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To: murphE

Well, there’s definitely an avalanche in Hell after reading this in the notorious New York Times.


6 posted on 11/14/2008 5:34:33 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
This must have been especially frosty to the average NYT reader:

Q: It was mentioned you were in favor of getting rid of the Department of Education. Is this true, and if so, how do you feel this would benefit the country?

A: I do believe in eliminating the Department of Education.

First, the Constitution does not authorize the Department of Education, and the founders never envisioned the federal government dictating those education policies.

Second, it is a huge bureaucracy that squanders our money. We send billions of dollars to Washington and get back less than we sent. The money would be much better off left in states and local communities rather than being squandered in Washington.

Finally, I think that the smallest level of government possible best performs education. Teachers, parents, and local community leaders should be making decisions about exactly how our children should be taught, not Washington bureaucrats. The Department of Education has given us No Child Left Behind, massive unfunded mandates, indoctrination, and in come cases, forced medication of our children with psychotropic drugs. We should get rid of all of that and get those choices back in the hands of the people.


7 posted on 11/14/2008 5:40:53 PM PST by murphE ("It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged." - GK Chesterton)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Yeah well, it’s about nine months too late. Now that they have their National Socialist in the white house, they can afford the appearance of publishing articles like this.


14 posted on 11/15/2008 1:10:56 AM PST by ovrtaxt (It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it. ~Henry Allen)
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