[sayfer bullets]

Where does the Constitution say anything about what may or may not be taught in public school science classes?

In that little "general welfare" clause, in the 6 or 7 percent of the school's funding received from federal sources, head-start, school lunch programs, etc.

We are seeing why the strict interpretation of the constitution is so important. Living off the teet of the Fed is easy, but compromising.

[Logophile]

We are seeing why the strict interpretation of the constitution is so important. Living off the teet of the Fed is easy, but compromising.

I agree completely.

And yet . . . . the thought occurs to me: Is it constitutional for the federal government to bribe or coerce the states to do what the federal government is forbidden to do itself?

[PatrickHenry]

In that little "general welfare" clause ...

Read correctly, that's not a grant of power to Congress. It's a limitation on the taxing power. Were it otherwise, the rest of the Constitution would be unnecessary, as a "general welfare" power clause would be enough to cover all bases.