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    P.S.S. The Republicans are frauds. I'm ready for somebody to believe what the Republicans preach.
    It's time to close the doors to the Temple of Janus.

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    Re: Budget cuts....closing universities

    Quote Originally Posted by Soonerdawg View Post
    P.S. I don't trust our federal government one tiny bit.
    Separation of powers is way overrated. We (the USA) have been FORCING it to work for much too long.

    Developed nations under parliamentary systems tend to function at a much higher level.

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    Separation of powers is way overrated. We (the USA) have been FORCING it to work for much too long.

    Developed nations under parliamentary systems tend to function at a much higher level.
    Are you advocating a dictatorship or a system without a President? I support Parliamentary Government but not at the expense of the US Constitution. There are far too many scumbags in DC and too many dirtbags across America looking for a handout.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Soonerdawg View Post
    It isn't a bad thing at all. As my wise father, God rest his soul, used to say, what the government touches, it f{*\ks up. I think we will soon find that the free market will not bear the number of universities that now exist. The easy to obtain student loan money created an artificial demand for universities, but not a corresponding demand for college graduates. Now that the student loan industry is in crises, that easy money will dry up. Only the universities that provide bang for the buck will survive.

    It is a good thing. The marker is adjusting. It always seems bad when it is going down. The socialist, including the Republican Party, will blame the free market for the government made crises. They will use the crises to further centralize power. We, the people, will go on with our lives because we have our bread and games. One day we will all wake up to what Greece is going through now. The government will just seize our bank accounts. What can't go on, won't.
    Public Universities got away from a dependence on Endowments because they prefer the NOW money that government provides. I have long advocated strengthening our endowments to create the independence needed from this problem every year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Soonerdawg View Post
    P.S. I don't trust our federal government one tiny bit.
    AMEN!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KSDAWG View Post
    Are you advocating a dictatorship or a system without a President? I support Parliamentary Government but not at the expense of the US Constitution. There are far too many scumbags in DC and too many dirtbags across America looking for a handout.
    Without a president. (Though I'd be fine with a figurehead / honorary president.) But let Congress elect a PM from among its own members, and then run the govt depts & agencies directly.

    The US Constitution has been elevated by many to the status of Scripture. It's not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Champ967 View Post
    Without a president. (Though I'd be fine with a figurehead / honorary president.) But let Congress elect a PM from among its own members, and then run the govt depts & agencies directly.

    The US Constitution has been elevated by many to the status of Scripture. It's not.
    The US constitution is the single most important man made document or contract known to man. It is the key piece of literature representing the age of enlightenment. It is the tie that binds us to the ideals that our forefathers had for our country when they seperated themselves from the Tyrany King George. The inalienable rights that it protects though the Bil of Rights are what has made America the single most powerful and important country this century. Outside of the Bible itself it provides the most empowerment to the individual than any other document ever written.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Champ967 View Post
    Without a president. (Though I'd be fine with a figurehead / honorary president.) But let Congress elect a PM from among its own members, and then run the govt depts & agencies directly.

    The US Constitution has been elevated by many to the status of Scripture. It's not.
    Parliementary Governments are very effecient, but usually unable to function for extremely large countrys like the US. The fact that the US is comprised of several cultural, geographical, and climatic regions is what makes compromise so difficult and therefore bills don't pass. A Congressmen in New York can't begin to comprehend what is needed in Louisiana and so forth. Thats why states rights were so important at the founding of our country. I don't know what California needs and they don't know what we need, so why should I let them dictate to me what should be done just because they have more people over there. Parliament won't work because we would never be able to form a government of mutiple parties like the British.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dawg80 View Post
    Dayum! Sooner, you are more Owellian than Orwell!
    Another sad note is that academic standards in high school are so low, at least around here, that many students are not properly prepared for college which could result in lower college standards. "Fairness" is typically not in the best interest of the country or citizen.

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    Re: Budget cuts....closing universities

    Quote Originally Posted by Champ967 View Post
    Without a president. (Though I'd be fine with a figurehead / honorary president.) But let Congress elect a PM from among its own members, and then run the govt depts & agencies directly.

    The US Constitution has been elevated by many to the status of Scripture. It's not.
    Then move to England, you Englander!!

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    Re: Budget cuts....closing universities

    Quote Originally Posted by Champ967 View Post
    Separation of powers is way overrated. We (the USA) have been FORCING it to work for much too long.

    Developed nations under parliamentary systems tend to function at a much higher level.
    I'm at a baseball game right now, but I will enjoy playjng this game when I get the chance. ;-)

    But, you know we can't have undefined terms. You never know. We may already agree. What do you mean by a parliamentary government?
    It's time to close the doors to the Temple of Janus.

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    Re: Budget cuts....closing universities

    A good solution would be LSUS, NSU and ULM becoming LTUS, LTUN and LTUM with Louisiana Tech University as the flagship of the Louisiana Tech System. Tech would make a decision as to whether these schools would become JC/feeder schools, along with the existing CCs, to the main campus in Ruston. ULL achieves their coveted goal of becoming UL and the flagship of the other current ULS schools.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Soonerdawg View Post
    I'm at a baseball game right now, but I will enjoy playjng this game when I get the chance. ;-)

    But, you know we can't have undefined terms. You never know. We may already agree. What do you mean by a parliamentary government?
    On more important matters, is Tech winning?

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    Let's blame it all on the Baby Boomer generation. When we came along there was a greater need for four year institutions. Nicholls, LSUA and LSUNO were all two year junior colleges. The State College System (now University of Louisiana) had to expand to fill the need. Everyone in Louisiana who graduated from high school could go to college. Because of the draft a lot of guys went to just to get the student deferment. When the draft ended the boomers kept expanding the student bodies. This was not fueled by student loans but by simple population explosion. When the Boomers passed through the system they had to do something to keep enrollment up so the student loans ballooned. Also because of the ease of getting grants and loans the fees started escalating causing student loans to go up. When I went to Tech back in the late 60s the cost was about $350 per semester, including room and board. There was no tuition. Even 10 years later when I went to law school in Texas the tuition was only $4 per hour. The crisis really began about 1985. At least in Texas that's when the legislature allowed the schools to set tuition - law school tuition at UH immediately went from $4 to $35 per hour. I have no idea what it is now, but probably above $150/hour. Since the students could get grants (from the government) or loans the schools just decided to charge more and because they charged more the amount of the loans went up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Houston Techsan View Post
    Let's blame it all on the Baby Boomer generation.
    Oh, I always do!

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