Quote:That brings a whole new meaning to calling public schools "government indoctrination centers".

Quote:Are you trying to increase school shootings by 5000%? Because that's how you increase school shootings by 5000%.


Also, no. If funding isn't available for the arts and physical education, no [BAD WORD REMOVED] way should money go towards gun safety classes.

 

The program was actually voluntary and after school.  If I remember right, my parents paid for it which was a very small fee at the time.  It was called a Hunter's Safety Course which dealt with not only hunting rifles/shotguns, but also the proper use, maintenance and storage of handguns.  We went through several hours of instruction on how to use the weapons, how to clean them, how to properly and safely store/transport them etc.  At the end of the class, I was able to get a hunting license at the age of 10.

 

What gets me is the fact that "education" is only centered around certain topics/courses rather than real-life.

 

To get back on topic, President Obama does need to appoint a new justice.  Like it or not, that's his duty regardless if this is an election year.  That being said, he does need to appoint a better qualified candidate than his last two appointments (Kagan and Sotomayor).  Although both of them have impressive qualifications, they both were obviously and clearly partisan candidates.  Another appointment such as Kennedy is the right choice to make.  It needs to be someone as close to the center on the political spectrum as possible.  Anything other than that and the congressional republicans should actually block the nomination.

 

Those on the left will agree with me that President Obama should appoint someone into the position.

 

Those on the right will disagree, but there is nothing to back that argument up.

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