pudge's Journal: Federal Funding

Today the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the federal government has every right to force a school that accepts federal funds to allow military recruiters on campus. It was, of course, the only reasonable decision, as the 8-0 result shows.

And this is precisely why the federal government has no place in domestic affairs, except where necessary. Because when they get involved, they take control. That is how such things work.

Just though I'd point it out.

Hey, why not?

[RailGunner]

If Yale is going to let in Taliban, then for the students' own safety it's probably a good idea to have people from the military there recruiting.

hummmm

[robi2106]

yeah I guess I do have mixed feeligns about that verdict. I'm glad that some whiny liberal colleges will have to "put up" with a Sgt. sitting at a booth or standing in an open square or cafeteria. Oh no. The horrors.

jason

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[pudge]

I have no real mixed feelings on the verdict. If the federal government controls it, the federal government controls it. There's no middle ground. The Congress has very broad power, where it has any power at all. The problem is, of course, that the federal government should not have this power, but that was not the point of this case, and that's not something the court is willing to address anyway.

Unfortunately, the court will not rein in this particular abuse of Congressional power, so it is up to the

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[Cyberdyne]

I have no real mixed feelings on the verdict. If the federal government controls it, the federal government controls it. There's no middle ground. The Congress has very broad power, where it has any power at all. The problem is, of course, that the federal government should not have this power, but that was not the point of this case, and that's not something the court is willing to address anyway. Unfortunately, the court will not rein in this particular abuse of Congressional power, so it is up to the vot

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[robi2106]

interesting..... I had not considered the angle regarding congressional funding in general. But now that you two mention it, I can see how a ruling could be beant towards that interpretation.

jason

Re:As usual, I have the correct solution.

[Zeriel]

Of course the only real problem with that is that you can't opt out of paying the federal taxes that are no longer returning to your home state--there's a certain amount of pragmatism in taking federal money born entirely of the fact that the feds grab the largest slice of the taxable-income pie.

The real problem, as always, is the fact that too many things are federalized.

Re:As usual, I have the correct solution.

[Zeriel]

You raise a good point, however, from my perspective as a citizen and sometimes student, every federal tax dollar I pay can be seen as one less dollar the state or I could use to provide strings-free funding to a university. It's more an opportunity cost thing, and the tax burden of the university is of less concern to me than the tax burden on me.

Privatize education

[jdavidb]

Yep. Recruiters will not be allowed at the homeschool where I intend to educate my children, because it is my house, and I still own it (theoretically).

Thus I'll be free to educate my children in my pacifist values, and nobody will have the right to demand "equal time" for alternative viewpoints. People who feel a need to provide such alternative viewpoints to my children can do so once they are emancipated; if their viewpoints are not powerful enough to convince rational adults educated in logic and rh