Trump Budget Proposes Killing All Funding for PBS, NPR and National Endowment for the Arts

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  1. dairyair

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    Thanks. I figured you'd demean Rosa's name sake.
     
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    A cow's behind was mean to me.
     
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    Uh, because we already pay taxes to the gov't maybe?
     
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    Because the government has been abused and violated the Constitution does not mean the abuse is acceptable or legal.

    The supreme court also ruled in favor of eminent domain abuse in Kelo v New London (allowing the govt to take property from one person and give that property to another person to use as they see fit). The supreme court upheld slavery for many years, also Citizens United, upheld parts of the Patriot Act. Do you like all of those rulings? Or is the supreme court fallible?
     
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    Wrong. Many people obeyed to the extent required whoever was the current ruler. That does not mean they were Christian.

    The Constitution does not permit a state religion.

    The Constitution prevents the govt from interfering with the practice of religion. That includes allowing a religion to believe homosexuality is a sin and to ban gay marriage.

    I do, clearly much much better than you do.
     
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    It's a bit odd how you made a sweeping generalization about RWs who must have been home schooled and didn't know anything about public education, yet seem to have an issue with someone who has spent a lot more time than you in the system talking about it - and then suddenly - "don't lump the entire education system in with a few bad apples" - generalizations are bad.

    There's a lot of good apples, sure. But there's an awful lot of bad apples too. Too many to just be swept under the rug. We could start with my union president, for starters.
     
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    Nope, that's why some judges are called activists, they decide without constitutional basis.
     
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    A conservative judge by definition is an originalist.
     
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    Again, you're making little sense.
    We have all paid taxes already.
    You only want to have gov't spend on things you like and screw everyone else.
     
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    No, Righties do not like Public broadcasting because it presents all sides of an issue in it's news, it presents facts (especially hated by righties since they want their own "alternative facts"), it presents science (righties fear that), it presents quality programming( righties think commercials and The Simpsons are quality programming), it presents documentaries which fly in the face of racist, sexist attitudes of Repubs and finally, it makes things available to the low and middle income people whom repubs hate...


    Nothing will change my mind on that, I've been around too long to think otherwise....
     
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    Not being mean to you, I just think you aren't doing harm to a great lady's name sake. You don't seem to have any of the same values as she fought for. Had a career in public office, meaning to some RWers, she sucked off the teat of the gov't.
    I don't see her service as that, BTW.
     
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    The current ruler in those times was the Christian Church.
    We agree on the rest. So no need for your bringing up what they were believing 500 yrs ago, it's irrelevant today.

    On the last we don't agree.
     
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    I want the gov't to spend my tax money on defense, schools, and builing a wall to keep out Mexican homeless people who come here and go on welfare and bleed the rest of us dry.
     
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    Please, lets see that definition.
     
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    Rosa Parks does not care how you see her.
     
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    I want some of the same, I don't want to waste money on a wall. $3B over 3 yrs, could fund the gov'ts portion of CPB for 100 yrs.
    So, we all give and take. You are taking more with that $3B
     
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    People who respect what she did, could. You don't seem to care, I'll give you that.
     
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    You can respect Rosa and she still doesn't care what you think.
     
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    NPR interview today with a judge.
     
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    I agree and didn't say anything different.
    It does show how much respect you have for her and what she stood for.
     
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    Link? Story?
     
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    Don't you know what conservative or progressive means on the bench?
     
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    Hey why don't all the righties around here just stop typing and let you conduct both sides of the debate since you certainly ignore our side in order to create your fantasy one.
     
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    :roflol:

    Your feeble attempt at conflating has failed miserably!

    Better luck next time!
     
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    Onus is entirely on you to PROVE that the SCOTUS rulings in favor of the General Welfare of We the People in question are wrong. Since the legislation was passed by Congress and is the Law of the Land that makes it Constitutional.

    Up to you to demonstrate that it isn't because allegations on your part are nothing more than your opinion.
     
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