KCC Policy Work

Type-1 Diabetics (T1D) are legally disqualified from joining any branch of the United States military. This is due to T1D's being legally disabled for without access to Insulin T1D's will die. However, for many roles in the United States military, medical access is very easy and efficient. For example, on an aircraft carrier there is an entire pharmacy of medical supplies that T1D's can gain access to. The same is true for army bases. It is for this reason that KCC has undertaken a public policy initiative to lobby the American government to allow T1D's to have the same chance to enlist in the U.S. military as non-diabetics do. If these T1D's pass the physical requirements and can keep up with the rigorous lifestyle of a military person, while at the same time occupying a role with immediate access to medical care, then there should be no reason that a T1D cannot serve their country in the U.S. military.  Other countries such as Israel and Finland are already doing this by allowing T1D's to enlist. It is time for the U.S. to catch up and allow T1D's the same right to enlist as non-diabetics do. Read more about the policy and legal basis for T1D admission into the U.S. military in the following academic policy paper that will be presented at the Virginia Social Science Association Conference in April, 2024.

Kyle, the founder of KCC, in the summer of 2023 served as a Constitution intern for the Republic of South Sudan's Ministry of Federal Affairs (MoFedA) working with Ministerial staff to craft a new Federalist based Constitutions for the war torn country.  He led a team of Ministerial staff in writing and researching policy briefs on various federalist models around the world and how they can be applied to South Sudan for a more peaceful and stable government based upon Federalism. Each policy brief was based on a certain topic (e.g. taxation) while research was based on how each of the main Federalist governments around the world (e.g. U.S., Canada, Germany etc.) handled that issue using Federalism. The team also composed a powerpoint titled "An Analysis on the Development of Federalism in the United States" in which he analyzed how the US style of Federalism evolved over time so the Minister and his staff could learn from those lessons of history.

These combined efforts between Kyle and the Ministry  resulted in a 170 page policy package titled "Federalist-based Policy Documents in Support of Republic of South Sudan MoFedA Blueprint for New Constitution" and was presented to the Minister of Federal Affairs, other Minister's, and each of their respective staff in a two hour live presentation on July 30th, 2023. This presentation and work was highly regarded by each of the Ministers who agreed to adapt around a dozen of the team's proposals to the new Constitution. The policy package is also going to be published and presented at the National conference on Federalism in January of 2024.