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I can see it now...
We've already got that
TB
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3/29/2009 2:24:42 PM
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It's called the government public school system. ;)
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National Service in the US
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Laurie Street
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3/24/2009 3:57:48 PM
US Constitution, Amendment #13
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David F Mayer
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3/29/2009 12:01:49 AM
If the draft was constitutional, so is this.
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TB
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3/30/2009 3:41:08 AM
How so? It is NOT a matter of national security.
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David F Mayer
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4/1/2009 12:29:21 PM
Traditionally a liberal idea, with some fantastic benefits.
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Bowser
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3/25/2009 4:36:52 AM
What is liberal about conscription?
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David F Mayer
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3/29/2009 12:29:52 PM
re: National Service in the US
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TB
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3/24/2009 4:50:18 PM
Voluntary???
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alcaray
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3/27/2009 8:03:32 AM
re: Voluntary???
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TB
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3/27/2009 12:41:08 PM
Let's be clear.
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alcaray
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3/27/2009 6:58:29 PM
Text of a bill currently working its way out of the House
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TB
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3/27/2009 9:27:15 PM
I apologize.
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alcaray
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3/27/2009 11:08:20 PM
No apology necessary
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TB
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3/28/2009 4:50:54 AM
I can see it now...
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ER
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3/29/2009 1:00:54 PM
We've already got that
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TB
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3/29/2009 2:24:42 PM
An editorial on this subject
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TB
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3/26/2009 2:51:20 PM
Now I see the problem
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Laurie Street
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3/26/2009 3:55:57 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.