Why GA is Dying

Jim Macklin wrote:
STARSHIP TROOPERS, Service equals Citizenship. You have all
the rights, except the right to vote unless your risked your
life.
There are other ways to serve a country besides military service.
You're honestly telling me your average 18 year old Army recruit is
remotely intelligent about politics? I don't think so. For that
matter, my brother's OCS class wasn't exactly full of political scholars
(or any other kind of scholar)

If I ruled the USA, voters would have to pass a test run by
a machine, identify certain people by their picture, pick
the correct answer to a few questions on the Constitution.
Which people you ask? Public figures from history; Lincoln,
Grant, Lee, Henry, Washington, Ike, Reagan, their current
Congressman and Senators, maybe some Supreme Court members.
What history? Random questions, anything, Civil War, WWI
and WWII, Mexican War 1 and 2, Bill of Rights, enough to
show they have some interest and are aware of the issues.
Good luck with that. Unfortunately, you can't legislate intelligence
(but it would make my life easier!)

It was a book written by a good author, in response to the
actions of our POWs in Korea.

The point is that service at risk of life shows a level of
dedication. This is reflected by the path to citizenship
open to military volunteers.

Owning land is a means to display dedication to the society.
The founding fathers were in favor of unorganized militia
and were against standing armies. But service was
encouraged, even if it meant that a rich person might hire a
substitute for his service.



"Emily" wrote in message
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| Jim Macklin wrote:
| STARSHIP TROOPERS, Service equals Citizenship. You have
all
| the rights, except the right to vote unless your risked
your
| life.
| There are other ways to serve a country besides military
service.
| You're honestly telling me your average 18 year old Army
recruit is
| remotely intelligent about politics? I don't think so.
For that
| matter, my brother's OCS class wasn't exactly full of
political scholars
| (or any other kind of scholar)
|
| If I ruled the USA, voters would have to pass a test run
by
| a machine, identify certain people by their picture,
pick
| the correct answer to a few questions on the
Constitution.
| Which people you ask? Public figures from history;
Lincoln,
| Grant, Lee, Henry, Washington, Ike, Reagan, their
current
| Congressman and Senators, maybe some Supreme Court
members.
| What history? Random questions, anything, Civil War,
WWI
| and WWII, Mexican War 1 and 2, Bill of Rights, enough to
| show they have some interest and are aware of the
issues.
| Good luck with that. Unfortunately, you can't legislate
intelligence
| (but it would make my life easier!)