http://www.kneedeepinthehooah.com/2009/03/life-liberty Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:46:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.kneedeepinthehooah.com/2009/03/life-liberty/comment-page-1#comment-3864 Cathy B Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:56:20 +0000 http://www.kneedeepinthehooah.com/?p=3677#comment-3864 An eloquent farmer expressing an understanding of our Constitution which makes the point seem so simple and clear. Wouldn't it be something these words were read and understood by all taxpaying citizens. Perhaps the postal system would become overwhelmed with envelopes of teabags mailed to our elected officials. I attempted reading the extensive legal jargon in this 'volunteer' proposition. Is it just me, or does this appear to replace paying jobs with volunteers? And it doesn't pertain only to youth, it's practically a cradle to grave outline for service. This Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act 'gives' me a headache and a most unsettled feeling our government will soon be intruding in every aspect of our lives. Thanks for posting this and continuing to educate your readers. An eloquent farmer expressing an understanding of our Constitution which makes the point seem so simple and clear. Wouldn’t it be something these words were read and understood by all taxpaying citizens. Perhaps the postal system would become overwhelmed with envelopes of teabags mailed to our elected officials. I attempted reading the extensive legal jargon in this ‘volunteer’ proposition. Is it just me, or does this appear to replace paying jobs with volunteers? And it doesn’t pertain only to youth, it’s practically a cradle to grave outline for service. This Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act ‘gives’ me a headache and a most unsettled feeling our government will soon be intruding in every aspect of our lives. Thanks for posting this and continuing to educate your readers.

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