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National Service not right.(Letter to the editor)
John White's Letter to the Editor (March 16) concerning the unconstitutionality of National Service simply suggests amending the U.S. Constitution to make such service legal. But this does not address the problems with the fundamental premise of a national-service plan.
First, for one to be required to perform some sort of "national service," the question arises, "service required by whom?" Also, "by what authority is service required?"
The individuals pushing "national service" are elected to governing positions by other individuals. To assume that politicians derive power over the freedoms of other individuals by merely being elected to a political office is an invalid premise. My life, my liberty, my property, including any production of my labor, is mine alone, a fundamental fight protected by the Constitution. As Frederic Bastiat reasoned, since one individual is prohibited from infringing on my freedoms, any individuals gathered together to form a group--as a mob or as a political body--do not gain authority over my ...
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- Magazine article from: Bellingham Business Journal September 1, 2008 700+ words
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- Macalester to gain authority over fund; School to receive $303 million.(NEWS)
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Collins, Terry May 4, 2001 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) March 30, 2007 700+ words
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- FTC Expands Medical Societies' Power To Discipline Doctors for Fee Gouging;...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Dana Priest February 18, 1994 700+ words
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