>>15295155

Don't like the concept of owning property as qualification to vote, as it puts the wealthy in a higher political class that the rest of society. It's been demonstrated over and over that wealth does not equate to wisdom.

Voting rights should be earned through some sort of service, but not exclusively through military service. Post residency, doctors should serve a term equal to a military enlistment providing medical services where needed. Same with all other professions. Engineers, lawyers, scientists, welders, carpenters, etc, etc. It would set up the body politic to be able to choose from a pool of candidates that had real world experience building things and solving problems instead of the crony hacks we keep getting.

>>15295198

Meh. I think voting will always be corruptable in some fashion. I advocate choosing all currently elected officials by random lottery like a draft or jury duty.

You're sitting home minding your own business and one day you get a letter from Uncle Sam informing you that your number has been drawn to serve as US Rep for your district. You go to DC on a commercial flight, you check into the House of Reps dorm, you eat at the House of Reps DFAC, and you ride the House of Rep's cattle car to work. You're paid your regular civilian income and when two years are up you go home with a Tri-Care health package and a small additional amount added to your Social Security check when you retire.

"Fuck! I gotta go be a Congressman!" It would slash the bullshit in DC very quickly.

>>15295241

So by grownups you really mean trust fund kids right? Hard Pass.

>>15295260

>ideological associations harmful to the nation

That's a sink hole. Who determines what constitutes harmful ideology?

>>15295283

Clearly there would need to be an induction exam to weed out tweakers, mental defectives, degenerate perverts and women.

>>15295295

Shitposting IS winning. We don't need no water let the motherfucker burn.

>>15295296

>>15295304

Kek. How subversive.

No like a military entrance exam. No pre-existing psycological conditions or hemorrhoids.

>>15295398

I didn't even know he was sick

no homo

>>15295404

If I was never in the military how would I know about the psychological conditions or the hemorrhoids?

>>15295421

>Brigadier Gen. Steven M. Anderson

Brigadier General Steve Anderson, USA (Ret) is the Chief Marketing Officer of RELYANT LLC, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business based in Knoxville, Tennessee, that provides key construction, logistics, munitions response, and information services to our troops deployed overseas in the combat zone.

He retired in April 2010 after a 31 year career in the US Army that included logistics command and staff assignments in Korea, Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Germany, Hawaii and four tours in the Pentagon. His most notable military assignment was serving under General David H. Petraeus as his Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics for the Multi-National Force in Iraq for 15 months (Aug 06 – Nov 07).

As a complement to his duties with RELYANT, Anderson serves on the board of directors of two companies in what he categorizes as “energistics” – leveraging alternative energy reduction, production, storage and management to cut logistics requirements and costs: Ultralife Corporation, a $250M/year battery manufacturer (Rochester, NY) and CIYCOR Global, a company that provides financing and technical support for renewable energy and construction projects worldwide (Chicago, IL). He also advises numerous start-up companies in the energy sector.

Anderson has spoken publicly on energy and environmental issues in various forums. His Op-Ed piece, “Save Lives, Save Energy” appeared in the New York Times on 12 Jan 11 and in July 10 he appeared for a week on a national television campaign for a national Clean Energy climate. He has testified before Congress and made numerous radio and television appearances on venues such as National Public Radio, BBC, WUSA, and proudly supported the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRCD), Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), the National Science Foundation, and other environmental or veterans organizations.

Anderson is a 1978 graduate of the United States Military Academy and was awarded a Master of Science in Operations Research and Systems Analysis Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1987. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Bronze Star.

https://www.americansecurityproject.org/about/consensus/members/brig-general-steven-m-anderson/

>>15295435

This, more than anything else, led to my drinking problem.

>>15295432

This dude glows hard. Classic example of building those network connections with contractors for post-retirement opportunities in the civilian sector. Note West Point grad year. Height of Jimmy Carter admin.

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>>15295482

He never had a combat command. Somehow, he made BG as a logistics staff weenie and was awarded a Bronze Star. He deserves a blindfold and a cigarette.

>>15295500

He's been an AJ guest as well.