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Should military service be voting prerequisite?	by romandas	2003-10-11 00:14:46
NOT what Heinlein said	by JohnClarke	2003-10-11 08:33:51
GOVERNMENT service, not necessarily military. One of the most widely held misconceptions about Starship Troopers is that military service was required for citizenship. I don't have it in front of me so can't quote exactly, but it was government service, with a long list of nonmilitary occupations as well as the military. Further, the government was obligated to take any applicant and find something for him or her to do--there was no requirement that it be easy or pleasant or even useful, just within the person's capabilities--he used the example of a blind man being given the task of counting the hairs on caterpillars by touch. Now whether this is a good idea or not is another story.
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Now that...	by Ataraxia	2003-10-11 12:48:06
that was the general idea...	by soldier	2003-10-11 15:39:51
Campaigning is hardly a service to the country.	by JPaganel	2003-10-21 14:49:24

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