Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell must end the shutdown now!

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ^ | January 16,2019 | Lily Eskelsen García

[mdittmar]

When I taught U.S. History to my sixth graders and we discussed the founding of our country, I’m fairly certain I mentioned to these 12-year-olds that it was a pretty big deal at the time that we decided we would have no king.

We’d have three co-equal branches of government. Legislative to make the laws. Judicial to interpret the laws.  Executive to enforce the laws. It was on the final test. All my elementary students passed it. It’s a test the Senate is failing.

Senate leadership under Mitch McConnell would have us re-teach our students that there are actually only two branches of government left.  Senator McConnell has announced that he will not allow a vote on something as essential as reopening our government without the approval of Donald Trump.

[mdittmar]

"He is prolonging this crisis as leverage over members of Congress who are convinced that his wall was never anything more than an irresponsible campaign rally chant;"

Well,lily,yes we are;)

[rktman]

Uh, give chuckalosi clown team a call.

[ought-six]

6th graders are 12 nowadays? When I was in 6th grade, back in 1962, we were all 11.

[SaxxonWoods]

Wahhh. I’ll think the shutdown could be a problem when Nancy and Chuck start acting like it’s a problem.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Fat chance.

[jonsie]

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer must end the shutdown now! See that was easy.

[Williams]

I dismissed this one soon as I saw NEA.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Judicial to interpret the laws. Executive to enforce the laws.
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But now we have the judiciary telling the executive they cannot enforce the laws.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

No, the shutdown does NOT need to end now. It will end when the Democrat Party is completely broken by this and shown for what they are. Leave it shut down until the Democrats apologize, provide funds to build the wall AND agree not to ever pull a stunt like this again. Otherwise, leave it shut down and let us ALL suffer. I am willing, ready and able to suffer. Bring it. Do NOT negotiate, no matter what.

[upchuck]

This person is president of the National Education Association. Her stance is what we should expect from a lib.

[RightGeek]

Boo Hoo girl is sad!

[CincyRichieRich]

When I taught U.S. History to my sixth graders...

When she mistaught...not taught

[Heart of Georgia]

“Executive to enforce the laws”

So I reckon this ‘teacher’ wants Trump to enforce our immigration laws?

As far as her ‘king’ comment, she must have missed 0bama ruling with his pen and his phone.

[bray]

Dingbat is on your side so talk to her.

[bravo whiskey]

NEA. Blech. if my child was in her history class, I would gave to unteach most everything she taught.

[jospehm20]

GFY Lilly.

[wastedyears]

6th graders are 12 nowadays? When I was in 6th grade, back in 1962, we were all 11.

I turned 12 after I started 6th grade.

[Rashputin]

One huge corrupt union demanding that those who work for another huge corrupt union not suffer any consequences for those they back in the House deliberately blocking the President.

All the hearings about mob corruption of unions and how the mob works had nothing to do with ending organized crime, it was to build a how-to manual for democrats who siphon a percentage of the money off of every dime the government spends.

[Mark17]

I dismissed this one soon as I saw NEA.

Agree. As soon as I saw that, I didn’t pay any attention to it.

[o-n-money]

How many years did she teach that she is only fairly certain of what she taught?