Religions > Atheism > *Don't Extend The Temporary Emergency School Voucher Program!*
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21 Apr 2006 04:53:54 AM |
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*Don't Extend The Temporary Emergency School Voucher Program!* |
*Don't Extend The Temporary
Emergency School Voucher Program!*
Federally-Funded School Voucher Program Was A
One-Time Program In Response To Hurricane Katrina
*Click Here To Take Action Now!*
<http://www.au.org/site/R?i=K3ZQvk2UvjOasp8mXgNryQ..>
In December, Americans United wrote to you about a bill sponsored by
Senators Enzi, Alexander, Dodd and Kennedy, to create a national voucher
program for displaced students forced to leave their homes in the wake
of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. While proposed as a "one-year" temporary
solution to a natural disaster, several Members of Congress were looking
to the future and saw this as an opportunity to capitalize on the
situation to push through divisive policy that severely undermines
public education. This original legislation ultimately passed Congress
and was signed into law by the President.
Now, we must write to you again because, as anticipated, this "one-year"
national voucher program is being extended. An amendment has been
included in the "Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act" (HR 4939) by
Senators Hutchison (R-TX) and Landrieu (D-LA) adding $350 million to the
bill which will extend the program into the next school year.
The Senate is expected to take up the "Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act" (HR 4939) when it returns from recess the week of
April 24th.
While the Gulf Coast region is still recovering from the hurricane
season several months later, this voucher program does little to aid in
the recovery effort. Extending this flawed program will not help to
repair or rebuild the devastated public schools that have long served as
the safety net for displaced children for decades. The millions of
dollars that this supplemental sets aside for use in a school voucher
program should instead be invested into our public schools so that all
students may reap the benefits.
*Click Here To Take Action Now!*
<http://www.au.org/site/R?i=RfV-xIwlQUzASk0sQ57BBw..>
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You are invited to check out the following:
The Rise of the Theocratic States of America
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocracy.htm
American Theocrats - Past and Present
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocrats.htm
The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
[and to join the discussion group for the above site and/or Separation of
Church and State in general, listed below]
HRSepCnS · Hampton Roads [Virginia] SepChurch&State
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRSepCnS/
[Its not just Hampton Roads folks who are members, there are members from
all over the US and a couple from overseas as well]
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.. . . You can't understand a phrase such as "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words
take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why "a
page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v. Eisner,
256 U.S. 345, 349, 41 S.Ct. 506, 507, 65 L.Ed. 963 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Sherman v. Community Consol. Dist. 21, 980 F.2d 437, 445 (7th Cir. 1992)
.. . .
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USAF LT. COL (Ret) Buffman (Glen P. Goffin) wrote
"You pilot always into an unknown future;
facts are your only clue. Get the facts!"
That philosophy 'snipit' helped to get me, and my crew, through a good
many combat missions and far too many scary, inflight, emergencies.
It has also played a significant role in helping me to expose the
plethora of radical Christian propaganda and lies that we find at
almost every media turn.
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE:
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
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