the rise of Adolf Hitler. In his wake, Hitler left a devastated and shaken world and fifty million dead. On a slightly smaller scale, the legislated actions of the United States government during the Vietnam War, including drafts and cover-ups, caused rioting around the country, and even thirty years later breeds a deep mistrust of the government in a large segment of the population. A proposal of mandatory public service fits this paradigm. This legislation, in violating the lawful and moral freedom of its people, creates future non-workers disillusioned or angry with their government. As in the case of Timothy McVeigh, such disillusionment can lead to terrible acts of rebellious destruction. The Declaration of Independence forewarned of this outcome, stating that, ?whenever a form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it.? Government mandating of human rights, no matter how trivial they appear, undermine the fabric of the United States government and position it for attack and destruction. A proposal to force students into public service for three years following their high school graduation violates the foundation of the United States, breaking both the law of ?unalienable rights? stated within its Constitution, and the underlying moral law inherent in every human. In addition, this involuntary service would break down the trust and loyalty of the enforced students necessary for the continued success and safety of the government itself. In making students a ?worthless commodity,? undeserving of their own rights as individuals, the United States would abandon its essential framework and defining principles. It would no longer be a government for the people, by the people, for the government itself would no longer exist....
