We the People: Project Citizen
National Portfolio Showcase 2002
Please join us in the
Campaign to Promote Civic Education
and help the next generation preserve and improve our
constitutional democracy."
First of all, ours is a Constitutional Republic, not a democracy. I object to the pervasive use of the word, 'democracy' in describing our form of government. The Founders found it repulsive as well, and avoided using it for good reason.
Second, one of the top recognition awards went to a student who did a paper on 'second-hand smoke.' The paper wasn't available, but I'm willing to bet a carton of smokes that the student based his essay on the UN World Health Organization's study on second-hand smoke that was declared fraudulent by the Supreme Court over three years ago.
Other top awards appear to have been given to those who mimic the touchy-feely attitudes of the socialist NGO's who keep the UN in business, in our pocketbooks, in our private lives, in our faces and in our government to the detriment of our sovereignty and right to self-determination.
It is my opinion that this Project Citizen material is indoctrination propaganda designed to teach children not to question authority or the government's use of force, both subtle and overt, to promote the socialist philosophy and agenda in America through our public schools.
Don't let the trappings of patriotism fool you, i.e., the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution and other links on the site. It's lip service only and designed to have the effect that it had on you.
There are many groups on the internet who use the "I'm a Patriot, You be a Patriot too" techique in the same manner to promote it's own brand of perversion. Now we have the government itself stealing the psychology of the perverts to indoctrinate the kids in political correctness and compliance. (IMO)
As I said in my post, I noticed that error as well, but they did get it correct in the sample lesson I linked to and I really cannot find anything concrete on the CCE website to back up the allegations made by the author of this article. Assertions can be made about where the recognized students got their info, but I don't base solid opinions on statements such as "I would bet" and "it appears"...if they want to prove their case to me, give me the facts, but I am not going to pay them $10 for them to make their case to me.