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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the issue of whether public
funding to an artist can be linked with the idea of whether the art is
'decent.' After the Robert Mapplethorpe "scandal" not so long ago,
Congress passed a law that for an artist's art to receive public money
via
the National Endowment for the Arts, it must be deemed decent.
On NPR's Morning Edition this morning, Nina Tottenberg said that if the
Supreme Court supports Congress, it is in effect the end of NEA. Then,
there's the question of Congressional funding: Funding for NPR / NEA &
PBS.
This petition is being passed around the Internet. Please add your
name
to it so that funding can be maintained for the NEA, NPR & PBS. Please
keep this petition rolling. Do not reply to me. Please sign and
forward to
others to sign. If you prefer not to sign please send to the e-mail
address indicated or return to me. Thanks.
This is being forwarded to several people at once to add their
names to the petition. It won't matter if many people receive the same
list as the names are being managed. This is for anyone who thinks
NPR/PBS is a worthwhile expenditure of $1.12/year of their taxes, a
petition
follows. If you sign, please forward on to others. If not, please
don't
kill it - send it to the email address listed here:
wein2688@blue.univn <mailto:wein2688@blue.univn
PBS, NPR (National Public Radio), and the arts are facing major
cutbacks in funding. In spite of the efforts of each station to reduce
spending costs and streamline their services, some government officials
believe that the funding currently going to these programs is too large
a
portion of funding for something which is seen as not worthwhile.
Currently, taxes from the general public for PBS equal $1.12 per person
per year, and the National Endowment for the Arts equals $0.64 a year.
A January 1995 CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll indicated that 76% of
Americans wish to keep funding for PBS, third only to national
defense and law enforcement as the most valuable programs for federal
funding.
Each year, the Senate and House Appropriations committees each have 13
subcommittees with jurisdiction over many programs and agencies. Each
subcommittee passes its own appropriation bill. The goal each year is
to
have each bill signed by the beginning of the fiscal year, which is
October 1. The only way that our representatives can be aware of the
base of
support for PBS and funding for these types of programs is by making our
voices heard.
Please add your name to the bottom of this list and forward it to
friends if you believe in what we stand for. This list will be
forwarded
to the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United
States, and Representative Newt Gingrich, who is the instigator of the
action to cut funding to these worthwhile programs.
*If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th, etc., signer of this
petition, please forward a copy to: <wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu.
This way we can keep track of the lists and organize them. Forward
this to everyone you know, and help us to keep these programs
alive.
Thank you.
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