Public Schools Should not Fund School Bands.

Many schools are already cutting band due to severe budget cuts across the United States and many more are seriously considering doing so. I thought this was widely known. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][etc] So while bands aren't always necessarily the first to go, they fit in the category of school sports, which are also facing school budget cuts.[9] Yes chess clubs, those are the projects sucking up so much school money. Do you know how much a chess board costs? Do you think schools have their chess players playing with hand carved diamond Rooks and Knights? A typical chessboard at a school costs less than 10$.[10] Decent instruments cost hundreds of dollars. Band is being cut all across the nation due to severe budget cuts along with clubs and athletics. In order to provide for better solid academic courses, band has to go. Again the Federal government funds almost 10% of public education spending, yet my opponent says that band will be able to stay in the event the federal government cuts their funding, despite the fact that many schools have been forced to cut band, athletics, clubs, and even solid academic courses. The fact that students enjoy band is irrelevant. There is no money to pay for it and still be able to fund academic courses in the cases of most schools in the nation. Many studies show that simply listening to classical music constantly can increase your IQ several points. [11][12][13] Simply listening to classical music can increase one's IQ has many as several points. Students who love music, such as is the case with students who participate in band, will not have any negative intelligence consequences since: 1. They can listen to music in their spare time which does make students more intelligent 2. They can play music in their spare time with their own funds and borrow from others Students can play music in their free time as well. Either by renting an instrument, borrowing one, or buying one. There are few people who are so dirt poor they are not able to get their hands on an instrument. And again, you said schools do not fund all the costs of a band, meaning you claim that bands are somewhat self sufficient and able to get a hold of instruments without necessarily needing funding. Many extracurricular programs would look good on your college application. But you miss the point. Public spending recieves 10% of it's budget from the U.S. government, which is a blatant violation of the United States Constitution since Article 1 Section 8 does not list public schools as a legitimate project for the U.S. government to fund.[14] Public schools across the country are already cutting bands despite this contribution on behalf of the U.S. taxpayer. If the U.S. Constitution was upheld the U.S. government would not fund public schools forcing public schools to go without 10% of their budget. This would effectively vaporize the existence of most school bands at public schools. Article 1 Section 8 states what the Federal Government has the right to fund. Whatever is not listed in Article 1 Section 8 is not allowed to be funded by the Federal Government.[14] The U.S. government unconstitutionally funds 10% public school spending, which in turn fund school band. With many schools cutting or seriously considering cutting band, if the U.S. government stopped unconstitutionally funding public schools completely, forcing public schools to go without 10%, nearly all school bands across the U.S. would undoubtedly vanish. In conclusion 1. Due to severe budget cuts many schools are already cutting or considering to cut band as well as athletics, my opponents fallback. 2. Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution clearly and vividly states what the U.S. government has the right to spend U.S. taxes on. The U.S. Government spends 10% on public schools. Public schools are not listed in Article 1 Section 8, much less extracurricular activities for public schools, much less band. Therefore as long as public schools use federal funds to fund projects such as band and knowing very well that the existence of band in every other public school that hasn't already had band cut, literally hinges on the fact that the U.S. government unconstitutionally funds public schools, school bands at public schools have no right to exist. 3. The Federal government funds almost 10% of public education spending. [15] With many schools already cutting or considering to cut band and other extracurricular activities, there is not a snowballs chance in hell that band would last if the Federal government cut that funding. Vote Pro [1] http://www.signonsandiego.com... (Music is cut in school due to budget cuts) [2] http://www.theindychannel.com... (Music is cut in school due to budget cuts) [3] http://www.weac.org... (Music is cut in school due to budget cuts) [4] http://napavalleyregister.com...(School fears they will have to cut music to budget cuts) [5] http://losangeles.cbslocal.com... (Music is cut in school due to budget cuts) [6] http://www.startribune.com... (Music is cut in school due to budget cuts) [7] http://wellesley.patch.com... (School fears they will have to cut music due to budget cuts) [8] http://www.wkyt.com... (Music program crippled after school budget cuts) [9] http://www.eduinreview.com... (Schools fear they will have to cut athletics due to budget cuts) [10] http://www.thechessstore.com... (The cost of a typical plastic chessboard) [11] http://www.geniusintelligence.com... (listening to classical music will increase your IQ) [12] http://www.peakgenius.com... (listening to classical music will increase your IQ) [13] http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu... (listening to classical music will increase your IQ) [14] http://www.usconstitution.net... (Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution) [15] http://www2.ed.gov... (U.S. government contributes nearly 10% to public schooling. Fact 4)