Acceptance of Science Bill [Failed]

[DownWithTheLeft]

Aye, the more people who are stupid enough to smoke drugs the better

[Ebowed]

The amendment passes.

[Ebowed]

We are voting on the amendment to strike Section 3, Clause 3.

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Abstain

[Јas]

Aye

[Brandon H]

Aye

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I offer the following amendment:

Any school system in a region making use of a voucher system shall be exempt from this Act.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Aye

[Colin]

Abstain

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Ay on the amendment to strike section 3 clause 3

[Ebowed]

The amendment passes.

[Sam Spade]

Not a Senator, but could someone please post the bill in its present form?

[Ebowed]

Not a Senator, but could someone please post the bill in its present form?

Here you go:

Acceptance of Science Bill

Section 1: Human Sexuality
No funds from the federal government shall go towards any sex education curriculum that promotes any of the following beliefs as based on scientific evidence:
1.) the trait of homosexuality or bisexuality is an entirely conscious choice and/or is strange or unnatural.
2.) the participation in homosexual sex acts is an unnatural act observed only in humans.
3.) the proper use of contraceptive devices including but not limited to condoms is grossly ineffective in preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections.
4.) engaging in sexual activity before marriage with proper precautions is dangerous.
5.) males and females should limit themselves to careers which have historically been associated with masculine and feminine roles, respectively.

Section 2: Origins
No funds from the federal government shall go towards any scientific education curriculum that promotes any of the following beliefs as based on scientific evidence:
1.) the status of biological evolution as a scientific theory is somehow different or set apart from that of other scientific theories such as gravity or relativity.
2.) fossil evidence for biological macroevolution is largely inaccurate or misinterpreted by mainstream scientists, or presents a picture that contradicts with biological evolutionary theory.
3.) radioactive carbon dating is always inaccurate or scientifically unreliable.
4.) the age of the earth is less than ten thousand years.
5.) the origins of the universe and of life on earth are scientifically explained by religious texts or creeds.
6.) the complexity of certain types of life on earth are of such a magnitude that they present valid evidence for that of a higher power or "intelligent designer."
7.) creation theories are testable by the scientific method.
8.) the Second Law of Thermodynamics contradicts the Big Bang.

Section 3: Cannabis
No federal funds shall be directed toward any drug prevention program that disseminates any of the following beliefs, and/or presents them as being established on scientific evidence.
1. Marijuana use fails to alleviate symptoms associated with terminal illness (e.g. cancer).
2. Recreational use of marijuana invariably leads to use of "hard" drugs (the so-called "gateway effect").

[Ebowed]

We are voting on the following amendment

Any school system in a region making use of a voucher system shall be exempt from this Act.

Nay

[Rob]

Nay.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Aye

[Brandon H]

Aye

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Nay

[Јas]

Can someone explain why these schools should be exempted?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Presumably the reasoning is that since the parents have made a conscious choice to have their kids learn scientific fallacies that choice should trump the concerns of the general public that would be paying for such miseducation.  I disagree with that reasoning as this bill does not require the teaching of any particular information nor require private schools to accept public money if they wish to teach scientific fallacies.

[Јas]

Nay

[Sam Spade]

ty, Porce.

[Bono]

Presumably the reasoning is that since the parents have made a conscious choice to have their kids learn scientific fallacies that choice should trump the concerns of the general public that would be paying for such miseducation.  I disagree with that reasoning as this bill does not require the teaching of any particular information nor require private schools to accept public money if they wish to teach scientific fallacies.

Obviously your support for federalism is inversely proportional to your distance from the Southeast.

[Sam Spade]

I wish to introduce an amendment to strike Section 3, Clause 2 from this legislation.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Presumably the reasoning is that since the parents have made a conscious choice to have their kids learn scientific fallacies that choice should trump the concerns of the general public that would be paying for such miseducation.  I disagree with that reasoning as this bill does not require the teaching of any particular information nor require private schools to accept public money if they wish to teach scientific fallacies.

Obviously your support for federalism is inversely proportional to your distance from the Southeast.

How so?  This bill only pertains to funds spent by the Federal government.  If the Southeast government wishes to spend its own money to send children to schools that could not receive federal money as a result of this bill, that is up to the Southeast to decide. I believe in Federalism not Regionalism.

[Bono]

Presumably the reasoning is that since the parents have made a conscious choice to have their kids learn scientific fallacies that choice should trump the concerns of the general public that would be paying for such miseducation.  I disagree with that reasoning as this bill does not require the teaching of any particular information nor require private schools to accept public money if they wish to teach scientific fallacies.

Obviously your support for federalism is inversely proportional to your distance from the Southeast.

How so?  This bill only pertains to funds spent by the Federal government.  If the Southeast government wishes to spend its own money to send children to schools that could not receive federal money as a result of this bill, that is up to the Southeast to decide. I believe in Federalism not Regionalism.

The problem is the amount of money the Southeast can collect is limited by oppressive federal taxes.

[Sam Spade]

Aye on the present Amendment being voted on, btw.