No right to education/literacy

[Truth Detector]

Racist white men never wanted Blacks educated. It's why we had to make laws forcing them to accept public education.

Nuff Said.

Who is "we?"

[kudzu]

To bad this nation is a REPUBLIC. Ever read article 4 section 4 clause one of the US constitution concerning republicanism? And the very unambiguous explanation for this guarantee to the people of the United States....Federalist No. 10?

Another BIG LIE.....we live in a democracy. It appears to me the simplest answer is always the correct one...… The State of Michigan has been run into the ground via supporting the inept teachers union that its became impossible for any student to get a quality education.

We are a democratic Republic... not a socialist Republic.. and in the Trump era we are trashing education and the environment while Trump demands more money for the military.

[Legion]

We are a democratic Republic... not a socialist Republic.. and in the Trump era we are trashing education and the environment while Trump demands more money for the military.

Cry harder. We spend more on "education" than almost any other OECD nation, and the return on the investment is abysmal.

https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cmd.asp

The defense of the nation is a constitutional mandate. National defense is the only mandatory function of the national government.

https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/constitutional-basis-defense

[Legion]

Who is "we?"

Pretty sure it was Republicans who made laws forcing DEMOCRATS to integrate education in public schools, TD.

[Truth Detector]

Pretty sure it was Republicans who made laws forcing DEMOCRATS to integrate education in public schools, TD.

You are correct.

[sear]

"No right to education/literacy"

"Right"?
In the sense that if it's denied, the plaintiff can sue for redress? Not in the U.S., to my knowledge.

BUT !!

It's a red herring issue.
The United States in the 3rd millennium cannot compete successfully let alone remain on top, with an illiterate population.
For United States government an educated electorate / tax base is essential. What other option is there?

[hvilleherb]

Racist white men never wanted Blacks educated. It's why we had to make laws forcing them to accept public education.

There were schools for them. And it's not like there weren't jobs for them, you only need a minimum amount of education to be a waiter, farm worker, cab driver, or maid.

[Legion]

You are correct.

I thought so, TD. Thanks for confirming my recollection. In fact, didn't a Republican president have to take the drastic step of sending troops to force DEMOCRATS to accept Black kids as equals in education?

[Legion]

It's a red herring issue. The United States in the 3rd millennium cannot compete successfully let alone remain on top, with an illiterate population. For United States government an educated electorate / tax base is essential. What other option is there?

Just because you can't see another option, that doesn't make your single preferred choice the only one, does it?

[Boris The Animal]

The United States is one of the only countries on the planet that has not ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which recognized a person's fundamental right to an education. Even Iran has ratified it. Yep, that's right... the Islamic Republic of Iran is more progressive on recognizing a human right to education than the United States.

It is actually remarkable that a lot of people in this country believe they have a right to horde military-style assault rifles, but children do not have a right to an adequate education. Having worked tangentially on a state level human right to clean water initiative, I actually got some good insights into the widespread. hostility to these types of social, economic, and cultural rights - hostility that is particularly ubiquitous in the Reich Wing.

You know what it basically comes down to? The cheap skate Reich Wing does not want to run a perceived risk of being obligated, being on the hook, to pay for water and education for poor people.

It's every man for himself, folks!

No, we don't want a nannystate government like you want. As to the bolded? That's as it should be.

[PostmodernProphet]

Racist white men never wanted Blacks educated. It's why we had to make laws forcing them to accept public education.

Nuff Said.

do you think the schools of Detroit are run by racist white men.........as I recall John Conyers' wife spent time in prison for the things she did while on the Detroit Public School board.......

[Flash]

Pretty sure it was Republicans who made laws forcing DEMOCRATS to integrate education in public schools, TD.

I thought it was the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Educ. (although it did not actually occur for 15 years).

[hvilleherb]

I thought it was the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Educ. (although it did not actually occur for 15 years).

Thanks for pointing out how a liberal Supreme Court can damage America. Thank God Trump is reshaping the Supreme Court.

[Legion]

I thought it was the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Educ. (although it did not actually occur for 15 years).

Brown v. Board of Education wasn't a law.

The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. The act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote. It passed 72-18 in the Senate. Republicans 43–0.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957

The Civil Rights Act of 1960 (Pub.L. 86–449, 74 Stat. 89, enacted May 6, 1960) was a United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote. No Republican Senators voted against the Bill.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1960

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241) was enacted on July 2, 1964. Republicans in the Senate: 27–6 (82–18%).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964

[Legion]

Thanks for pointing out how a liberal Supreme Court can damage America. Thank God Trump is reshaping the Supreme Court.

What?

The Warren Court's unanimous (9–0) decision stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." As a result, de jure racial segregation was ruled a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. This ruling paved the way for integration and was a major victory of the Civil Rights Movement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education