"Not a bad idea considering the Constitution provides no basis for the federal government to be involved in education, and our schools are failing anyway."
Getting rid of public education is an incredibly bad idea. On a 1-10 scale with 10 being "launch all of our nuclear arsenal at ourselves", it's a 9.7. I can't believe that there are actually people stupid enough to even suggest such an amazingly, incredibly stupid and self-destructive idea. Oh yeah, libertarians....I keep forgetting about them.
"He seems to like the Thought Crime concept. Rather than merely punishing people for bad actions, he supports the idea that we should try to guess if a criminal might hate his victim. Extra years in prison for Thought Crime makes sense to him."
Another person who doesn't know the meaning of the words "thought crime."
What you are calling "thought crime" is actually "mens rea" and it is a basic staple underpinning the entire legal framework of Western civilization. Of course you take into account a perpetrator's state of mind, and adjust their punishment accordingly. We've been doing that centuries before America was even colonized. That isn't "thought crime" at all. It's appropriate sentencing.
This isn't a very insightful post and should be down-graded.
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"Not a bad idea considering the Constitution provides no basis for the federal government to be involved in education, and our schools are failing anyway."
Getting rid of public education is an incredibly bad idea. On a 1-10 scale with 10 being "launch all of our nuclear arsenal at ourselves", it's a 9.7. I can't believe that there are actually people stupid enough to even suggest such an amazingly, incredibly stupid and self-destructive idea. Oh yeah, libertarians....I keep forgetting about them.
"He seems to like the Thought Crime concept. Rather than merely punishing people for bad actions, he supports the idea that we should try to guess if a criminal might hate his victim. Extra years in prison for Thought Crime makes sense to him." Another person who doesn't know the meaning of the words "thought crime." What you are calling "thought crime" is actually "mens rea" and it is a basic staple underpinning the entire legal framework of Western civilization. Of course you take into account a perpetrator's state of mind, and adjust their punishment accordingly. We've been doing that centuries before America was even colonized. That isn't "thought crime" at all. It's appropriate sentencing. This isn't a very insightful post and should be down-graded.