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'Failure to comply': Judge loses patience with Trump for not returning slavery exhibit

A federal judge appeared to lose her patience after President Donald Trump's administration did not follow an order to return a slavery exhibit to a Philadelphia museum.In her order on Monday, Judge Cynthia Rufe invoked George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984" to order the return of a slavery...
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"As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984 now existed, with its motto 'Ignorance is Strength,' this Court is now asked to determine whether the federal government has the power it claims—to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts. It does not," Rufe said in her ruling.
 
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One of the main purposes of high school civics classes for generations has been to encourage students to participate in civics events and activities, and that includes peaceful protests. If people like Paxton have their way we just need to do away with high school civics classes because it will be clear that MAGA doesn't want students (or anyone, really) protesting or participating in our civic life, so the classes themselves are teaching lies at that point and are no longer relevant - "well kids, this is the textbook version of our government, but it doesn't really exist any longer. In reality you just need to sit down and shut up and do what you're told and never vote unless it's for Republicans. Don't you even think about protesting anything we don't approve of. Oh, and we don't really have separation of powers or checks and balances anymore either. Dear Leader and MAGA now has all the power, as it should be."
 
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Mulberry Heel said:
One of the main purposes of high school civics classes for generations has been to encourage students to participate in civics events and activities, and that includes peaceful protests. If people like Paxton have their way we just need to do away with high school civics classes because it will be clear that MAGA doesn't want students (or anyone, really) protesting or participating in our civic life, so the classes themselves are teaching lies at that point and are no longer relevant - "well kids, this is the textbook version of our government, but it doesn't really exist any longer. In reality you just need to sit down and shut up and do what you're told and never vote unless it's for Republicans. Don't you even think about protesting anything we don't approve of. Oh, and we don't really have separation of powers or checks and balances anymore either. Dear Leader and MAGA now has all the power, as it should be."
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I went 1st grade through 12th grade in the left-wing Chapel Hill/Carrboro School System.

I never had a “civics” class.

I did have some great history classes.
 
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Zoo_View said:
I went 1st grade through 12th grade in the left-wing Chapel Hill/Carrboro School System.

I never had a “civics” class.

I did have some great history classes.
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Did you have any classes on American government, wherein topics included the constitution, the structure and duties of the 3 branches of government, how bills and laws are passed, etc?
 
EyeballKid said:
Mo

Did you have any classes on American government, wherein topics included the constitution, the structure and duties of the 3 branches of government, how bills and laws are passed, etc?
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Yes.

They were within history classes. We thoroughly covered “How a bill becomes a law or not.” SCOTUS. The Constitution. The Federalist Papers.

I never had Freddie Kiger as a history teacher; he taught at Phillips when I was at CHHS. I was lucky enough to have Tony Yount and Mrs. Collins as history teachers in junior and senior high school. And, the great Diane Shaw; who, along with Tony Yount and Mrs. Collins wove English classes and history classes together and helped us write better. Fabulous teachers.
 
EyeballKid said:
Mo

Did you have any classes on American government, wherein topics included the constitution, the structure and duties of the 3 branches of government, how bills and laws are passed, etc?
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Yes.

I remember learning this in Mrs. McDougal’s 3rd grade class and Mrs. DiConstanza’s 4th grade class at Estes Hills Elementary in Chapel Hill in the early ‘70’s.
 
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