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How To Beat Congress's Ban Of Humans On Mars

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the or-just-stop-spending-on-wars dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Earlier this year, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban humans on Mars at NASA: "Provided, That none of the funds under this heading shall be used for any research, development, or demonstration activities related exclusively to the human exploration of Mars." The bill is held up in Congress and the anti-Mars language may be taken out. But in case the Mars ban becomes law, the Space Review has a handy guide on how NASA can beat the ban and continue its research and development without breaking the law."

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  1. Congress? by rossdee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Somebody please tell congress that they don't have jurisdiction on other planets.

    1. Re:Congress? by Nossie · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Congress did not "ban humans on Mars". They stopped NASA's funding for a human mission to Mars and told it to concentrate on other things. Other nations, or private citizens of the US if I understand correctly, are free to shoot for it."

      Did you really mean that? I read it as:

      Congress did not "ban humans on Mars". They stopped NASA's funding for a human mission to Mars and told it to concentrate on other things. Other nations, or private citizens of the US if I understand correctly, they are free to shoot at.

      hmmmmmm :)

    2. Re:Congress? by amccaf1 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, China has a bigger army and Russia has more nukes. So...
      China and Russia, huh? Well, Mars is the red planet...
      --
      "Flag on the moon. How did it get there?"
    3. Re:Congress? by SpecTheIntro · · Score: 4, Funny

      For a moment, we were worried that we didn't have your parliament's permission

      Only sissies call it "parliament." Its proper reference is "freedom council of freedom and liberty justice."

      America. FUCK YEAH.

  2. Easy! by jav1231 · · Score: 3, Funny

    How To Beat Congress's Ban Of Humans On Mars and NASA's Funding Thereof: 1. Get private donations to build your own spaceship! 2. Goto Mars! 3. Congress gets mad! 4. Fund NASA's manned mission to Mars to arrest you! 5. Congress 0WNED!