CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 19, 2023
LAST MONTH, ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS VOTED TO ELIMINATE A PROGRAM CALLED “INVEST IN KIDS” WHICH PROVIDED GRANTS TO NINE THOUSAND STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TO ATTEND A PRIVATE SCHOOL. ONE DEMOCRAT LEGISLATOR SAID SHE WISHED SHE COULD LEGISLATE PARENTAL DECISIONS.
POLLS SHOW 71 PERCENT OF BLACK VOTERS AND 81 PERCENT OF HISPANIC VOTERS BACKED THE PROGRAM. THEY WERE IGNORED BECAUSE THE TEACHER’S UNIONS GIVE MONEY TO DEMOCRATS. COULD THERE BE ANY OTHER EXPLANATION?
THAT’S NOT ALL. NEVADA DEMOCRATS ALSO WANT TO KILL THE STATE’S SEVEN-YEAR-OLD OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. OVER 2,000 KIDS FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES WILL NOW BE FORCED TO RETURN TO FAILING URBAN SCHOOLS.
NEVADA’S REPUBLIC GOVERNOR, JOE LOMBARDO, TRIED TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO MORE THAN 10 THOUSAND STUDENTS, BUT NOT A SINGLE DEMOCRAT VOTED TO KEEP THESE PROGRAMS ALIVE.
WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU ABOUT A PARTY THAT ONCE CLAIMED TO CARE FOR CHILDREN. WANT TO BET NOT A SINGLE DEMOCRAT LEGISLATOR WITH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN HAS THEIR KIDS IN BAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS? I’M CAL THOMAS.
