Rep. Massie Repug, Kentucky Introduces Bill to Abolish Federal Department of Education

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I do not think it will happen-Devos wants control of all that Federal money.




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Rep. Massie Introduces Bill to Abolish Federal Department of Education
Feb 7, 2017


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Thomas Massie introduced H.R. 899, a bill to abolish the federal Department of Education. The bill, which is one sentence long, states, “The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2018.”
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On the day of Betsy DeVos’ scheduled Senate confirmation for Secretary of Education, Massie said, “Neither Congress nor the President, through his appointees, has the constitutional authority to dictate how and what our children must learn."

Massie added, "Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. should not be in charge of our children’s intellectual and moral development. States and local communities are best positioned to shape curricula that meet the needs of their students. Schools should be accountable. Parents have the right to choose the most appropriate educational opportunity for their children, including home school, public school, or private school."

“For years, I have advocated returning education policy to where it belongs - the state and local level,” said Rep. Walter Jones, an original co-sponsor. “D.C. bureaucrats cannot begin to understand the needs of schools and its students on an individual basis. It is time that we get the feds out of the classroom, and terminate the Department of Education.”

“I’ve always been a proponent of empowering parents, teachers and local school boards who best know our children and their needs," said Rep. Raul Labrador, another original co-sponsor. "Eliminating the U.S. Department of Education is the most important step we in Congress can take in returning decision making to the local level.”..........................

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1. "Moral development" means "indoctrinate every child in Xian bullshit."

Fucking asshole.

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2. Congressman Massie is correct.

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3. Snopes-Massie also supports efforts to do away with the Environmental Protection Agency and for the

http://www.snopes.com/2017/02/07/republican-introduces-bill-that-would-abolish-the-department-of-education/


Republican Introduces Bill That Would Abolish the Department of Education
U.S. Representative Thomas Massie announced a bill that, if passed, would eliminate the federal Education Department as of 2018.
By Bethania Palma



Feb 7th, 2017

On 7 February 2017, Kentucky lawmaker Thomas Massie announced that he had written an eight-word bill that proposes the elimination of the federal Department of Education. The bill reads, in its entirety:

The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2018.

In a statement released to the media, Massie advocated leaving education up to parents, teachers, and local leaders:




.............Massie also supports efforts to do away with the Environmental Protection Agency and for the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations. However, given that the Senate confirmed a Secretary of Education (Betsy DeVos) on 7 February 2017, they appear to be in no real rush to dismantle the agency.

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4. It appears Massie is sounding off early

.... He knows he will be out of a job when up for re-election... Time to let the monied deconstructionists know he is a "true believer"....

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6. Seems a little extreme.

After all, they could just fire Betsy DeVos, they don't have to eliminate the whole department to get rid of her.

That's snark, people.