A Constitutional Admendment Idea

HR-163 A BILL

To provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Universal National Service Act of 2003'.

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. National service obligation.

Sec. 3. Two-year period of national service.

Sec. 4. Implementation by the President.

Sec. 5. Induction.

Sec. 6. Deferments and postponements.

Sec. 7. Induction exemptions.

Sec. 8. Conscientious objection.

Sec. 9. Discharge following national service.

Sec. 10. Registration of females under the Military Selective Service Act.

Sec. 11. Relation of Act to registration and induction authority of Military Selective Service Act.

Sec. 12. Definitions.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION.

(a) OBLIGATION FOR YOUNG PERSONS- It is the obligation of every citizen of the United States, and every other person residing in the United States, who is between the ages of 18 and 26 to perform a period of national service as prescribed in this Act unless exempted under the provisions of this Act.

(b) FORM OF NATIONAL SERVICE- National service under this Act shall be performed either--

(1) as a member of an active or reverse component of the uniformed services; or

(2) in a civilian capacity that, as determined by the President, promotes the national defense, including national or community service and homeland security.

(c) INDUCTION REQUIREMENTS- The President shall provide for the induction of persons covered by subsection (a) to perform national service under this Act.

(d) SELECTION FOR MILITARY SERVICE- Based upon the needs of the uniformed services, the President shall--

(1) determine the number of persons covered by subsection (a) whose service is to be performed as a member of an active or reverse component of the uniformed services; and

(2) select the individuals among those persons who are to be inducted for military service under this Act.

(e) CIVILIAN SERVICE- Persons covered by subsection (a) who are not selected for military service under subsection (d) shall perform their national service obligation under this Act in a civilian capacity pursuant to subsection (b)(2).

SEC. 3. TWO-YEAR PERIOD OF NATIONAL SERVICE.

(a) GENERAL RULE- Except as otherwise provided in this section, the period of national service performed by a person under this Act shall be two years.

(b) GROUNDS FOR EXTENSION- At the discretion of the President, the period of military service for a member of the uniformed services under this Act may be extended--

(1) with the consent of the member, for the purpose of furnishing hospitalization, medical, or surgical care for injury or illness incurred in line of duty; or

(2) for the purpose of requiring the member to compensate for any time lost to training for any cause.

(c) EARLY TERMINATION- The period of national service for a person under this Act shall be terminated before the end of such period under the following circumstances:

(1) The voluntary enlistment and active service of the person in an active or reverse component of the uniformed services for a period of at least two years, in which case the period of basic military training and education actually served by the person shall be counted toward the term of enlistment.

(2) The admission and service of the person as a cadet or midshipman at the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, or the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

(3) The enrollment and service of the person in an officer candidate program, if the person has signed an agreement to accept a Reserve commission in the appropriate service with an obligation to serve

on active duty if such a commission is offered upon completion of the program.

(4) Such other grounds as the President may establish.

SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION BY THE PRESIDENT.

(a) IN GENERAL- The President shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out this Act.

(b) MATTER TO BE COVERED BY REGULATIONS- Such regulations shall include specification of the following:

(1) The types of civilian service that may be performed for a person's national service obligation under this Act.

(2) Standards for satisfactory performance of civilian service and of penalties for failure to perform civilian service satisfactorily.

(3) The manner in which persons shall be selected for induction under this Act, including the manner in which those selected will be notified of such selection.

(4) All other administrative matters in connection with the induction of persons under this Act and the registration, examination, and classification of such persons.

(5) A means to determine questions or claims with respect to inclusion for, or exemption or deferment from induction under this Act, including questions of conscientious objection.

(6) Standards for compensation and benefits for persons performing their national service obligation under this Act through civilian service.

(7) Such other matters as the President determines necessary to carry out this Act.

(c) USE OF PRIOR ACT- To the extent determined appropriate by the President, the President may use for purposes of this Act the procedures provided in the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.), including procedures for registration, selection, and induction.

SEC. 5. INDUCTION.

(a) IN GENERAL- Every person subject to induction for national service under this Act, except those whose training is deferred or postponed in accordance with this Act, shall be called and inducted by the President for such service at the time and place specified by the President.

(b) AGE LIMITS- A person may be inducted under this Act only if the person has attained the age of 18 and has not attained the age of 26.

(c) VOLUNTARY INDUCTION- A person subject to induction under this Act may volunteer for induction at a time other than the time at which the person is otherwise called for induction.

