School Board Yields to Federal Legislation - Bush Beats Berkeley! Boy Scouts/Military allowed in

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[chance33_98]

I bet they just hate Bush there now! He beat them at their own game.

[goldstategop]

The Bezerkeley Taliban is furious at the imposition of American patriotism in their turf. I bet they're issuing cries for jihad against Uncle Sam.

[kcvl]

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"The policy is dead wrong," said Rob Ham, an assistant scoutmaster for a local troop.

NO IT'S NOT!

[patriciaruth]

So, Senator Kennedy gave in on a few points, eh?

Question for the conservative purists, are you against these provisions in the law because they violate the concept of "local control?"

[chance33_98]

Ping!

[patriciaruth]

Rob probably bought that NAMBLA book on sale at Amazon.

[chance33_98]

Question for the conservative purists, are you against these provisions in the law because they violate the concept of "local control?"

I will always have problems with the Feds getting into the local government - but liberal side has been doing it for years and perhaps the only way to get it to stop is to shove it back at them, maybe they will learn a valuable lesson. They want the government off their backs? Well we have been asking for that for years. We play by the rules and they break them all the time, maybe the only way to get things back to how they should be is to break the rules ourselves and give them an education in what having big government running your life looks like when their not the ones in control of that big government.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Golden rule. Whoever has the gold makes the rules.

[thedilg]

Question for the conservative purists, are you against these provisions in the law because they violate the concept of "local control?"

Yes I am. I am a strong advocate of home schooling, vouchers and a critic of government schools. However, the carrot offered by DOE is pernicious on almost all accounts.

If the government wants info on HS students it can get it elsewhere. If I remember correctly all young men have to register for the draft.

On the other hand the school building is publically owned and is available for other organizations during none school hours. To discriminate against the Boy Scouts is dead wrong.

Godspeed, The Dilg

[Illbay]

This won't be well-received here, but this is just one more brick in the wall. So the federal government has once again overruled a local school board to force them to acquiesce to federal laws that micro-manage education--a function of the federal government not found in the constitution, btw--and we're supposed to rejoice?

This IS Free Republic, isn't it?

[Illbay]

...are you against these provisions in the law because they violate the concept of "local control?"

Yes, even though I think Berkeley is repugnant for banning the Boy Scouts simply because they want to protect their charges from predators.

[Illbay]

I will always have problems with the Feds getting into the local government - but liberal side has been doing it for years ...

Not a good argument. Supporting circumvention of the constitution because it is advantageous to the "conservative" side for once is a pyrrhic victory. If it is a victory at all.

[Dustbunny]

A small win, but a win no the less. Finally a bit of uplifting news.

[XBob]

7 - well put. "I will always have problems with the Feds getting into the local government - but liberal side has been doing it for years and perhaps the only way to get it to stop is to shove it back at them, maybe they will learn a valuable lesson. They want the government off their backs? Well we have been asking for that for years. We play by the rules and they break them all the time, maybe the only way to get things back to how they should be is to break the rules ourselves and give them an education in what having big government running your life looks like when their not the ones in control of that big government. "

Sometimes it is necessary to fight fire with fire.

[syriacus]

Question for the conservative purists, are you against these provisions in the law because they violate the concept of "local control?"

I think one of the provisions might fit into "Provide for the common defense."

[Flyer]

Question for the conservative purists, are you against these provisions in the law because they violate the concept of "local control?"

Yes I am. I don't like the income tax either, but as long as we have it, I will exploit every provision to lower my taxes that I can.

This is brilliant stealth politics.

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[stevem]

Question for the conservative purists, are you against these provisions in the law because they violate the concept of "local control?"

I surely would like to the the Feds get out of education where there is no constitutional mandate. Same with every other thing the Feds do that has no constitutional mandate...or about 80% of what the Feds do.

[TatieBug]

Fantastic...I sent the conservative group at BEZERKLEY $30 for a flag to be flown on 911 and now this...there's hope!

[oc-flyfish]

Proud Cubmaster bump!

[Tricorn]

"Question for the conservative purists, are you against these provisions in the law because they violate the concept of "local control?""

Until we can get the federal govt out of education entirely, how about we play by OUR rules for a change? If it weren't for federal dollars there would be no liberalism in this country. We need to start attaching strings to our money and stop underwriting these anti-American zealots. Let them find provide their own funding.