04/11/05

All Sen. Robert Byrd wanted to do was to encourage public schools to teach 'something' about the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17 -- the day when the historic document was signed in 1787. Byrd successfully added language to the appropriations bill requiring schools that receive federal money to recognize Sept. 17 by focusing attention on the U.S. Constitution, in any way the school chooses. Immediately, David Salisbury of the Cato Institute criticized Byrd and the Senate for trying to dictate to the states what schools must teach. Salisbury was not alone; many people believe that education is a state function in which the feds should not interfere. The problem of federal interference in state and local education is far more serious than Sen. Byrd's desire to recognize the U.S. Constitution...

http://www.federalobserver.com/archive.php?aid=9635

from Federal Observer, by Henry Lamb -- Hat Tip to Sierra Times


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp