Spending more money we don't have. Shame on the Republicans. The House is expected to approve legislation that would provide grant money to states to fight bullying at schools.
The bill, H.R. 6019, would refine a current law that already allows federal grants for programs meant to boost school safety. But it adds more specificity to this provision, and allows for the grants to cover school safety programs that "may include research-based bullying prevention, cyberbullying prevention and gang prevention programs, as well as intervention programs regarding bullying."
Grants to fight bullying would be permitted under the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program, along with many others, such as grants to help states expand juvenile detention centers and hire judges to hear juvenile cases. The bill would also reauthorize that broad program and let it spend $40 million a year for the next five years. (The Hill, via Drudge)
This is a simple one - just put the title of the bill and NO, NO, NO in the subject line. They will get the message.
All you need to do is go to www.firstgov.gov to find your congressman/woman and their webpage - save it as a favorite. The members of Congress will demand your full (9-digit) zip code - but usually provide a link to it (you can also find it on some mail, stop in your local post-office or call the public library).
This bill is obscene.
Posted by: Susan Benton | July 10, 2012 at 05:15 AM
They are so greedy at the "HILL." They need to look up what budget and spending mean. If they need to spend, which seems to be their trend for years then put our tax paying dollars back into the U.S.A. and invest in the American people that made this country great! Instead they are still paying off Egypt to back-off Israel at about 6 million a year for the last 30 some years! No wonder we cannot budget - there is no money they gave it all to terrorists! The "Hill" is filled with idiots and I grew tired of preaching to the choir. That is why I no longer waste my pearls of wisdon on the swine and pork lobbying and bullying on the Hill. They do not represent us, but the themselves....the little pork bellies that they are. UGH!
Posted by: Layla | July 10, 2012 at 10:27 AM
But nobody would suggest or approve spending a cent to begin teaching moral character and decency in our schools again. God forbid. The problem is that the souls of America's children are sick with sin and self.
Posted by: Jenny the Pirate | July 10, 2012 at 07:20 PM