"m II" wrote:

(snip) A tv reporter read the US Constitution
to random people in the streets a few years
back. Most of them thought it was subversive
crap. Your education system seems to be in a
shambles. Not knowing your own history is
unforgiveable.


Want another one, Mike? My wife, a high school teacher, seeing something
similar on television, read portions of the Constitution to some senior
class students a few years ago. Eighteen of those seniors could not give the
general period it was written, with eight out of the forty seniors answering
it was written in the late 1960's. Those darn hippies.

The results of the questions relating to the content was even more
depressing.

By the way, in spite of the abundance of press to the contrary, the
teachers are not at fault here. They're locked into a curriculum set by the
school boards and others - a curriculum which simply doesn't include much
U.S. History today. In fact, much of the core material is getting
short-changed today to make room for other, highly questionable in my
opinion, stuff.

Stewart

The last thing the corporations want is for the population to know
what the founding principles of this country are.

This country was started to provide a place where government and
commerce served the people. Not the other way around.

http://www.thomhartmann.com

On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 10:46:12 GMT, "Dwight Stewart"
wrote:

"m II" wrote:

(snip) A tv reporter read the US Constitution
to random people in the streets a few years
back. Most of them thought it was subversive
crap. Your education system seems to be in a
shambles. Not knowing your own history is
unforgiveable.


Want another one, Mike? My wife, a high school teacher, seeing something
similar on television, read portions of the Constitution to some senior
class students a few years ago. Eighteen of those seniors could not give the
general period it was written, with eight out of the forty seniors answering
it was written in the late 1960's. Those darn hippies.

The results of the questions relating to the content was even more
depressing.

By the way, in spite of the abundance of press to the contrary, the
teachers are not at fault here. They're locked into a curriculum set by the
school boards and others - a curriculum which simply doesn't include much
U.S. History today. In fact, much of the core material is getting
short-changed today to make room for other, highly questionable in my
opinion, stuff.

Stewart

= = = David wrote in message
= = = . ..
The last thing the corporations want is for the population to know
what the founding principles of this country are.

This country was started to provide a place where government and
commerce served the people. Not the other way around.

DAVID- You have it slighly distorted:

This country was started to provide a place where government
served the people. (For the People, By the People, Of the People)

This country was started to provide a place where the people
could participate in commerce freely. (Without unnecessary or
excessive government interference; be it regulation or taxes.)

~ RHF
..
..

Commerce was a tyranny that Jefferson warned about. We've always had
tariffs and other taxes. The idea that the USA is supposed to be an
unregulated commercial Utopia is a robber baron myth.

On 5 Sep 2004 13:24:31 -0700, (RHF) wrote:

= = = David wrote in message
= = = . ..
The last thing the corporations want is for the population to know
what the founding principles of this country are.

This country was started to provide a place where government and
commerce served the people. Not the other way around.

DAVID- You have it slighly distorted:

This country was started to provide a place where government
served the people. (For the People, By the People, Of the People)

This country was started to provide a place where the people
could participate in commerce freely. (Without unnecessary or
excessive government interference; be it regulation or taxes.)

~ RHF
.
.

Ins't that quote from the Gettysburg Address?

Hardly a founding document.

Secure the blessings of liberty, blah, blah, blah...

On 5 Sep 2004 13:24:31 -0700, (RHF) wrote:

= = = David wrote in message
= = = . ..
The last thing the corporations want is for the population to know
what the founding principles of this country are.

This country was started to provide a place where government and
commerce served the people. Not the other way around.

DAVID- You have it slighly distorted:

This country was started to provide a place where government
served the people. (For the People, By the People, Of the People)

This country was started to provide a place where the people
could participate in commerce freely. (Without unnecessary or
excessive government interference; be it regulation or taxes.)

~ RHF
.
.

In article . net, "Dwight
Stewart" writes:

Subject: Thomas Jefferson's Opinion of George Bush and Company
From: "Dwight Stewart"


- I believe most people hav stopped reading; newspapers included
and get most " Facts" from TV..

Here is one of many free substitutes...

http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&gl=us


http://www.counterbias.com/109.html

"Is it not absurd that the degree of John Kerry's bravery in Vietnam should be
a subject of debate,
while during that war his opponent courageously volunteered to defend Texas
against a sneak attack from Oklahoma?"