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Re: NASA give us the spin data on Juno. Is it still 5rpm, or does it change constantly and corrected constantly?

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On 7/12/2016 1:03 AM, Archimedes Plutonium wrote:
> Now, being a taxpayer, I think I can demand, and not ask for the "spin data on Juno", and NASA would have to comply with such a demand.

You would be wrong.

You do not have line-item authority over how your tax money is directed. 
No taxpayer does.

By deliberate design, we live in a representative democracy, by which 
you implicitly authorize elected officials, who in turn have the 
authority to appoint other officials, to dispense with pooled tax 
dollars at THEIR discretion (not yours). If you are displeased with how 
those elected officials carry out those authorized duties, your recourse 
is to replace them in the next election.
If you think this is a silly way to run a country and do not wish to 
comply, you always have the freedom to emigrate.

Good luck finding a country where citizens have line-item authority over 
tax dollars.

-- 
Odd Bodkin --- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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where can I watch daily the spin rotation of Juno spacecraft whether 2rpm or 5rpm, whatever Archimedes Plutonium <plutonium.archimedes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-11 18:44 -0700
  NASA give us the spin data on Juno. Is it still 5rpm, or does it change constantly and corrected constantly? Archimedes Plutonium <plutonium.archimedes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-11 23:03 -0700
    Re: NASA give us the spin data on Juno. Is it still 5rpm, or does it change constantly and corrected constantly? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-07-14 10:03 -0500

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