Writer Bonesparkle wrote a very enlightening piece over at Scholars & Rogues titled, “The Problem With Democracy in America”. I’ve heard this thought put forward before but somewhere along the line forgot all about it. I couldn’t agree with the message of this posting more.
It starts with the simple statement, the problem with America’s system of governance is that, too many people are allowed to participate. Now settle down all you ACLU loving liberal’s. From what I can tell, Scholar’s & Rogues is a pretty liberal base of operations so, I think this is coming from a person in your own camp.
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Categories: Politics · Wordpress Political Blogs · politics, election, socialist, democrats, republican
Tagged: democracy, Voting
by John Stossel
“Stupid in America” is a nasty title for a program about public education, but some nasty things are going on in America’s public schools and it’s about time we face up to it.
Kids at New York’s Abraham Lincoln High School told me their teachers are so dull students fall asleep in class. One student said, “You see kids all the time walking in the school smoking weed, you know. It’s a normal thing here.” 
We tried to bring “20/20″ cameras into New York City schools to see for ourselves and show you what’s going on in the schools, but officials wouldn’t allow it. Washington, D.C., officials steered us to the best classrooms in their district. We wanted to tape typical classrooms but were turned down in state after state. Finally, school officials in Washington, D.C., allowed “20/20″ to give cameras to a few students who were handpicked at two schools they’d handpicked. One was Woodrow Wilson High. Newsweek says it’s one of the best schools in America. Yet what the students taped didn’t inspire confidence. One teacher didn’t have control over the kids. Another “20/20″ student cameraman videotaped a boy dancing wildly with his shirt off, in front of his teacher. (more…)
Categories: Politics
Tagged: Big Government, Privatization, Public Schools, Socialism
