The Importance Of Financial Cuts In The Military

Decent Essays
Tammy Raville
Wilvena McDowell
COM 231
29 October 2013

INTRODUCTION Do you enjoy the freedom of choosing what school you attend, picking your choice of study? Your freedom of religion, the freedom to own a firearm? Do you enjoy lying down at night without the sounds of gunfire or the possibility of a home invasion? All of this is possible due to our United States Military. Currently, our President is asking that financial cuts be made within budget, to include extensive cuts from our already neglected military and those members who protect all those freedoms not only you and I enjoy, but often take for granted. Don’t get me wrong, I agree our budget needs trimming, but taking away from those who are our protectors, our guardians is not necessary.
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President Obama has asked that several
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First, contact your NC Senator Richard Burr, contact your NC State Representative for Alamance County, Rick Gunn tell them you do not approve of these military pay cuts. Share with them the importance of protecting those who protect us, our nation and our constitution.
B. Sign the following petition: “https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/increase-pay-and-protection-our-united-states-military-members/W7Fh2C7V

CONCLUSION
I. Protecting those who have so graciously protected your great grandparents, your grandma and grandpa, your mom and dad, your little brother and sister, yourself is so simple in comparison as to what our military members do for you and I 24 hours a day 365 days a year. I am not asking you to die for your country. I am asking you to make a phone call, sign a petition, and simply say thank you to those who have served and continue to serve this great nation I am proud to call home. This my friend is your constitutional right, protect it or lose it.

Sites Sourced:

http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/defense/plan-cut-military-spending

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