Sounds very Orwellian, despite some good intentions.
I agree. "Homeland Security Department" was an equally bad idea. Like Homeland security, Peace creates more bureaucracy where it isn't needed, wasting money during a time of nearly crippling budget shortfalls, and it exacerbates the problem of unnecessary regulations on departments, slowing internal workings of the government. For example, the Justice Department, at least in principle, exists to see that justice is done, so those function of the Peace Department are already under the government's advisement. Education already takes care of much of the rest, at least in principle.
A national peace day may be a good idea. I'm always for more holidays. And this one might be an especially good idea for an empire engaging continual warfare. It reminds us of an alternative. But monitoring human rights abroad is exactly the sort of thing that gets us entangled in protracted wars abroad in the first place, so that idea will not be likely to lead to greater peace for our country. Several of the other ideas are simply big brother over-reaching and over-regulating.
And all cost more money.
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