Live in Florida? Of middle-eastern descent? NO STUDENT AID FOR YOU!

[Dauphin]

I wonder how these potential intelligence gatherers for the CIA feel about having their student aid cut.

[Gangerolf]

it's not about descent

[JohnT]

God, people, why don't y'all do a little research?

http://www.patrioticapaam.org/sys-tmpl/saynotoh665/

VICTORY over Florida Proposed Bill H665

Hello Friends,

I am happy to report to you that Florida State Proposed House Bill H665, sponsored by Florida State Representative **** Dravitz has DIED in COMMITTEE!

I would like to thank all of you for your support in defeating this bill. As Americans, we are passionate about protecting the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and the "Bill of Rights" of the United States of America. We understood all along throughout this process, concerning H665, that the Constitution provides every human being on American soil "Equal Protection". However, as stated by **** Kravitz, the Bill of Rights only guarantees "Equal Protection" to US Citizens. How wrong he was! He was debated on this very fact by myself, you all, and his own District. His own district's newspaper, article written by Matthew I. Pinzur, Times Union Staff Writer of The Jacksonville TimesUnion disagreed with his statements and purpose of this Bill. Read entire article: http://www.apaam.org/sys-tmpl/jacsonvilletimesunion/

We would also like to thank those Florida State Legislatures who voted to oppose this "unconstitutional" Bill. Democracy prevailed for us all.
________________________________________
Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00274 03/22/02 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Appropriations (FRC)

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&Year=2002&BillNum=0665

Salaam,
Jamal S. Baadani, President - APAAM

And here's the Bill itself:

Proposed House Bill H665

Section 1.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no funds from general revenue, the lottery, or financial aid fee revenues shall be used to provide student financial assistance in the form of scholarships, fellowships, grants, loans, tuition or fee waivers, or other financial assistance to any nonresident alien student who is enrolled in a Florida public postsecondary institution and who is a citizen of any country that has been identified by the United States Department of State as terrorist or supporting terrorism. A student's country of citizenship shall be determined at the time of a student's enrollment.

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

Prohibits funds from general revenue, the lottery, or financial aid fee revenues to be used to provide financial assistance to specified nonresident alien students.

Syria, Libia, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, N. Korea, and Cuba

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And here is the progress of the bill through the committee. Note that the damn thing died more than a FRIGGIN' YEAR AGO!!!!!

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&Year=2002&BillNum=0665

[Gangerolf]

this is a way of boycotting terrorist dictatorships - denying their elite proper western education

well not necessarily denying it, but maybe making it a bit harder for them

[ixnay]

Boy, is my face red.

That's what I get for copying links from another forum without doing adequate research about what exactly I am linking.

[JohnT]

*JohnT sighs, beats head against wall*

[Sava]

[JohnT]

Sorry ixnay, didn't mean to get so down on ya.

[FrustratedPoet]

Thanks John

[MarkG]

God, people, why don't y'all do a little research?

it should not be proposed in the first place

[chequita guevara]

Florida has a rather large Arabic population. Jacksonville apparently has a large Syrian population.

Ever see the Twilight Zone show, "There Are Monsters on Main Street"? As Pogo said, "We have met the enemy, and he is us."

[JohnT]

True, MarkG, but crap like this goes on in every Western democracy - it's called "pandering to the voters."

[chequita guevara]

Our votes don't count in Florida.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Our votes don't count in Florida.

Only if you live in Palm Beach county. We're not holding elections there in 04.

[Master Zen]

Originally posted by Gangerolf
this is a way of boycotting terrorist dictatorships - denying their elite proper western education

well not necessarily denying it, but maybe making it a bit harder for them

If those were the elite I doubt they truly would need scholarships.