Eric Allie for June 14, 2023

Same Sh!t – Different Day

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If only the sword were cutting down the sign saying “Buy Guns”.

Mr. Allie is constructing a lively strawman to demolish. He is also inventing a right – Parental Rights. Parents and children have rights when it comes to education, but they are not what he is claiming.

The US has a unique education system. Unlike many of the world’s countries, the US does not have a central government agency that dictates policy or curriculum. The US Dept of Education is mainly charged with distributing and regulating funds for Special Education and programs like Title 1 which supports lower income children. Other than that they have little to say about how a state runs it’s schools.

The States run their individual education systems. They do it because it is in the best interests of the general public to have an educated citizenry. The state determines funding, curriculum, rules for hiring and firing staff, graduation requirements and attendance. The last is important because parents do not have the right to opt out of school. All states have compulsory education. Kids HAVE TO go to school. If a parent keeps them out of school, there will be consequences.

Parents do not have the right to determine that a curriculum is not appropriate for their child. Parents may petition state governments and local school boards about issues with curriculum, but it’s up to those agencies to decide, not parents. And no one is forcing kids to learn anything. After 35+ years in the classroom I’ve learned you can’t make anyone learn anything if they don’t want to.

This issue is all about creating a wedge issue out of thin air. Convince parents that their kids are under threat of some nefarious plot, tell them their rights as a parent are being denied and watch the sh!t hit the fan.

Oh. And it’s not democrats doing this, it’s republicans. For every book Gov. DeSantis or his drones get banned, there are parents wondering why their kids can’t have access to them. If you are going to invoke “Parental Rights” remember it’s a 2 way street.

When have the Ds shown that much willingness to push back on the right wing domestic terrorists?

The republicans are making war on our culture.

For the christian, Parent’s rights stop just before it gets to parents of Transgender children.

“Choose life”—I’d love to see that sign at an NRA convention.

Spot on Allie! The Groomers are in full spin cycle in the comments section.

Weaponizing ‘justice’ against your political opponents always has a backlash.

There ARE A HELL OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO have KIDS,AND THEY’RE THE ONES YOU SEE AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.

It looks like Eric Allie has upset all you groomers.

My rights super cede yours because I scream louder, said the MAGA.