[Protagoras]

"And where in the Constitution does it say that education is a Federal concern?"

This was defeated not because the founders were against public education, but because they wanted to leave the matter to the states.

You answered your own question, I guess those people weren't mindless after all.

[Ophiucus]

lol - I see I wasn't alone in the public education comment. Hope it doesn't hurt at the bottom of the dogpile. :-)