President Trump is expected to sign a long-expected executive action Thursday calling on U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon “to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure [of] the Department of Education and return education authority to the States,” according to a fact sheet provided by the White House. Trump plans to sign the order at a ceremony alongside the Republican governors of Texas, Indiana, Florida and Ohio.
Isn’t it concerning to you Americans that your country is legislated purely through Executive Orders? What’s the point in even having a congress at this point?
It’s really odd as an outsider. The American senate, congress, and courts are largely abdicating their power. Why would they do that? Power is everything to these people.
It’s also disappointing that the Democrats did sweet fuck all in their term to deal with the abuses that Trump did in his first term.
It is incredibly concerning. But it’s difficult to do much of anything. Protests often don’t reach a significant size, and when they do, they are not reported on. That leads to discouragement, the feeling that in wasting my limited time, risking my livelihood, and accomplishing nothing.
That’s one problem with being such a large nation.
More people are protesting now than in 2017, media is just declining to cover it properly. Every institution that holds power is helping the fascist be more of a fascist. Little short of assassination could stop whats currently happening.
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The US is already pretty low on the list of countries with educated citizens. I guess they finally decided to cut their losses and reach for the bottom.
Given 1/3 of them voted for a man who paints himself orange and has the IQ of a tater-tot, it really shouldn’t take long.
This is the final play of the segregationists. The real, hidden heart of the argument from a lot of people against the DoEd is “the schools aren’t allowed to be segregated anymore and that’s wrong.”
Mark my words, you’ll see schools rapidly segregated by race and gender soon enough. Fathers and mothers, I hope you’re prepared to teach your daughters how to read and write, because all they’ll likely be getting within the next 5 years is home-ec and how to be a submissive wife - and that’s even if your state allows them to attend school.