(d) EXAMINATION; CLASSIFICATION- Every person subject to induction under this Act shall, before induction, be physically and mentally examined and shall be classified as to fitness to perform national service. The President may apply different classification standards for fitness for military service and fitness for civilian service.

SEC. 6. DEFERMENTS AND POSTPONEMENTS.

(a) HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS- A person who is pursuing a standard course of study, on a full-time basis, in a secondary school or similar institution of learning shall be entitled to have induction under this Act postponed until the person--

(1) obtains a high school diploma;

(2) ceases to pursue satisfactorily such course of study; or

(3) attains the age of 20.

(b) HARDSHIP AND DISABILITY- Deferments from national service under this Act may be made for--

(1) extreme hardship; or

(2) physical or mental disability.

(c) TRAINING CAPACITY- The President may postpone or suspend the induction of persons for military service under this Act as necessary to limit the number of persons receiving basic military training and education to the maximum number that can be adequately trained.

(d) TERMINATION- No deferment or postponement of induction under this Act shall continue after the cause of such deferment or postponement ceases.

SEC. 7. INDUCTION EXEMPTIONS.

(a) QUALIFICATIONS- No person may be inducted for military service under this Act unless the person is acceptable to the Secretary concerned for training and meets the same health and physical qualifications applicable under section 505 of title 10, United States Code, to persons seeking original enlistment in a regular component of the Armed Forces.

(b) OTHER MILITARY SERVICE- No person shall be liable for induction under this Act who--

(1) is serving, or has served honorably for at least six months, in any component of the uniformed services on active duty; or

(2) is or becomes a cadet or midshipman at the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, the United States

Merchant Marine Academy, a midshipman of a Navy accredited State maritime academy, a member of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, or the naval aviation college program, so long as that person satisfactorily continues in and completes two years training therein.

SEC. 8. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION.

(a) CLAIMS AS CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR- Any person selected under this Act for induction into the uniformed services who claims, because of religious training and belief (as defined in section 6(j) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 456(j))), exemption from combatant training included as part of that military service and whose claim is sustained under such procedures as the President may prescribe, shall, when inducted, participate in military service that does not include any combatant training component.

(b) TRANSFER TO CIVILIAN SERVICE- Any such person whose claim is sustained may, at the discretion of the President, be transferred to a national service program for performance of such person's national service obligation under this Act.

SEC. 9. DISCHARGE FOLLOWING NATIONAL SERVICE.

(a) DISCHARGE- Upon completion or termination of the obligation to perform national service under this Act, a person shall be discharged from the uniformed services or from civilian service, as the case may be, and shall not be subject to any further service under this Act.

(b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AUTHORITIES- Nothing in this section shall limit or prohibit the call to active service in the uniformed services of any person who is a member of a regular or reserve component of the uniformed services.

SEC. 10. REGISTRATION OF FEMALES UNDER THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.

(a) REGISTRATION REQUIRED- Section 3(a) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 453(a)) is amended--

(1) by striking `male' both places it appears;

(2) by inserting `or herself' after `himself'; and

(3) by striking `he' and inserting `the person'.

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 16(a) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 466(a)) is amended by striking `men' and inserting `persons'.

SEC. 11. RELATION OF ACT TO REGISTRATION AND INDUCTION AUTHORITY OF MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.

(a) REGISTRATION- Section 4 of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 454) is amended by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:

`(h) This section does not apply with respect to the induction of persons into the Armed Forces pursuant to the Universal National Service Act of 2003.'.

(b) INDUCTION- Section 17(c) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 467(c)) is amended by striking `now or hereafter' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting `inducted pursuant to the Universal National Service Act of 2003.'.

SEC. 12. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) The term `military service' means service performed as a member of an active or reverse component of the uniformed services.

(2) The term `Secretary concerned' means the Secretary of Defense with respect to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to matters concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to matters concerning the Public Health Service.

(3) The term `United States', when used in a geographical sense, means the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.

(4) The term `uniformed services' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.

JERRY DOYLE on IMMIGRATION

JERRY DOYLE”S
LEGAL IMMIGRATION
10 COMMANDMENTS

1. IF YOU ENTER THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ILLEGALLY OR OVERSTAY YOUR VISA, YOU WILL NEVER BE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A CITIZEN OF THE US. NO EXCEPTIONS.

