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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Mandatory national service for teens?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Should Americans be required to perform two years of national service? That’s the latest topic in our series “We the People,” which springs from a new book about how to reform the Constitution.
In the book, “A More Perfect Constitution,” University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato suggests that with their Bill of Rights, Americans also need a Bill or Responsibilities — a constitutional amendment requiring all able-bodied Americans between 18 and 26 to serve for two years. The service could be either civilian or military.
What do you think? Would Americans be well-served by this idea?
(For more information, see Sunday’s article.)
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