Association of School Boards' Leader
Refers to Nazi Rule in TPA Discussion
This commentry by Wisconsin Association of School Boards' Executive Director is a stretch worthy of Bob Jauch.
After World War II, when totalitarianism was defeated in Germany and elsewhere, our decentralized democratic foundation was widely hailed and celebrated. Americans recognized that state control of schools in Germany was one clear aspect of that society that had gone in the wrong direction.If we listen to the people and control our spending, we'll be no better than the Nazis?
Some lawmakers in Madison seem to have forgotten both their American history and their civics lessons as they are clearly willing to impose their will on every school district in the state of Wisconsin.
Beyond the financial and practical problems with the language of the amendment, what would be lost?
The ability of ordinary Wisconsin citizens to effectively influence and participate in educational decisions affecting their children would be reduced and limited to a single sound-bite vote on a referendum.
Anyone with an eye on current international events recognizes that a stable democracy relies on much more than the ballot box or the behavior of citizens on election day.
Our American democracy is much more complex than campaign slogans or a singular emphasis on voting. Our democracy also relies on a system of checks, balances, decentralized authority, common public schools, shared values and participatory citizenship.
The constitutional amendment proposes a cheap, low-involvement “virtual” democracy by referendum; all seemingly quick and easy; all fast food for the body politic.
Get a freakin' grip.
8 Comments:
The truth hurts or does the shoe fit?
You and your cohorts need to get a grip. Does not getting a good solid whipping in Waukesha give you pause to think that maybe TPA is something the people are beginning take a cynical view of.
Maybe the big monied special interests are still throwing money your way but what if the voters rebell? Will the Defense of Marriage Amendment backfire and bring an angry mob to polls in November voting no on DMA and checking the box for Doyle?
Yes. You got me. I'm a Nazi.
Brlliant discourse.
Brian,
Expect nothing less from his sort. If he is a true conservative, then I am Elvis. This guy wouldn't know a conservative if one came up and bit him in the arse.
I probably could not pass the litmus test of any of today's diaper conservatives. I live by the principles of Jack Kemp, John McCain, Sandra Day O'Conner, Richard Nixon, Caspar Weinberger, Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, Orin Hatch, Alan Simpson, GHWBush, Colin Powell etc. Limited Government and Local Control are core conservative principles that the "diaper" conservatives seem to have forgotten. As for the word Brian chose to describe himself, no one else but Brian used that word. Brain hung the word around his own neck.
Richard Nixon, true conservative?
Good grief. He was for affirmative action and price supports. He hated Kemp.
The motley crew of Republicans you list run the spectrum from liberal to conservative within the party.
But it's nice of youu to further reveal from where your insight comes.
I bet Waukesha's Don Taylor supported Nixon in three Presidential Elections. As for Nixon hating Kemp, are you refering to his opinion on Kemp as an NFL quarterback or what because Kemp did not serve in Congress until 1971. I gave the list to try to broaden Peter's view of what a conservative is because Peter's view is so narrow that almost no one fits.
From the Bride of Frankenstein to one of history's greatest monsters... wow... when you can't make a compelling policy argument that's the fall back?
I haven’t read the thing - are the referenda required by this thing restricted only having a “NO” check box? Cause that would be pretty fascist.
Wow...I live by the principles of (insert a random bunch of people, with vastly diffent principles here)...either true has multiple personalities or no principles.
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