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Jan 26Liked by William Otis

NAGPRA forced the reburial of 9000 YO remains found in WA state which were unlikely to even be related to the local tribes there. This ended any possibility of study that could add a great deal to SCIENCE as we know it. Stupid is as stupid does, and boy, are we becoming STUPID.

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Jan 26Liked by William Otis

All true, Bill -- but stupidity is never old-fashioned. It never goes out of style and, in fact, seems to be enjoying something of a rediscovery.

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Stupid and probably unconstitutional to boot. Under what reading of the Constitution can the Trump administration dictate what galleries show? The theory of the dictation seems to be that the displays express things about American Indians or other groups that offend them or "appropriate" their culture, and the administration is banning that expression. Jim Dueholm

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We are seeing the results of decades of liberal control of our institutions. Unfortunately, no matter how many small victories, there is no going back. This thought has engrained itself in everything. The left is patient, if this monstrosity is reversed, they will be at it again once everyone forgets about it.

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Now Americans won't get to learn about the Natives. I guess that's how they want it.

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Article XXVII clearly provides that the federal government regulates all private museums.

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