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To: Man50D

Couldn’t we just concede California to Islam on a five-ten year lease. They could actually use a dose of Islamic Law. I live in NY, I think NY is certainly crazy, but NY pales in comparison to California.


242 posted on 10/14/2007 8:00:49 PM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: Fitzy_888

>>Couldn’t we just concede California to Islam on a five-ten year lease. They could actually use a dose of Islamic Law. I live in NY, I think NY is certainly crazy, but NY pales in comparison to Californi<<

California and New York are easily our two largest economic centers. They provide more exports (and thus help keep the enormous trade deficit in check) than the next 30 largest states together. California, in particular is the source of much of the new technology that keeps our country competitive.

Now the part of this law that says no instructional materials can contain “Any matter reflecting adversely” on the various groups could be limiting but generally schools don’t need to be making sweeping condemnations - they can focus on specific historical people or events in history, for example. I’ve taught history and I could work with those rules even if I find them irritating.

I’ve got to wonder in the person who wrote he article even read the law - it basically says everyone in the school gets “equal rights and opportunities in the postsecondary
institutions of the state.”

I don’t see where it even mentions “Mom and Dad” but the article makes it sound like the law is about Mom and Dad.

I think WND is pulling a fast one or else wrote out of ignorance. They are becoming a source that distorts facts so frequently we always need other sources to find out what the facts really were.


250 posted on 10/15/2007 7:30:12 AM PDT by gondramB (Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
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