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Archive for March 26th, 2011
Geraldine Ferraro dies.
Saturday, March 26th, 2011House votes to defund National Public Radio
Saturday, March 26th, 2011The House voted 228 to 192 to defund National Public Radio. H.R. 1076 would also prevent funding for NPR content.
Jeff Flake—who is trying to be a Republican in light of his run for Arizona’s vacated Senate seat—was not among the seven Republicans voting against the measure.
Federal funding includes Grants, Loans, Property, Cooperative agreements, and Direct appropriations. NPR has been the target of accusations of liberal bias of late.
The legislation will have difficulty, at best, of passing the Democratic-held-hostage Senate and will probably be vetoed by a strapped-for-cash Obama administration.
The House, also, has an eye on the National Endowment for the Arts. Liberals might argue that it might be protected under Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, because they do not read it as written. The Constitution provides Congress the power to secure, “…for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” In other words, the Congress has the authority to protect private authors and inventors investment in time and money. This is done by Copyright and Patent laws. It does not include monetary investment at the expense of the taxpayers.
When asked, former President Thomas Jefferson said, “To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.”
I guess you don’t mess with Juan Williams.
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Border battle over illegal immigration shifts to beaches
Saturday, March 26th, 2011Reporting from Ensenada—The immigrants heard the engine slow as the pilot steered through breakers. Twelve hours earlier, they had shoved off from a beach near Ensenada. Now, they were bobbing off Red Beach at Camp Pendleton. Out in the darkness, California beckoned.
“Jump out!” barked the pilot.
The 17 immigrants climbed over the side of the rickety boat, stumbling and splashing their way through the surf where U.S. Marines usually charge ashore in armored vehicles during amphibious assault exercises.
“I couldn’t run because I had been sitting in the boat for so long,” said Maribel Ruiz. “But the pilot kept yelling, ‘Run! Run! Run!’ It was terrible.”
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