A former Trump appointee is linked to "critical race theory" legislation in over 20 states

[Nevilledog]

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Pam Vogel
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NEW from @mmfa / @npr_matrix has the receipts on all the state CRT bills that are basically lifting language directly from a former Trump appointee's work https://mediamatters.org/critical-race-theory/former-trump-appointee-linked-critical-race-theory-legislation-over-20-states…
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https://www.mediamatters.org/critical-race-theory/former-trump-appointee-linked-critical-race-theory-legislation-over-20-states

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Vought’s Center for Renewing America also created guidelines for states to follow, which included a section on “penalties” for schools that teach critical race theory; the Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, and Kentucky proposals all include specific financial penalties. Michigan ,Missouri, and South Carolina even go as far as to have the same pointed banning of the 1619 Project from school curricula, as suggested in the model legislation.

In September 2020, Vought, then the director of the Office of Management and Budget, authored the executive order which directed federal funding to be stripped away from “agency spending related to any training on ‘critical race theory,’ ‘white privilege,’” and other “divisive” trainings. The order identified such training as a “propaganda effort” teaching that America is “an inherently ‘racist’ or ‘evil’ country.” A second, Vought-authored executive order was issued later that month further detailing the supposed “divisive concepts” taught in critical race theory.

In an interview with The Federalist’s Ben Domenech, Vought said his office took on this issue because the Trump administration was not willing to tolerate training with a “Marxist bent.” His executive orders helped galvanize months of right-wing hysteria over critical race theory.

After leaving the White House in January 2021, Vought launched the Center for Renewing America. His group also tackles other issues such as election integrity and securing the border, but stopping critical race theory in schools is a major focal point. Its website describes critical race theory as “the imposition of state sanctioned racism by progressive ideologues.” Recently, the organization published a 33-page “A to Z guide” on how individuals can stop the implementation of critical race theory curricula in their districts, along with model legislation to combat it in schools. The model legislation and the executive orders both establish that “divisive” concepts are to be exiled from society altogether. In May 2021, Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) introduced the Stop CRT Act to defund what he called teaching of a “neo-Marxist propaganda” in schools, echoing Vought’s interview with The Federalist. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) went so far as to recently thank Vought for his part in helping to craft the bill.

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[walkingman]

1. These redneck bastards are unbelieveable. So afraid that we will

tell the truth about America's nasty history.