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TreasonousBastard

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3. This has been reported, and the last time they tried this they got it past...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun May 5, 2013, 10:48 PM

May 2013

the House but the Senate stopped it. Who knows what will happen this time...

It's part of the Republican War on Knowledge-- years ago my cousin, with his PhD in aeronautical engineering (yes, an actual rocket scientist) was part of the House science advisory panel, or some such thing. Newt Gingrich fired him and the rest of the crew saying they had no need for science advisors. Or any other advisors for that matter. Except maybe religious ones.

And it shows now, doesn't it?

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"The Republican War on Data" [View all] applegrove May 2013 OP

Making sure the next generations of data will only be available to people who have a lot of money applegrove May 2013 #1

Lunatics treestar May 2013 #2

This has been reported, and the last time they tried this they got it past... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #3

The conservative government in Canada got rid of the long form census. They hate people applegrove May 2013 #5

another post made a good point... defacto7 May 2013 #4

And the flip side of that is no data, no way to prove you need aid. n/t winter is coming May 2013 #7

Aren't there random mandatory urinalysis? Half-Century Man May 2013 #6