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To: Ken H
"Why, I thought a big supporter of States Rights and Limited Government would be pleased with Justice Clarence Thomas over this."

I am. I just find this statement coming from a member of the judiciary to be laughable.

"Do you have an example of Justice Thomas' approval of forcing States to fund judicial activism?"

The USSC approved it.

"In Kansas City, Missouri a federal court judge not only mandated spending but raised taxes on his own authority. In a truly abominable decision a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court upheld this edict that spent over $1.5 billion on the Kansas City public school district."

"The best examples in this regard are St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, who have received well over $2 billion from the State Treasury to implement the most expensive school desegregation plans in the country. In these two cases, the federal courts have profoundly altered the normal school financing process and have created unrealistic and unsustainable levels of funding (example: their pupil-teacher ratios are among the lowest in the country at about 13 to 1). Given this unprecedented amount of state funding, it is understandable why these two school boards will not voluntarily give up their state revenues. But it is also understandable why the voters and taxpayers in Missouri have repeatedly elected state officials committed to ending the court orders. Fortunately, the State is a defendant in these two cases and can (and has) filed for unitary status."

Who's placing mandates on the states? Unelected and unaccountable members of the judiciary, that's who.

"In 1982, the Supreme Court rules in Plyler v. Doe , 457 U.S. 202 (1982), that public schools were prohibited from denying immigrant students access to a public education. The Court stated that undocumented children have the same right to a free public education as U.S. citizens and permanent residents."

"Educating illegal immigrants in public schools costs states at least $7.4 billion annually, according to a study by the Federation for American Immigration Reform that argues American children are being hurt by the drain on resources."

Just two off the top of my head.

237 posted on 07/18/2004 2:00:24 PM PDT by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
Do you have an example of Justice Thomas' approval of forcing States to fund judicial activism?

The USSC approved it.

Any particular reason why you failed to mention how Justice Clarence Thomas voted or why you did not quote his opinions?

"In Kansas City, Missouri a federal court judge not only mandated spending but raised taxes on his own authority. In a truly abominable decision a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court upheld this edict that spent over $1.5 billion on the Kansas City public school district.

How did Justice Thomas vote on this?

"In 1982, the Supreme Court rules in Plyler v. Doe , 457 U.S. 202 (1982)

Did Justice Thomas for or against this decision in 1982?

240 posted on 07/18/2004 2:59:50 PM PDT by Ken H
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