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>We could fix it all with a single law: All federally funded research papers must be published with full open access. Two things wrong with this sentence: 1.
by mrtesthah 2y ago
>We could fix it all with a single law: All federally funded research papers must be published with full open access.
Two things wrong with this sentence:
1. All federal funding for research is in jeopardy.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/trumps-nih-budget-cuts-threaten-research-stirring-panic-rcna191744 https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/trumps-nih-budg...
2. The executive branch now considers itself superior to the legislative and judicial branches, so actions of the legislative branch (i.e., laws) might as well be moot.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/vance-and-musk-attack-judicial-authority-as-trumps-agenda-gets-pushback-from-courts https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/vance-and-musk-attack-...
- dlahoda 2y ago1. tax funded researchers did not publish non pay walled. right? 2. as per link text, there was denial to access treasure dep records. so what is secrecy in there? so let just append '... and data' to the root of thread
- mrtesthah 2y agoIt’s not about access to data—it’s about removing Congress’ control of the federal government. That control is maintained via laws and courts. Today the president just formally assumed power over those other two branches of government, so law is effectively meaningless now. https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1isvzgu/the_full_executive_order_is_out_this_is_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1isvzgu/the_full_execu... Whose side will you be on—-the side of billionaires and the christian nationalist heritage foundation, or the rest of the people of the united states? Choose wisely.