Posted on 05/12/2010 11:05:58 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
(CNN) -- Fresh on the heels of a new immigration law that has led to calls to boycott her state, Arizona's governor has signed a bill banning ethnic studies classes that "promote resentment" of other racial groups.
Gov. Jan Brewer approved the measure without public statement Tuesday, according to state legislative records. The new law forbids elementary or secondary schools to teach classes that are "designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group" and advocate "the overthrow of the United States government" or "resentment toward a race or class of people."
The bill was pushed by state school Superintendent Tom Horne, who has spent two years trying to get Tucson schools to drop a Mexican-American studies program he said teaches Latino students they are an oppressed minority. There was no immediate response from the Tucson Unified School District, the law's main target.
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“Arizona is ground zero...
Ironic isn’t it?”
They seem to be on the bleeding edge of this battle. Now, if they, we can just scuttle McAmnesty - that state would be truly heroic. Come on Okies, Come on Georgia - are you gunna let AZ show you up?
Let’s get ‘er done!
Brewer/Bachmann 2012?
“They banned classes from teaching racism and advocating overthrowing the government.”
Again, AZ is taking reasonable actions, and their critics are making fools of themselves. Who can’t agree with AZ’s actions truly? We now find that 72% of the American public, according to Pew - which isn’t exactly conservative - agree with AZ’s immigration legislation enforcing existing US law. That’s because it’s reasonable and most Americans are reasonable.
That doesn’t include the socialist media lapdogs. ;)
I saw a tearful young black girl on TV, crying that the end of “ethnic studies” classes would be her demise. She claimed that she has to have these classes so she won’t be ashamed of her color and victim status. OK, all you victims just got promoted...you are now all regular Americans. Now get to class.
“Brewer/Bachmann 2012?”
That’d drive the RAT feminists INSANE...;)
Thanks! I just re-read the book earlier this year. It would be something if this was intentional...
“No wonder McAztlan is scared.”
Events - Reality - seem to be consiring against the ‘maverick in the Senate.’ John, it’s time to step aside, your reaching across the aisle is reaching across into enemy territory. Step off McAmnesty.
I’m ashamed to say that I just finnished it in March for the first time. Hauntingly accurate.
“Horne also mentioned an American border city which was allowing Mexican residents to be bussed to their schools so that they could collect Arizona state funding for the class hours. He said that the state was planning on going after the school district for past fraudulent charges.”
Insanity. We’re returning to a measure of sanity - and the socialists are howling. How dare you ‘enforce’ laws...
The Big Government Socialists in DC aren’t going to let some upstart Western state erode any of their hard-won victories without a big fight.
“Commies and La Raza offend me for being racist lairs”
Oh come on man - give peace a chance.../massive sarc
Seriously, thanks for sharing your unique perspective. God bless you and yours!
This is such ridiculous BS. If her parents don't want her to be ‘a victim’ and want to give her the best start they can on the road to success, then make sure the school doesn't waste class time and resources on crap like this. Make sure the schools teach english, and math, and science, and genuine history (including the failure of communism/socialism everywhere it has been tried).
Brewer 2012.
“Jan Brewer understands the state she leads is a *sovereign republic.* If only the other governors understood that.”
That may be why they’re on the edge of this battle. For all Perry’s talk of secession, AZ is on the edge of thumbing back at MAObama in the way he’s been thumbing at us. Only, she’s using the RULE OF LAW and barry uses lawless Chicago gutter politics.
I heard a pop. I think it was a liberal’s head exploding. BWAHAHAHAHA!
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The new law forbids elementary or secondary schools...
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The law needs amendment; that would extend the act to the publically-funded
universities of Arizona.
Probably won’t happen as some worthless (and tenured) professors
would immediately be told they can’t teach the ideology/religion
that they truly believe in.
That is, their religious belief in communism/Marxism.
Sounds pretty common sense to me.
A lot of people would cave in under such pressure as Arizona has been under by the illegal excusing liberal filth of this country.
As conservatives unfortunately we’ve seen this all too often. Good to see some real courage for a change.
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