Posted on Aug 1, 2020
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I.E. Veterans get to vote and to hold public office. No one else. Because they have paid for the privilege, and because no one should command troops who has not been a troop. Lets please don't get off on whether it's a right or a privilege, it is whatever Congress votes that it is.
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I believe that those that have NO skin in the game should not have a say as to how things are run.
If one had to EARN the right to vote, and Politicians could be prevented from becoming career politicians then we would be better off.
If one had to EARN the right to vote, and Politicians could be prevented from becoming career politicians then we would be better off.
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CW3 Harvey K.
No nation should deprive itself of the talent and good judgement of those who are not physically fit for military service. Should we deprive someone with a disability such as e.g. Charles Krauthammer from citizenship, or public office because he did not serve in the military?
Perhaps it would be better to reward military service with increased voting power than to make it a sine qua non for citizenship.
Perhaps it would be better to reward military service with increased voting power than to make it a sine qua non for citizenship.
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SSG Roger Ayscue
CW3 Harvey K. - No, I believe that a National Service program should be established to take that into account. Not everyone is cut out for military service. BUT there is something that everyone can do that would qualify as National Service. Being a hospital assistance specialist at a Nursing Facility or a teacher's aid at a school, the Peace Corps ... Something that GIVES BACK and put others first.
The problem that we have in today's America is that in ALL Strata of American Society we have created a mentality that the individual is the most important. This is not so. We need to have young people SERVE
I actually believe what John Kennedy said about Ask not what your country can do for you but rather what you can do for your country.
The problem that we have in today's America is that in ALL Strata of American Society we have created a mentality that the individual is the most important. This is not so. We need to have young people SERVE
I actually believe what John Kennedy said about Ask not what your country can do for you but rather what you can do for your country.
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No, it's a constitutional right. You'll have to get 2/3rds of the House and 2/3rds of Senate to agree, and then you'll have to get 3/4ths of the States to agree.
Good luck with that.
Good luck with that.
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MSgt J D McKee
I know. But, it is possible. Slavery used to be a constitutional right for some people, too, as just the most egregious example I can think of. You can bet in the first few years of the US, literally no one thought slavery would ever be abolished. That took a really fucked up war to change, after that 2/3,2/3, and 3/4, as you said, doesn't seem too bad.
And, I'm not pushing this agenda, this is an internet forum. Just curiosity about opinions.
And, I'm not pushing this agenda, this is an internet forum. Just curiosity about opinions.
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