Keep in mind I have had a few beers at this point, but I would just like to state:
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You think that it's ok for the Federal government to essentially extort and micromanage states into doing what they say by lording billions of dollars over their head? What gives them the RIGHT?
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Well, the fact they are the government/essential "ruler" of the country sort of gives them the right.
Anyways, my two cents:
I agree with both sides here.
The fact that they are saying "Here, take X amount of dollars, but make sure that 100/X goes towards ____ or else you don't get X dollars" is entirely wrong. It's wrong in the sense they're saying they have to spend a certain amount, nomatter how small on something. However, they are the overall government, which does technically overrule state power.
On the other hand, it is only 1% of the fund they are giving, so no - realistically, it's not a huge deal. If they were saying 60% has to go towards ____, then yes, I could see why it's a big uproar.