Mandatory service equals involuntary servitude, equals slavery.

It seems the Democrats are determined to turn the American people into slaves of the government. Bill HR-1388 would have created a commission to study mandatory service for all Americans. That language was removed from the bill before it passed, perhaps because of public anger over it. But now a new bill, H.R.-1444, has been introduced which contains essentially the same language. This bill, the Congressional Commission on Civic Service Act would create a commission to study;

“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.”

Mandatory service is a recurring theme among the Democrats. In the 110th congress Charles Rangel introduced the Universal National Service Act H.R.-393. That bill would have required all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or in civilian service for a period of two years.

During the 2004 presidential campaign John Kerry said. “For America now, service is not just an option, but an obligation of citizenship.” [link edited for length]

Rahm Emanuel, the President's Chief of Staff has also called for mandatory national service.[link edited for length]

Mandatory service is the same thing as involuntary servitude and slavery, and is prohibited by the 13th amendment. The fact that government would be the slave master does not make it legal. One has to wonder why the Democrats seem so determined to bring this about. We also have to ask ourselves what kind of place we want America to be. Do we want America to remain the “Land of the Free”, or do we want America to be a land where the people are slaves of the government?