Beyond that, it should be up to the individual, and not picketers. As far as the other issues, I hope that Bush has the wisdom to realize that when he makes decision, he needs to decide what s best according to his country s laws, and not the laws of a religion that not everyone belives in. I ll skip most of it, but I will comment on Vouchers. Vouchers are monies taken from taxpayer dollars that would enable kids from bad areas or bad schools to go to private schools. I d like to skip for a moment the fact that this will take money from public schools and make them decline further, and address the social implications.
Kids can be vicious little bastards.
In all schools, there s a pecking order, and it starts at the top with Pretty, Popular, and Paid down to Unattractive, Unpopular and Underfunded. The upper echelon merciless feeds on the lower echelon with taunting, teasing, and the occasional pounding. What hurts the kids in the lower castes the most are the words. It s always been that way. Now picture if you will a kid that gets to switch from a public school to a private school because he s underpriveleged.