking how they can do better wasting billions of tax dollars that should be going to are troops. You would be surprised of how many Liberals that think Terrorist don't exist or isn't really a threat. America is paying a huge price for the Draft card burning generation .Lazy ,Ungrateful ,Live off the Government ,Cowards that wont fight for there Country but tell lies about the real Americans who care for are Country They truly are Americas Cancer! There name Liberal Democrats
2007-09-23 23:32:56
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answered by Anonymous
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SO people who could better serve their country in other ways or who are handicapped or who have family responsibilities would lose the right to vote?
You are way in the lead for Dumb Idea of the week with this one.
2007-09-23 23:16:39
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answered by Uncle John 6
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I never served in the military and I can definitely vote........
2007-09-23 23:16:27
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answered by Ro 3
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No, but I believe that there should be a mandatory 2 year service commitment for all able bodied Americans.
2007-09-23 23:15:05
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answered by Anonymous
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