Should Betsy DeVos be confirmed as Secretary of Education?

RiotZact said:

vaggar99 said:

RiotZact said:

You know, I feel really fucked up for saying this, but I hope every one of these fucking clowns gets approved. Maybe after 4 years of a circus we'll all wake up enough to realize we can't ever let anything like this happen again, maybe those millions of people that voted for Obama but sat on their asses this year will swallow their pride and vote for the lesser (much lesser) of two evils.

Plus it's not like we're magically going to get Bernie Sanders just becuase she gets denied, it will just be some other fucking clown. We made this bed, we're going to have to sleep in it eventually.

Also, I say all this as someone that will be graduating with a degree in Early Childhood Education sometime in the next four years.

denying Trump his cabinet picks embarrasses him and weakens him further. thats the objective. she's also a piece of garbage.

Does it really though? Or does it just piss him off and make him pick someone even worse (if that's possible)? I will admit I'm not an expert on this process, but my assumption is that he just picks someone else if she gets denied right?

I get what you're saying. Trump has an extreme penchant for vengeance. He wants nothing more than to destroy those who don't give him his way. I'm not sure letting him have his way is the right answer though. Trump as a single person doesn't really scare me, it's the masses of followers he has who just fall in line with everything he says and does. If we let four years of that line of thinking represent the populous of the United States, I'm not sure I want to see what shape this country is in come that time.

Betsy DeVos appears to have plagiarized quote from Obama administration official
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/betsy-devos-plagiarism-obama-official/

vaggar99 said:

she's in.

unfuckingreal.

unsung said:

The better question should be why is there an unconstitutional federal dept of education? That is a state issue.

To force the states to keep their shit together....to ensure a minimum standard

Free said:

People Power Works as Two Republicans Pledge to Vote 'No' on DeVos

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/01/people-power-works-two-republicans-pledge-vote-no-devos

Need one more

CM189191 said:

unsung said:

The better question should be why is there an unconstitutional federal dept of education? That is a state issue.

You sound home-schooled

What's wrong with home school?

a5pj said:

Free said:

She's not in yet.

"Despite clearing a key procedural hurdle (today), DeVos’ eventual confirmation by the full Senate remained an open question as members of her own party told CNN wouldn’t commit to voting for her."

https://www.google.com/amp/ktla.com/2017/01/31/betsy-devos-trumps-education-secretary-pick-clears-senate-committee-in-nomination-hurdle/amp/?client=safari

Call and e-mail your senator, I did.

I emailed both of mine but when I tried to call their voice mail was full. Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses tried to call Senator Scott and even tweeted him. Still, both senators support her.