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This post demonstrates an alarming ignorance of United States history.
What does my opinion about the value of visiting parts of the US have to do with ignorance or US history? Kansas is boring. It's flat and there is nothing to see except the Westboro Baptist Church.
Are opinions no longer allowed here? If you like Kansas, more power to you. I'll take France or Switzerland over Kansas.
Dont know where you go but yellowstone and a lot of the west is awesome. New England is pretty cool too.
I like the North East, and the West Coast. I would also visit Colorado, Hawaii, and Chicago. I've already seen the entire east coast. Nothing else in the US interests me.
Actually, they used to get such protection -- now it extends only for the (former) President and his/her spouse, for up to 10 years, and the (former) President's children, until age 16 or 10 years after the President leaves office.
President Clinton was the first President affected by the current law.
You're definitely correct, however, about the fact that other Presidents and their children have routinely vacationed abroad.
Actually, Clinton is the last president who will receive lifetime protection. Bush onward are only protected for 10 years after leaving office.
In 1997, Congress enacted legislation (Public Law 103-329) that limits Secret Service protection for former presidents to 10 years after leaving office. Under this new law, individuals who are in office before January 1, 1997, will continue to receive Secret Service protection for their lifetime. Individuals elected to office after that time will receive protection for 10 years after leaving office. Therefore, President Clinton will be the last president to receive lifetime protection.
"Lots of schools" send their 13 year olds (what's that, 7th grade?) on vacations in Mexico? I don't recall being sent there when I was that age...maybe I was sick that day.
We went on a school trip to France when I was 13, it was the Bicentennial, the entire French class went.
Guess I must have lived in a better school district.
Hmnn...isn't part of the job of being a parent to place reasonable limitations on what your children can do?
And you get to decide what that is for YOUR children, not anyone else's.
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Originally Posted by Mgyeldell
Your missing out on a lot if you think the USA is boring. We as a country have one of the most diverse geography in the world. I know for a fact Alabama is a beautiful state. Go to just north of Birmingham and you have the foot hills to the Appalachian mountains.
It's all about preferences.
Alabama is a beautiful state, to you.
Others may not think that at all.
So your "for a fact" is simply for you.
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We went on a school trip to France when I was 13, it was the Bicentennial, the entire French class went.
Guess I must have lived in a better school district.
I guess so! I was aware that taxpayers were expected to pay for public education. I wasn't aware that they were expected to pay for kids vacations to Europe. Maybe the problem isn't just teachers unions.
I guess so! I was aware that taxpayers were expected to pay for public education. I wasn't aware that they were expected to pay for kids vacations to Europe. Maybe the problem isn't just teachers unions.
The parents pay for the educational excursions (I'm guessing you've never been in an immersion language environment if you call it a "vacation" - shame!), not the taxpayer. Similarly, the Obamas paid for Malia's trip to Mexico.
I guess so! I was aware that taxpayers were expected to pay for public education. I wasn't aware that they were expected to pay for kids vacations to Europe. Maybe the problem isn't just teachers unions.
Where did you get that taxpayers paid for our trip to France in 1976?
Do you have children?
Do you have a clue how kids raise $ for school trips?
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