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The National Interns Alliance has never accepted conscriptive community service nor have they ever agreed to participate in implementation for 1998, the NIA said on Friday.
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Hlongwane that they had agreed to the conscriptive service, NIA reiterated that it had consistently called for the suspension of the proposal to allow time for proper consultation and negotiation with the relevant parties.
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It is a _bold_ conscriptive measure, and indicates serious strength and the _consciousness_ of strength in government.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Various
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We want to know how many men and women of conscriptive age -- and they're going to take women and not soldiers.
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Our counutry has long defined citizenship in terms of being willing when asked to defend ones country, and I don't think it is a stretch to include conscriptive military service as a part of that.
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They found that conscriptive military service was not in violation on the 13th amendment, and concluded that it was viable (sic constitutional) to raise conscripted armies.
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They found that conscriptive military service was not in violation on the 13th amendment, and concluded that it was viable (sic constitutional) to raise conscripted armies.
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Our counutry has long defined citizenship in terms of being willing when asked to defend ones country, and I don't think it is a stretch to include conscriptive military service as a part of that.
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- lack of commitment to ensuring the proposed conscriptive community service would function effectively if implemented;
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- the conscriptive nature of the proposal and removal of freedom of choice for participants without exploring other more equitable options.
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