Posted on 06/15/2024 5:25:56 AM PDT by karpov
American presidents have long abused their authority in order to harm their opponents, for instance by having the IRS pursue targeted tax audits against them or having the FCC threaten the licenses of broadcasters who air too much criticism. Often, the mere threat of a federal “investigation” is sufficient to achieve the desired end, and, if not, the cost of the ensuing legal process is tantamount to punishment. Those tactics are supposed to be illegal, but presidents have difficulty resisting them. They are eager to, as Richard Nixon put it, “maximize the incumbency” and don’t foresee any adverse consequences in trying to hurt real or perceived enemies.
Joe Biden’s administration has been rife with abuses of power, and a perfect example is his Education Department’s regulatory jihad against Grand Canyon University (GCU). That Arizona-based school was founded in 1949 and operated as a non-profit entity until 2004, when it partnered with private investors to secure the capital it needed to continue operations. During that period of time, it encountered no trouble with state or federal regulatory bodies.
In 2018, GCU chose to return to non-profit status, a move approved by the IRS and the Higher Learning Commission of Arizona. The U.S. Department of Education, however, has declined to accept that change, for no stated reason. The Biden administration apparently wants to regard GCU as a for-profit institution so the university can be included in its war against for-profit schools, which it tars as being “bad actors.” Some indeed have been, but GCU is not. Nevertheless, the Education Department (ED) has concocted some pretexts for going after it.
Since 2021, GCU has been swamped by the ED with demands for documents—an obvious fishing expedition. All the ED came up with were some minor, highly dubious complaints.
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More reason to end the U.S. Dept. of Education.
And rein in the administrative state. However, to be able to get that done we need to control both chambers and the WH and a willing legislative body to enact.
Jimmy Carter, the worst US president prior to Senile Joe, pushed for the creation of the Dept. of Education. A fitting gift to his legacy would be its abolition.
You forget Barry Soetoro. He was the tool used to put the Deep State on steroids and emplace their “progressive” minions throughout fed gov, leaving us standing on the precipice of the abyss.
Think what abuses and corruption would be revealed if the same scrutiny and fishing expeditions were applied to Yale, Brown, Stanford, et al.
The government has the power, but not the right, to attack and eliminate anyone at any time for no valid reason.
No one has enough money for defense against a runaway government with infinite money.
GCU has over 22,000 students. Will be a few public interest law firms that will be defending GCU.
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