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Posted on 06/14/2014 6:04:30 AM PDT by bestintxas
The South Carolina legislature has rankled liberal groups after requiring that a pair of public schools use state funds to teach the U.S. Constitution and other founding documents -- on the heels of a budget fight over gay-themed books in the curriculum.
State House lawmakers previously had cut funds from two public universities in retaliation for required-reading material containing homosexual themes. A revised budget passed by both the House and the Senate earlier this month, though, restored the money -- but dictated that exact amount be spent "for instruction in the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Federalist Papers, including the study of and devotion to American institutions and ideals."
The bill restored at least $52,000 for the College of Charleston, and at least $17,000 for USC-Upstate, which were the original amounts cut back in March. The legislation also says that any school that conducts a mandatory reading program must provide an alternative in case the chosen book conflicts with any students’ moral or religious beliefs.
Gov. Nikki Haley went along with the Constitution requirement on Thursday, saying she did not agree with it but kept it in because lawmakers spent so much time on the bill. She said her office "didn't want to interject ourselves into that."
"I don't believe legislators should micromanage our boards," she said, according to The Associated Press. "They elect board members, so if they want to beat up on them, go for it... but to go in there and micromanage books being read, I think that's out of our purview."
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“Marxists don’t want to “coexist” nor do they want you to be able to live in a free republic...they demand only that you kneel or die.”
Totally correct.
My “Modest Proposal” is simple and will remove the threat of American collectivists of all known varieties.
1. All collectivists will lose their right to vote for life.
2. All Collectivist spawn will only be able to vote after passing tests to determine their knowledge and acceptance of the Founding Documents.
3. All collectivist income will be taxed an extra 10%, based on gross income.
4. All collectivist pensions/benefits will be reduced 10% the first year.
5. All collectivist pensions/benefits will be reduced 15% the second year.
Collectivists are thieves - thieves must not be allowed to retain that gained through improper enrichment, fraud, ad nauseam.
Democrats and libs do not believe in the Constitution. It threatens them because it is the basis of the rule of law rather than the rule of man as they want when their people are in office. The rule of man gives them leeway to do anything they want.
I suspect this is one of the true motives behind trucking so many ignorant, uneducated future voting slaves from the third world into the US: They have no concept of a Constitution, and can be depended upon to do nothing as the democrat continues to shred it.
And now comes Nikki Haley trying to teach students the Constitution. How unfair is life for democrats.
BUMP! As hard as I can.
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Is it just me, or does she come across as a complete weasel here?
BTTT
She comes across to me as someone who respects the work and offices of others.
So maybe it is just you! (grin)
bm
The Most dangerous thing in the world is a Citizenry that know of their true rights and Constitution. That is what the Teachers union is so afraid of.
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Is it just me, or does she come across as a complete weasel here?”
It’s an election year, and shes trying to play moderate. Not that it will help her much among dem’s that won’t vote for her anyway. Still when schools get involved people tend to take folks claiming to represent teachers more seriously than they are entitled to.
Im going to cut Nikki a break on this, if she was really against it she would have vetoed it or convinced the legislator not to go that way.
I think she knows this is a good and very important thing for South Carolina’s kids.
It must not be taught enough because for some strange reason an awful lot of Americans don’t seem to understand anything about it and quite a few of those who don’t are judges on courts up to and including the supreme court. Oh, yeah, I almost forgot, one who seems to understand NOTHING about the constitution is occupying the White House.
The NEA version of the Hypocratic Oath: Above all, turn the kids into Democratic Party voters. Nothing else matters.
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