Posted by Alexander Higgins - July 27, 2010 at 4:41 am
The US Congress has introduced a bill, which many are dubbing a “Slavery Bill“, that would require all American citizens to perform 2 years of either military service or civilian service that promotes the national defense related to homeland security.
The bill would effect
ively establish a permanent national military draft the would require all citizens, male and female, of the United States and its territories to perform the 2 years of the so called “National Service”.
The bill gives the President broad powers such determining the types of civilian services that meet the requirements for the bill and the ability to extend the length of service to maintain the number of citizens performing “National Service” that the President deems necessary.
Other broad powers assigned to the President would include the ability for President to prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out enforce the bill including regulations for induction, compensation, standards of performance levels, penalties for failure to perform service satisfactorily.
The bill suggests that the President follows the procedures for registration, selection, and induction outlined in the existing Military Selective Service Act which would be amended to include women in the act.
Those who object to military service will be required to perform 2 years of noncombatant national civilian service subject to any additional regulations as the President may prescribe for those who object.
This is the latest version of the bill currently available on GovTrack.
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