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Charles Foster Johnson: Why Evangelical Support for Trump Is Eroding
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Charles Foster Johnson is a pastor, a supporter of public education, and a great advocate for separation of church and state. He founded Pastors for Texas Children to marshall support for public school students and their teachers and schools. PTC has been a major force in blocking vouchers every year in the Texas Legislature.…
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Charles Foster Johnson: Vouchers Threaten Religious Liberty!
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Charles Foster Johnson is a Baptist minister in Texas and founder of Pastors for Texas Children. He wrote an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle about the threats that vouchers pose to religious liberty, and his specific concern that Brett Kavanaugh endangers religious liberty because of his hostility to the wall of separation, which protects…
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Hijacked by Billionaires: How the Super Rich Buy Elections to Undermine Public Schools
Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: When the privatization of public education is at the heart of an election, billionaires spend record breaking sums to bend the outcome to their will. Source: Hijacked by Billionaires: How the Super Rich Buy Elections to Undermine Public Schools
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Navy Admiral: “Dear Mr. President: Revoke My Security Clearance Too”
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: When I read something this powerful, I am moved to share it. I find the last line strange. Donald Trump will never become “the leader we prayed you would be.” It is not in him. William H. McRaven, a retired Navy admiral, was commander of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to…
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Trump’s “Preposterous ‘Collusion is Not a Crime’ Defense”
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Rudy Guiliani and Trump have recently contended that “collusion is not a crime” but real lawyers know that “collusion” is a straw man, not the issue. A friend sent me a post that explains why the word “collusion”is actually shorthand for very serious crimes. The term “collusion” may be useful shorthand for describing an…
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The United States is a Constitutional Republic with Limited Democracy
There is a story that upon exiting the Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin was approached by a group of citizens asking what sort of government the delegates had created. His answer was: “A republic, if you can keep it.”
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A Fast Track to Citizenship: Marry Donald Trump or Be Parents of His Wife
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: From today’s Washington Post: THE BIG IDEA: Donald Trump is the do-as-I-say, not-as-I-do president. For years, he ripped Barack Obama for taking summer vacations to Martha’s Vineyard and told voters he’d be too busy governing to golf if he got elected. On Thursday, Trump hit the links again on his 11-day summer vacation in…
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“Democracy”: The Attack on Our Democracy, Hidden in Plain Sight
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: A blogger who identifies as “democracy” posted this comment, with which I agree. The bottom line is that Trump has lots and lots of Russian “mob” money, in Russia, the mob and the state are one and the same. Trump has tapped tons of Russian moola, which is one reason he’s refused to release…
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