Last edited by MisterVeritis; 06-20-2022 at 11:31 AM.
Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.
I pledge allegiance to the Constitution as written and understood by this nation's founders, and to the Republic it created, an indivisible union of sovereign States, with liberty and justice for all.
Captdon (06-20-2022)
Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect. -- Woody Hayes
Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.
I pledge allegiance to the Constitution as written and understood by this nation's founders, and to the Republic it created, an indivisible union of sovereign States, with liberty and justice for all.
Now_What (06-20-2022)
The article suggests low pay. The Army in 1987 when I first enlisted had low pay. It is much higher today. I didn't make over $1K per month until I made sergeant. I believe in basic my pay was $516/mo. But the barracks, mess hall were free. My only expense when I got to my first unit was car insurance.
ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
The Constitution is a grant of powers from the States to the Federal government. If it is not in Article 1 Section 8 then it is not allowed. One cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process.
AMENDMENT XIII
Section 1.
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
So amend the Constitution.
Last edited by MisterVeritis; 06-20-2022 at 11:44 AM.
Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.
I pledge allegiance to the Constitution as written and understood by this nation's founders, and to the Republic it created, an indivisible union of sovereign States, with liberty and justice for all.
I don't agree with that assessment. I am not suggesting we reinstitute the draft, but I do believe that if it were done, it would be net positive for the services and for society in general.
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.” - Barry Goldwater