progressive hunter
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you just made the case for abolishing the dept of ed, because none of that is a constitutional authority,,,Can someone name what in the fuck has this agency actually achieved? More drop outs, dumber people than ever, some of the worst life decisions in history.
And it's most likely not an accident, they have entirely different motives to educating children.
States and locals run schools, so if you have a problem with "more drop outs, dumber people than ever, some of the worst life decisions in history" you need to address those concerns to the States.
The Department of Education doesn't run schools, they administrate Student loans, Pell Grants, Drafting laws (such as forbidding fraudulent schools like tRump University), and compiling statistics which are not favorable to red State schools, for instance, some of the lowest high school graduation rates in the US are; Mississippi, Arizona, Louisiana, Georgia, and Alaska.
Again, for the dumber people than ever, States and locals run schools, so if you have a problem with "more drop outs, dumber people than ever, some of the worst life decisions in history" you need to address those concerns to the States.
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
The authority of congress to create a dept of education is an implied power not an an explicit power. Implied powers have been used to create a huge part of the government, the entire federal social welfare system, the president's cabinet, agencies such as the IRS, and establishment of the power of the Supreme Court to Overrule Congress and judicial review.
The key piece in the clause is the reference to the "general Welfare" being the justification necessitating the laying of taxes in the first place. The cause of general welfare for the population at large is advanced by educating the populace and preparing them for productive involvement in society upon graduation from school. This sentiment is mentioned specifically in the 1979 bill establishing the department.
The argument for constitutional authority to create the Dept of Education goes something like this.
Therefore, Congress can create a Department of Education. Since it's created by implied power. Congress can remove the department at anytime. However at the same time it must also either repeal or provide for the functions of the department. In other words, congress would have to decide how the following functions of the department would be handled:
- Congress has the right to promote the general welfare
- Congress can fund that effort through the laying of taxes
- Effective education of the population promotes individual welfare and is a boon to the economy at large
- Effective education of the population is best managed by a centralized department.
College Financial Aid
Management of the federal college loan portfolio
Pre-K funding
Educational Research
Educational Data Collection and comparisons between states
Enforcement and arbitration of civil rights issues in K-12 schools
Educational Vouchers
Nationwide competitive grants
National Report
Standardization of curriculum between states
How was the US able to create a Department of Education at the Federal level?
sorry but promote only means they can encourage it not provide it,,,,ie,,unconstitutional,,,
and since it has been a complete failure I don't see how it benefits the general welfare and in fact has caused the opposite of welfare benefit,,,not to mention it has become an indoctrination factory of socialist ideology which is in opposition to our constitution
shut it down while we still have a chance,,,
The constitution uses the word "provide" in the clause, not promote. The success of educational programs sponsored by the DOE is a matter of opinion. However, what is not opinion is the millions of low income students that have been able to go to college due to federal financial aid.
sorry but thats not opinion,,,and the fact that low incomers are benefiting is proof its not for the general welfare but for a small minority of the public,,,and most of them have a degree is useless bullshit that in no way benefit them or the public
as for the student loan program , all it has done is caused the price of tuition to skyrocket and put young people on the streets with huge debts and useless degrees,,
not to mention only about 25% of jobs require a college degree
so all in all its been a complete failure
you and your socialist friends need to mind your own business and stop stealing from the hard working people,,,