there's plenty in there to offend someone. Millions of people are opposed to the death penalty but both the federal and many state governments have executed prisoners. Millions are opposed to military or welfare spending yet we spend several hundred billion dollars every year on these budget items. Unless we're going to radically downsize our government, as desirable but unlikely as that may be, then we can't necessarily let the displeasure of some people dictate to everyone what gets funded. Embryotic stem cell research is very controversial and some people do consider it murder. My whole question regards why the federal government is funding it at all since it really represents another form of corporate welfare.