[Brilliant]

"If a poll shows a majority of Americans think we should teach creationism in schools, we should just go with the flow?" he asked. "There's this messy thing called the Constitution we have to deal with."





If he really wanted to enforce the Constitution, he'd declare the entire public school system unconstitutional. You just can't provide government run education without violating someone's Constitutional rights.

[CarolinaGuitarman]

"If he really wanted to enforce the Constitution, he'd declare the entire public school system unconstitutional."

Federally you would be correct; on a state level you are wrong. Most states (if not all, I have not checked) have constitutionally required government schools.

[wintertime]

If he really wanted to enforce the Constitution, he'd declare the entire public school system unconstitutional. You just can't provide government run education without violating someone's Constitutional rights.


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Absolutely correct!

It is IMPOSSIBLE for any government school to be religiously, politically, or culturally neutral. The government schools WILL promote the religious beliefs of some while trashing those of others.

Government schools MUST trash the First Amendment human rights to free speech, press, and assembly, and expression of religion. If government schools didn't do this chaos would reign.

[Gunslingr3]

If he really wanted to enforce the Constitution, he'd declare the entire public school system unconstitutional. You just can't provide government run education without violating someone's Constitutional rights.

The federal Constitution is silent on the issue of taxpayer funded education, ergo it is a power left to the States (to exercise or not according to their own Constitutions and/or electorate wishes). The federal Dept. of Education is unconstitutional in my opinion, but GWB mushroomed the budget of it with just about everything else under his administration.