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Originally Posted by n david
Kids are being used as pawns.
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I don't know. I remember a suicide at our high school and our student body rose up to make a plea regarding mental health. Had something like this happened there, we'd have done something similar. I think it's too easy to dismiss them and say these students are being used as pawns. My 11 year olds would rebuke an idiot that they felt was endangering them. We got all tangled up in a confrontation with a bus driver over it. It had been past practice that my kids sit together on the bus. This was primarily due to my daughter coming of age and boys wanting to touch her and harass her. My son tends to get defensive and ends up getting into fights over it. So, we arranged to just have them sit together on the bus. Transportation had no problem with it. A new bus driver took over the route and one day ordered them to shift forward. My son and my daughter refused, stating that they were under orders to sit together. The bus driver wrote them up and threatened to have them kicked off the bus.
I demanded a session with the school transportation advisor who was originally involved with the original arrangement, a staff member from the board of transportation, the principle, and... that hapless bus driver. It was a blood bath. Because I decided to take the tactic of a "measured" loss of control for the sake of my kid's well being. They didn't know whether to offer me a glass of water or to call the police for their own safety. LOL By the end of it, I got apologies from around the table and... my kids are back to sitting together regardless of circumstance.
I've always been an active parent though. I'm no stranger to the school staff. In fact, when they heard we were meeting, the Principle even said, "Oh boy, you know he's a vet, right?" LOL
My point is, kids can and do stand up when they feel supported and empowered. And, their safety is of major concern to them. They aren't mindless lemmings who don't care if they get gunned down or not. Tell them they have a voice. Give them the support and... they will roar quite well on their own.
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Banning NRA contributions would be illegal unless law is changed.
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True. I think that's the goal.
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I'll make a deal - ban NRA contributions only if union contributions also banned.
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Well, I think that will hold some weight the next time a union stages an armed assault on a high school. Get back with me when that happens.
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Unions give many times more to Dems than NRA gives to GOP.
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I think that depends on the state and district.