TX Textbooks Proposal:Students Must Discuss Gutting Social Security, Explain How UN Undermines US

[meegbear]

With the long-running Texas history textbooks standards fight scheduled to end with a final vote by the State Board of Education Friday, arch-conservative board member Don McLeroy is proposing a new set of changes that read like a tea party manifesto.

The new amendment (.pdf), which is expected to get a vote on Thursday, would require high school history students to "discuss alternatives regarding long term entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare, given the decreasing worker to retiree ratio" and also "evaluate efforts by global organizations to undermine U. S. sovereignty."

McLeroy, who will leave the board at the end of the year after a primary election loss, says the first provision "is a critical thinking skills item, and it is also relevant to assessing the policies of the various ideologies that have shaped where we are as Americans."

As justification for that second item, McLeroy writes: "Threats of global government to individual freedom and liberty include the votes of the U. N. General Assembly, the International Criminal Court, the U. N. Gun Ban proposal, forced redistribution of American wealth to third world countries, and global environmental initiatives."

Check out all the proposed changes here (.pdf).

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/05/tx_textbooks_proposal_students_must_discuss_guttin.php?ref=fpblg

[marmar]

1. These miscreants are just unreal.......

The Texas Board of Miseducation is more like it.

[EFerrari]

Well, they took over teevee and radio. This is just a natural extension

of their media project.

[Shallah Kali]

3. Education is one of the Seven Mountains plan to, well, try to take over the world ....

interestingly Cynthia Dunbar has connections to the Seven Mountains theology that Sarah Palin's exorcist Thomas Muthee, and probably palin herself, follows -

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/may-day-mall-lifting-curse-obamas-election-has-brought-upon-america

“Seven Mountains” theology, which advocates the complete takeover of every aspect of contemporary culture by modern day “apostles” of Christ. The theology is rooted in the belief that Christians are meant to have dominion over literally everything and is focused on spiritually “invading” seven specific facets of modern life in order to wrest control away from Satan and his demonic spirits so that Christians can put them to use in bringing about God’s kingdom on Earth: (1) Business; (2) Government; (3) Media; (4) Arts and Entertainment; (5) Education; (6) Family; and (7) Religion.



Prayer Warriors and Palin Organizing Spiritual Warfare to Take Over America
http://www.truthout.org/prayer-warriors-and-palin-organizing-spiritual-warfare-take-over-america57276


while they lack the numbers to elect Palin in a legit national election these people are perfectly and demonstrably capable of electing one of their own or like-minded individuals to state and local office when moderate and liberal voters don't vote.


"Seven Mountains" and the "Joel's Army" plan for takeover
http://dogemperor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/07/1963800-seven-mountains-and-the-joels-army-plan-for-takeover

[EXneoCON]

6. Truly scary stuff....

... The Invisible Sky Wizard is gonna' be ANNNGrrryyyyyYYY!

[Shallah Kali]

8. I am concerned about the damage caused when they elect people like Dunbar or Palin

or when they literally demonize gays as being demonically possessed at Prop 8 rallies or take their hate on the road to Uganda. If they weren't embedded in politics determined to force their beliefs including their delusional view of US history on the rest of us I wouldn't care about their religious beliefs as other than a curiosity.

[pinboy3niner]

2. Or Texas Ministry of Propaganda nt

[Bitwit1234]

4. Well if they want to discuss foreign countries

wanting to undermine our sovereignty then why don't they first hone in on that ruling by the republican part of the supreme court. Where they say big corporations (and some have mostly foreign investors) can donate to politicans . Wouldn't that would be a start.

[MajorChode]

5. I doubt it will get anywhere

Even on the Texas school board, McLeroy is viewed as an idiot. That's why he lost the election. If the others vote with him, their days are numbered also and they know it.

[hatrack]

7. Shrieking About One-World Government, Preparing Their State For Third-World Status

Rabid, moronic, pathetic.