The far right manages to sink even further into scumhood.

[docwebster]

Senators ask Bush to reconsider financial support for the agency after its criticism of how U.S. forces treat their detainees abroad.

Comments

[hanksterz.livejournal.com]

It's an outrage how these corrupted souls are trying to shut down all opinions against them. In this context, please see my latest entry as well.

[nsingman.livejournal.com]

Good idea (removing the funding), bad reason (shooting the messenger).

[docwebster.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is rich. How is it a good idea to remove funding and pretty well kill a whole bunch of children's programming at minimum?

[nsingman.livejournal.com]

Children's programming? I thought we were talking about the ICRC. I'd like to see NPR's funding zeroed out, and PBS's too, but that's a separate issue. It's a good idea to remove the funding because using federal tax dollars for those purposes is a bad idea.

I've checked the Constitution, and I can't find anything in Article I, Section 8 that permits Congress to spend money on the ICRC (a private Swiss institution), NPR or PBS.