Citizenship is defined as a being a citizen or a person owing allegiance to and entitled to the protection of a sovereign state. Citizen preferred for one owing allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and sharing in the political rights of those people. The concept of which in one of its earliest was given to us by the Romans, who had just began to understand the importance of a populace contributing to the decisions of its own fate. Modern American citizenship as we know it today was defined for us in the constitution of this nation by the founding fathers. Citizenship as they had envisioned it even back then was not free, but came with a price. A citizen was expected to carry out certain civic duties and responsibilities such as the defense of the republic, participating in state and local government, and voting on affairs of the nation as a whole. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!” Given all the communication technology; receiving and sending information has never been easier, however civic involvement is at one if its lowest points

Why should citizenship be regulated to only those who complete a term of federal service? It would ensure that every man or woman who was a voter or officeholder is a person who has demonstrated through voluntary and difficult service the he or she places the welfare of the group ahead of personal interest and advantage.

The current system of populace participation is severely handicapped by lack of involvement and voter apathy. In the 2000 presidential election 129.5 million people were eligible to vote, however of that number only 85.5% decided it would be a good idea to vote. Unfortunately statistics on the number of people who were informed voters are not available. Often those that do vote complain of a lack of choice, or having to choose the lesser of two evils. Are we really doing our democracy a favor by voting for the candidates that we dislike the least? When is the last time a candidate ran for office that actually enamored the masses? An individual that had the experience, had made the sacrifices, had the true interest of the nation; where is he or she? To represent and lead this previously mentioned group of “super citizens”, we should have a worthy leader. The headlines and the news channels are full of stories of the corrupt and the hypocritical. The leaders that we now elect to office are often pursuing their own interest or being corrupted by the decadent political machine that administers our nation. They make decisions without weighing the cost on the nation and its peoples, having for the most part made little if any sacrifice to obtain the position to which they have been elected. Most American elected officials come from privileged backgrounds, and have little if any idea of the concept “doing without”. They have always had their will, be it material or other. They lack the discipline and moral fortitude to be entrusted with our resources and futures. A leader must be drawn from the ranks of those that have chosen him to lead them otherwise one is faced with a monarchy, or in worst-case scenario, a tyranny! It stands to reason that in order give direction; one must also be able to follow direction. In order to fully appreciate and intelligently manage resources one should understand and participate in the labors that have generated those resources. Should we not then draw said ideal leader from this pool of “super citizens”, and should not the greater majority of this group be fit to lead if called upon to do so?

How does one go about creating a new and worthy “Civil class” that can be relied upon to decide the fate of the nation? For starters this group must not be exclusive of race, sex, age, creed, or religion. It is vitally important that any member of society equal to his or her peers may be allowed to undertake the endeavor of obtaining a citizenship, and that any subject that be governed by this body be eligible unless he or she has proven to society that they are unfit to be a productive member of it. By being proven unfit it is meant that those who have committed serious crimes or deemed to not have insufficient mental capacity be excluded solely because such actions and traits are counter productive to society and its stewardship. Another important poi

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