Comments on: Abolish the Federal Department of Education!!! http://libertymaven.com/2009/10/20/abolish-the-federal-department-of-education/7787/ For Liberty, One Individual At A Time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:44:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Liberty is not a right or left issue – Jacksonville Tenth Amendment Center http://libertymaven.com/2009/10/20/abolish-the-federal-department-of-education/7787/comment-page-1/#comment-7844 Liberty is not a right or left issue – Jacksonville Tenth Amendment Center Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:31:20 +0000 http://libertymaven.com/?p=7787#comment-7844 [...] It seems that in 2009 politics, the “left” or “right” label is determined by where you stand on issues in relation to where the Republican and Democratic Parties stand on those issues. Oppose the Patriot Act, question the constitutionality of the war in Iraq or oppose government involvement in the issue of gay marriage and you will find yourself on the wrong side of the GOP and therefore labeled a “leftist”. However, oppose a federal health care bill, support the elimination of the federal Department of Education or speak out against the progressive income tax and you will be at odds with the Democratic Party and likely lumped in with the “right wing extremists”.   The problem with this approach to politics is that rarely is the question asked why the parties hold their positions on various issues. And even rarer is an actual discussion or debate on the reasons for holding those positions. For the first 177 years in American history, there was no federal Department of Education, which was reserved to the states and localities to handle as they saw fit. This was also in agreement with the Constitution of the United States, which does not provide any justification whatsoever for federal power over education; in fact, the 9th and 10th Amendments make such action both unconstitutional and illegal. Liberty Maven [...] [...] It seems that in 2009 politics, the “left” or “right” label is determined by where you stand on issues in relation to where the Republican and Democratic Parties stand on those issues. Oppose the Patriot Act, question the constitutionality of the war in Iraq or oppose government involvement in the issue of gay marriage and you will find yourself on the wrong side of the GOP and therefore labeled a “leftist”. However, oppose a federal health care bill, support the elimination of the federal Department of Education or speak out against the progressive income tax and you will be at odds with the Democratic Party and likely lumped in with the “right wing extremists”.   The problem with this approach to politics is that rarely is the question asked why the parties hold their positions on various issues. And even rarer is an actual discussion or debate on the reasons for holding those positions. For the first 177 years in American history, there was no federal Department of Education, which was reserved to the states and localities to handle as they saw fit. This was also in agreement with the Constitution of the United States, which does not provide any justification whatsoever for federal power over education; in fact, the 9th and 10th Amendments make such action both unconstitutional and illegal. Liberty Maven [...]

]]> By: Tracy Saboe http://libertymaven.com/2009/10/20/abolish-the-federal-department-of-education/7787/comment-page-1/#comment-4646 Tracy Saboe Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:18:43 +0000 http://libertymaven.com/?p=7787#comment-4646 The Government Schools need to be the next thing to go after the Federal Reserve (or perhaps before). Abolishing these indoctrination camps should be a number one priority. Tracy The Government Schools need to be the next thing to go after the Federal Reserve (or perhaps before). Abolishing these indoctrination camps should be a number one priority.

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