Congressman Saunders

Fax 202-225-6790

RE: Proposed World Service Corps Bills/Resolutions

For consideration in your Progressive Caucus

Dear Congressman Sanders:

My initial Peace Corps training out of Brattleboro, Vermont exposed me to the practical ideas inherent in my enclosed World Service Corps (WSC) proposals. These proposals represent the essence of your Progressive Caucus goal of finding, “… thoughtful, practical solutions to the economic and social problems facing America” that our nation needs solidified in its character.

With double speak and hypocrisy spilling over from too much of our media and too many political and business leaders, America needs laws that will immerse red and blue stated Americans with value oriented service experiences. Red necks and blue noses must serve together, so that the wealth and power that emanates from connections can be more diversified. Without such national service and the binding it produces, increasing wealth disparity and reliance on Peter Principle leadership will continue emaciating our once broadly muscled middle class, our nation’s reservoir of strength.

The WSC proposals call for all Americans aged 18-26 to do national service in their choice of Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Head Start, Doctors without Borders, Habitat for Humanity, and the Red Cross. Both the one year service proposal and the two year volunteer proposal, which provides funding for community and state college tuition or vocational training equivalent, use progressive WSC funding proposals to induce corporations and individuals who pay no or meager taxes to share in the Terror War’s many costs. Details are available in the full proposals.

On March 23^rd I met with Congresswoman Woolsey, who strongly supported the idea and repeated that it “fits perfectly with my progressive ideals.” She said she would be taking the proposals to the Progressive Caucus.

She does not feel House Republicans will support these proposals. I will, however, continue trying to obtain bipartisan progressive support, so I would welcome any Republican contacts you can suggest.

There are many social, economic, and humanitarian reasons why these proposals should be quickly enacted into law. There are also domestic political reasons why these proposals need prompt introduction. Imagine a script that has another deadly set of 9-11 explosions such as World Trade Centers 1, 2, & 7. Imagine Neo-Cons clamoring for revival of the military draft as the answer to escalating violence in an increasingly dangerous world. A smart, progressive answer would be to have these World Service Corps proposal already in legislative play in order to be sufficiently prepared to successfully offset such a simplified and shortsighted answer.

In order for progressives to win elections, red and blue stated Americans must better understand the needs that exist at home and abroad. The first hand experiences provided by having a million Americans, ranging from red necks to blue noses, serving in the WSC will give them that understanding. It will also educate those who serve in the classroom of the world, so that they will not as easily buy into slanted, biased, and uninvestigated news and talking head propaganda.

I am faxing you all the information listed below. I will soon try emailing this letter to all 58 Progressive Caucus members and hope at your upcoming meetings they will all have downloaded information on the WSC.

The Caucus and your staff can link to updated World Service Corps proposals, information, and updates by clicking to the opening link at www.dwaynehunn.biz. Please send others to the site.

Recently, I also placed an interactive on-line Petition supporting the WSC proposal at: http://www.dwaynehunn.biz/petition/

The 2-3 minutes it takes to sign the Petition (and confirm via a return email) by you, staff, and friends would be helpful and appreciated.

Similar requests have thus far been made to those CCed below.

Implementing these proposals builds nations – abroad and at home. When the world sees America’s WSC practicing the values Americans so often espouse, attacks and responsibilities on our beleaguered and over-stretched military will be reduced. When millions of Americans have served in the WSC, the nation’s political IQ, moral character, and economic strength will soar.

I look forward to your reply. Thanks for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Dwayne Hunn, Ph.D.

Enc: Faxed: Both WSC bill/resolution proposals. Summaries of both WSC proposals. Two Op-Eds.

CC: Senators Feinstein, Boxer; McCain, Collins, Kennedy, Dodd, Coleman, Dole, Specter, Hatch, Clinton, Obama, Snowe, Smith.

Representatives Woolsey, Lantos, Walsh, Honda, Shays, Petri, Lee, Farr.