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DeMint Promotes Redistributing Power to States (DeMint would dismantle many federal departments)
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| 2010-09-19
| Melanie Starkey
Posted on 09/19/2010 4:41:32 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
Sen. Jim DeMint argued for a devolution of power out of Washington, saying Sunday that the fact is, education probably would work a lot better without the Department of Education.
The South Carolina Republican had been asked on CNNs State of the Union whether candidates whom he and the tea party movement have endorsed are too far out of the political mainstream. When host Candy Crowley gave Sharron Angles call to abolish the Education Department as an example, DeMint said, Shes very bold to say it. Angle is the GOP candidate challenging Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) for his Senate seat in Nevada.
I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation, and Ive introduced a lot of legislation for that, too, DeMint added, saying the power should go to the states. And you can do it in a common-sense, reasonable way that doesnt disrupt any of the activities that we support.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 10thamendment; biggovernment; demint; demint2012; donttreadonme; freedom; liberty; lping; nevada; notbreakingnews; obama; palin; realconservatives; southcarolina; statesrights; teapartyrebellion
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To: upchuck; bamahead
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:42:39 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
(Live Free or Die)
To: pissant; mkjessup; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; AuntB; calcowgirl; indylindy; Kimberly GG; ...
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:43:48 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
(Live Free or Die)
To: rabscuttle385
Nothing to disagree with here...
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:44:10 PM PDT
by
Deagle
To: rabscuttle385
That took a sack to say out loud. A shot across the ruling class bow?
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:45:16 PM PDT
by
pingman
(Price is what you pay, value is what you get.)
To: rabscuttle385
I like it. And the best part is that maybe, just maybe if this Tea Party mood holds for two more years, we can get a President and Congress that would go along with it.
To: rabscuttle385
I hope NPR/PBS and the like are under Dept of Ed. They claim it to be “educational” television (its anything but, except for an occasional token program).
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:47:02 PM PDT
by
C210N
(0bama, Making the world safe for Marxism)
To: rabscuttle385
A lot of powers should go back to the states. In fact the vast majority of them should.
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:48:08 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: rabscuttle385
DeMent for Pres. this is what I want to hear.
To: rabscuttle385
the record is clear, America's decline in public education began with the advent of the US Department of Education. How can anyone deny it?
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:49:16 PM PDT
by
elpadre
(AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
To: rabscuttle385; ForGod'sSake
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:49:38 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
To: rabscuttle385
Sounds like a plan.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:50:09 PM PDT
by
LonePalm
(Commander and Chef)
To: SteveAustin
You are dismissing the mood across the country... Not only will this be the case two years from now, if things do not go as planned with the Republicans... then another party WILL evolve! If the GOP can NOT be taken over, there will be little choice other than a third party.
Yes, things are that bad.
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:50:16 PM PDT
by
Deagle
To: SteveAustin
The Battle of America starts Nov. 3rd.
To: rabscuttle385
Our federal government should be no more than 20% - 25% of its current size.
National defense and maybe a few smaller departments but that’s about it.
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:50:52 PM PDT
by
boycott
(CAL)
To: rabscuttle385; Peanut Gallery
Holy Tenth Amendment Batman?
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:50:52 PM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(Conservative States of America has a nice ring to it.)
To: rabscuttle385
"devolution..power to the states"
****************
Actually, this concept should be the only plank for the tea party--- it keeps all constitutionalists united- All else, can be fought out in the States.
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:51:40 PM PDT
by
VinL
(VinL---It is better to suffer every wrong, than to consent to wrong.)
To: pingman
Takes some heat off this year's candidates too.
To: rabscuttle385
asked on CNNs State of the Union whether candidates whom he and the tea party movement have endorsed are too far out of the political mainstream. Who is CNN to define "mainstream"? And then attack based on their definition?
Conservatives need to slap these people around and point out that conservatism, state's right and individual rights ARE mainstream America.
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:54:07 PM PDT
by
grobdriver
(Proud Member, Party Of No! No Socialism - No Fascism - Nobama - No Way!)
To: rabscuttle385
I'm really starting to appreciate Senator DeMint. Is he a prospect for 2012. He seams to have all of the right stands on the issues, but doesn't have the baggage that some of the other Tea Party favorites are carrying. The kind of candidate that everyone here can agree on, yet won't sell us out to the RINOs.
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posted on
09/19/2010 4:54:15 PM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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