Quote Originally Posted by Sport20
haha there is a big difference between paying taxes and being forced into the military.
This is exactly what I am talking about. Civil service is a necessary contribution to this country's survival and we would not be able to enjoy what we have unless there are people to provide that for us. Taxes are the same thing. We couldn't have roads, if there wasn't any money to do so. We can't have freedom if there weren't any people to provide it for us. I personally think that if you can't dedicate 2 years of your life to making this country a better place, then you don't deserve to be able to enjoy your life here. Again, being in the military doesn't mean you have to shoot people or even touch a weapon. It is simply about providing a service to the government.

I also think that it would have the added side benifit of making a population much more active politically, because if you thought that a president would be sending YOU off to war, or YOUR daughter off to war, because of a mandatory obligation to serve, then you might make sure that your elected leaders were responsible for making better decisions.