civilian national security force

Jim McDermott's scary "Congressional Commission on Civic Service" (mandatory national service) - 3/25/2009

Democratic Rep. Jim McDermott recently tried to add an amendment to the "GIVE Act" ("Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education", HR1388) that would establish a commission to study how the U.S. could establish a mandatory community service program. The "Congressional Commission on Civic Service" would study among other things:

GIVE til it hurts: House passes volunteerism expansion bill - 3/20/2009

From this: The House of Representatives passed a measure Wednesday that supporters are calling the most sweeping reform of nationally-backed volunteer programs since AmeriCorps. But some opponents are strongly criticizing the legislation, calling it expensive indoctrination and forced advocacy. The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, known as the GIVE Act (HR1388) -- sponsor...

"Civilian Expeditionary Workforce": possibly involuntary, possibly combat support humanitarian force (CNSF) - 1/31/2009

... slip where he promoted a "Civilian National Security Force"? Say hello to the Defense Department's new "Civilian Expeditionary Workforce" plan. From defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=52840: The Defense Department is forming a civilian expeditionary workforce that will be trained and equipped to deploy overseas in support of military missions worldwide, according t...

Obama's Organizing for America: a corps of supporters answerable only to him? Fight disasters and political enemies? (CNSF) - 1/17/2009

The Barack Obama movement is about to get even creepier, with his announcement of "Organizing for America" ("OFA"), part of "Barack Obama 2.0", the continuation of his campaign even after he's been elected president. From this: "As President, I will need the help of all Americans to meet the challenges that lie ahead," Obama said in a video message e-ma...

Is Obama's "Civilian National Security Force" just a nation-remaking diplomatic corps? - 12/01/2008

... proposed the creation of a "civilian national security force" that would be "just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded" as the U.S. military. However, there wasn't anything at his site about that, but "A Handpicked Team for a Sweeping Shift in Foreign Policy" by David Sanger of the New York Times (link) might have revealed what he meant: ...all thre...

Brooks Jackson/FactCheck spins Obama's Civilian National Security Force - 11/13/2008

... remarks about Obama's "civilian national security force": factcheck.org/askfactcheck/is_obama_planning_a_gestapo-like_civilian_national.html Jackson quotes the Obama speech as I did here, and ends with: Does that sound like a force that could kick down your door in the middle of the night and haul you off to a Gulag or concentration camp? You decide. Now, to show that Brooks Jackso...

Obama spins Civilian National Security Force as for Iraq rebuilding - 11/11/2008

... he proposed creating a "Civilian National Security Force". That was just in one line of the speech, and it didn't appear in the version as prepared for delivery (copy here). Since that time, many have speculated over what he could have meant, and just recently Georgia congressman Paul Broun compared the creation of such groups to that in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union (link). No...

Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel want mandatory community service?; contradicts earlier statements; 100 hours/year in college - 11/07/2008

... see Barack Obama's "civilian national security force" UPDATE: As pointed out by several others, the "U.S. government", also known as the part of BHO's campaign behind change.gov, has changed the language on the page at change.gov first discussed above to bring it more in line with the other language. And, they don't provide any indication that there was a change...

Barack Obama's "civilian national security force" (????) - 7/12/2008

... set... We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded." What the Sam Hill? There's nothing at his Service page (barackobama.com/issues/service) discussing anything near such a program. He wants to increase the size of Americorps, create a "Homeland Security Corps", create other specialized groups, and...

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