"They volunteered, didn't they? What did they think they were signing up for?"

Dear Friends;

When I enlisted in the military during the Vietnam Era, I did so with the implied understanding that I would accept very little pay and be willing to jeopardize my life for American values.

In return, there was an implied contract that the political people who now held my life in their hands would be elected honestly, be of high integrity, put the good of the people, the nation and the world above business and special interests, be forthright with the people of the nation, hold high values and be intelligent enough to adhere to and implement those values.

The government failed to uphold most of its obligations then and is failing to uphold all of them now. In a democracy, the government serves the people. In America, the people serve the government.

We have no obligation to do the bidding of this government.

Harold Taggart
Skokie Il