2. IF YOU HIRE SOMEONE WHO IS ILLEGAL, YOU AND / OR YOUR BUSINESS WILL BE FINED $50,000.00 PER EMPLOYEE. “STRICT LIABILITY” WILL BE THE LEGAL STANDARD.

3. THE POLICY OF “ANCHOR BABIES” IS NO LONGER THE LAW. YOU ARE ONLY ELIGIBLE TO BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES IF YOU ARE BORN “OF” A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

4. “SANCTUARY CITIES AND / OR STATES” WILL RECEIVE NO FEDERAL TAX DOLLAR REVENUE SHARING OR MATCHING. FEDERAL HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT STANDARDS WILL BE THE TEMPLATE.

5. “SANCTUARY HOUSES OF WORSHIP”, IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF US LAW, WILL LOSE THEIR TAX EXEMPT STATUS.

6. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, DOING BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM OFFERING AND PROVIDING ANY INCENTIVE PROGRAM(S), ANY DISCOUNT LOAN(S), SUBSIDIZED CHECKING AND / OR SAVINGS ACCOUNT(S) OR ANY “SPECIAL” OFFER(S) TO ANYONE IN THIS COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.

7. PUBLIC EDUCATION, MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES, HOUSING, SOCIAL SERVICES, FOOD STAMPS, SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, SSDI AND ANY OTHER US GOVERNMENT PROGRAM WILL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES ONLY.

8. ANY PERSON(S), CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION(S), OR BUSINESS ENTITY THAT HARBORS ANY ILLEGAL ALIEN(S) WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY BE CHARGED WITH A FEDERAL OFFENSE AND LOSE THEIR CITIZENSHIP.

9. GUEST WORKER VISAS WILL BE ISSUED ON A 5 YEAR TRAILING AVERAGE OF THE AGGREAGATE NUMBER OF VISAS ISSUED WITH ADJUSTMENTS FOR PROJECTED GDP GROWTH AND / OR CONTRACTION.

10. ENGLISH WILL BE THE ONLY LANGUAGE USED IN THE PUBLIC WORKPLACE, PUBLIC EDUCATION, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND FACILITIES, HOSPITALS AND RELATED MEDICAL FACILITIES AND THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM. ALL VOTING FOR FEDERAL OFFICES WILL BE DONE IN ENGLISH ONLY.


I like Jerry, I listen in to his radio program often. His outline is a start, tho I have real problems with Number 5 and 8 on Religious Freedom and Free speech grounds. But he's batting .800 with the rest of his ideas.

Stoneknives

Obama on Gun Control

http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=66551746-3048-5C12-00921D2BE9528C54

required reading FERFAL

It's been my opine that the real economic decline is going to hit after the the General election in November FERFAL has posted letters describing the fall of Argentina from a 1st world economy to a 3rd , Google him for the older posts and look for him on Blogger here at http://ferfal.blogspot.com/ . Mandatory reading, the words are simple and powerful, presented in a way that we can all relate to.

Gettin my own Ox out of the Ditch

Back in November I spoke about the coming economic downturn, so I've been busy prepping the homestead here for leaner times. The homestead projects seam to keep multiplying and "project creep" with dollar drop in value has put me behind the curve.

I did manage to sneak out of the house to hit the Tampa Gun Show this weekend, Ammo is way up$$, used class IIa body armor that could have been picked up for 100$ to 150$ is running 250$ to 300$.
I did pick up a nice Rommy AK parts set with matching numbers for 130$, been kicking myself for not getting 2 more.
Shoot Straight has S&W Sigmas in 9mm and 40 for 319$ with box and 2 hi-cap mags and Smith is kicking back a 50$ rebate and 2 more hi-cap mags, put the price in real money to 269$ with 4 mags. Bought one of the 9mm as a gift for Number 1 Son for his 25th birthday this week ( how did he get so old?) The S&W Sigma has now become the second standard pistol ( 1911's are my first choice ) for the homestead. Many shooters have a poor opinion of this model , but as my Father say's "Opinions are like assholes,,, everybody's got one". My observation is they are pretty darn tough, stoneaxe reliable after 3 or 4 boxes of ball and easy to grip for small hands. The trigger has been the major beef of the unwashed, can lightened from 'firm but predictable' to 'reasonable and predictable' in less than an hour by anyone who can detail strip a 1911. I've picked up a F and a V series at the range cheap after some iD10t hogged out the striker. I'm not explaining the correct way to do a Sigma trigger job, here, because lawyers are thick in these parts. Just remember light polishing, synthetic grease lightly applied, oil sparingly, don't remove any trigger springs ( but you might lighten them) and W_llf striker springs wont smack some military primers hard enough but a G_ock spring will (15$ on ebay). Just Google "sigma trigger job" and read up.

