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I hadn't thought of the

Ramona — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:50:33 +0000

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I hadn't thought of the community aspect of it, but in rural communities--and even in the 'burbs--that's huge. Yes, I can see their diabolical minds thinking that far ahead and recognizing that the breaking up of school loyalties will be necessary to the success of their cause.

I think we've hit on our battle plan. School loyalty. Gotta love it. Even kids in so-called bad schools want to be with their friends. And parents want them close to home.

The key is to work to make bad schools better--a hurdle made even higher by the perennial public school saboteurs. But first we have to stop this current ALEC madness.

(A part of that bill advocates the selling off of vacant school buildings without having to get approval from local school boards. Guess who gets first dibs on those buildings? Charter academies, of course. And guess who gets to oversee those academies? Nobody.

And fetuses will be getting

Ramona — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:14:00 +0000

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And fetuses will be getting their social security cards months before they're born.

Thanks for the links. I'm off to read them now.

Added to this is the debate

wabby — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:52:57 +0000

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Added to this is the debate over the effect "free agent" students will have on communities, whether or not it will be detrimental.

http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/17983

And Eric B has something to say about it...

http://www.michiganliberal.com/diary/19870/fresh-of-its-selfownage-capco...

Michigan is fast becoming one of the least fun places to be. It's looks like we'll soon become a Right-to-Work state as well.

I've never understood that

Ramona — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:42:23 +0000

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I've never understood that whole business of giving religious entities public monies. They don't pay taxes yet they think they're entitled to some of ours. Of course, we have no control over any part of their operations and shouldn't get in their way. Just send money. Perplexing. I would have loved to have read your brief. (You've had quite a life, young man!)

And does Texas still dictate what kind of text goes into textbooks?

We're in Republican World, no matter who is president. They lost the election and still think they can dictate terms about everything! Wish I had that kind of chutzpah. Oh, the places I could go!

I wrote an appeal (amicus

Richard Day — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:34:22 +0000

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I wrote an appeal (amicus curiae brief for the ACLU) to the Minnesota Supreme Court on a $12.00 typewriter. hahahaha

My brief was mentioned! in the opinion. hahahahahaha

The brief was on this subject.

Do we permit the government to give taxpayer monies to religious institutions or not?

Well we are far past this issue since 1975?

It is like gun control.

I mean the issue has already been decided!

Texas educational boards have attempted and won the war on science for sure.

But I just noted a retraction from the most prominent Evangelist around nowadays (Robertson) attempting to squint and announce his opposition to science apologists.

I was struck by this comment by one of the most idiotic squinters around. hahahahah

But state legislatures with the blessing of state repub govs have taken fairy tales as truth.

And this bothers me.

Public education is propaganda.

You and I both know this!

We were taught lies for decades.

The conservatives a simply attempting to turn that propaganda around.

We never accepted this propaganda of course.

hahahahah

Oh well.

Good points.

I do not intend to take away from these points.

And I sure as hell am sick and tired of this 'privatization' movement.

All privatization means in the end involves screwing our public workers out of their pension rights.

oh that is enough.

I digress!

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