[jtom36]

Socrates warned: extreme freedom will instill a paranoia about any kind of "master" including objective measurements of right and wrong, ---
"In short, the boys begin to realize that justice and happiness in a community rests upon the moral condition of its citizens...
Adeimantus comes to discover a dark and ominous secret: without proper moral conditioning a regime's "defining principle" will be the source of its ultimate destruction. "

Our 'defining principles' can only be taught in a 'basic training' type school. -- Every 18 year old should be required to attend a constitutional boot camp before they are franchised to vote. --
-- No service, - No vote.

[johnnycap]

“Our ‘defining principles’ can only be taught in a ‘basic training’ type school. — Every 18 year old should be required to attend a constitutional boot camp before they are franchised to vote. —
— No service, - No vote.”

-I agree with this and have been saying this for a long time. Citizenship should be just as hard or harder to get than a driver’s license. Also, if you don’t pay any taxes, you don’t get the right to vote. You have to have skin in the game. Voting to limit another person’s rights when you have nothing at risk is another form of tyranny.

[!1776!]

Our 'defining principles' can only be taught in a 'basic training' type school. -- Every 18 year old should be required to attend a constitutional boot camp before they are franchised to vote. -- -- No service, - No vote.

And if this camp is designed and run by the Dem's?

Be careful of what you wish for - you just might get it.

Not trying to be argumentative, but this is the type of statement that would fit well on DU. It is beyond the powers allowed to the government by the Constitution.