NSF starts to kill grants that violate Trump's war on diversity efforts

https://www.science.org/content/article/nsf-starts-kill-grants-violate-trump-s-war-diversity-efforts

by dgsq • 1 year ago

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msie• 1 year ago

Trump hates women and POC. Quelle surprise.

Terr_2• 1 year ago

I wish this new Republican administration of weirdos stopped committing so many dang crimes like this...

1. The founding laws behind the NSF require it to help minorities.

2. The Constitution does not give the Executive branch the power of the purse, to contradict spending Congress has required by law.

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[T]he NSF could have a hard time legally terminating grants, because their funds are appropriated by the US Congress, meaning they are protected by law, says Deborah Pearlstein, a specialist in law and public policy at Princeton University in New Jersey.
Since 1980, Congress has mandated that the agency seek to broaden participation of underrepresented groups, including women and other minorities, within science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). “The orders are illegal,” says an NSF employee. “The statutory framework of NSF is being violated.”
The NSF spokesperson did not respond to a query about concerns that Trump’s executive orders are at odds with the agency’s responsibilities, as codified in law.

-- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/inside-the-nsfs-e...

fleek• 1 year ago

Lmao why do people think quoting laws and statutes will do anything. It's like pointing to a school code of conduct while a bully has your head in a toilet.

It doesn't matter what the laws say. No one is going to enforce them against this president or his admins and if they tried no police or military force would enact their orders. Trump is above the law. It's gameover.

GuestFAUniverse• 1 year ago

Baffles me that people are still not straight out facing how despotism works. The US isn't a democracy anymore. There won't be any fair elections. The next candidate will be decided, like the outcome of research will be announced.

Terr_2• 1 year ago

There's a difference between pessimism and defeatism.

In this case, pointing out that he is contradicting Congress is one of the few things that might help move the needle on Congressional impeachment.

NSF starts to kill grants that violate Trump's war on diversity efforts

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