Charlton Heston, A Gentleman

Born on 4 October 1924, Past away 5 April 2008
Buried 13 April 2008

A True Gentleman and a man of Honor.

VOTE WITH YOUR CHECKBOOK

vote with your checkbook "NEW CONTRACT WITH AMERICA"

This is a copy of a letter is emailed to the chairman of the Republican National Committee today.
If you feel of a similar bent the address is chairman@gop.com .

I am disappointed at the lack of Conservative values represented in the leading Republican Presidential Candidate, John McCain. I had this problem a few weeks ago during our Primary here in Florida, I cast my vote for the most conservative left on the ticket. Even though my personal choice had already left the race.

My reason was to show the National Committee. the backing for dedicated Conservative principals. Many others agreed, with large turn outs in the states for "any other " Republican candidate. I do not want 65% Conservatives running my party, and the 40%er's getting out to vote for any other candidate left on the ballot should have sent a huge message to the Party bigwigs. It didnt matter if they won, the fact that we went out and Voted. Your number crunchers can read and McCain may well have the nomination wrapped up. But the VOTERS still put up 40% anti J.Mc this should have made huge statement to 'said' Candidate and the National Committee, to make a solid binding commitment to the Conservative base of our Party, or take the real risk of those same Core Conservatives sitting it out in November.

The 40% non-vote for McCain seems to be given nothing more than polite acknowledgment by the R.N.C. at best and disdain to the same people representing these voters as "nuts" or "Christian right" I am not a nut, nor according to my Aunt a Christian, but I believe a Conservative with a Libertarian bent. I believe the majority of the other 40%er's are of a similar mentality. These good people are the party's core. They went out and voted in droves even though they didn't have a horse in the race. Thats dedication that should not be so cavalierly discarded as it seems to be.

We have a big tent in the Republican Party and I can vote in November for McCain, without holding my nose, be cause I know in my heart he is a honorable man and will defend this Country to the death. But I wont vote for him if I feel he will run roughshod the party I have supported for 29 years.

So what will it take to convince me, simple, a NEW CONTRACT WITH AMERICA, signed by him. Nothing fancy, 2 or 3 pages double spaced with bullets, probably 25 or 30 points that tell me absolutely where he will stand and who his running mate will be. I want to see a little "straight talk", then I will decide. If he passes muster and I will put my time and money behind him and the R.N.C.. If he doesn't pass muster I will give him and the National Committee nothing, absolutely nothing. I will support local candidates locally with my monies but nothing for the R.N.C. to disperse, in fact VOTING WITH MY CHECKBOOK.

I am not a Suicide Voter and some Conservatives would call me a RINO, because I am pro-choice. I might said the same thing, a time or to, in the heat of an argument about someone's lack of support for the 2nd Amendment. But I feel I could pass anyone's "Conservative Test" with at least a 90% or better and I won't vote for someone to represent me if I believe he will cause hurt to my family or my country.

I will still vote on the rest of the ballot for my state and local races, but I will not support someone who will lessen me.

Much to Much on my Plate

I've been up to my ass in alligators the past few weeks but things are getting back to what passes for normal at home. A few lines of note.

Dr Pournelle has finished his radiation and is still up right and walking.. this is excellent news. I've said this before but it's worth saying again, "if you would like an education on how the world really works you should read everything by Jerry Pournelle".

Kudos to the folks Post Offices in Tampa, in my travels around the city i have had to use 5 of the branches on a pretty consistent basis. 1 station has always had great customer service, the other 4 spotty at best, but that was in the past. Now all of the stations I deal with are a pleasure to deal with, Thanks for your effort it is much appreciated.
Now if I could just find the government idiot who decided on the location for the new downtown office and have him nibbled to death by ducks.

I spent last weekend working on the shop and rebuilding my gun / reloading area. I've decided to go old school and permanently set up 2 or 3 Lyman Tru-line turret presses to go with a Lee single stage and Lee 1000 progressive system. Anyone with a idea on how to set this up in a 5x2 area contact me.

Spring Break is a comin for us here in Tampa planning on doing more outside work here while the weather is great. I really have no desire to be painting outside in July when it's 100degrees and 100percent.

Back to work