CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 16, 2024
THE WASHINGTON TIMES -A REAL NEWSPAPER – REPORTS ON A NEW SURVEY THAT HAS FOUND MORE THAN SEVEN IN TEN VOTERS WOULD FAIL A BASIC QUIZ ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT. TWO THOUSAND REGISTERED VOTERS WERE QUESTIONED BY THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION. IT FOUND THAT ONE-THIRD COULD NOT NAME THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT – THAT WOULD BE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL – AND ABOUT HALF CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED THE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT THAT CREATES LAWS. ABOUT HALF.
TWO-THIRDS OF RESPONDANTS SAID THEY TOOK HIGH SCHOOL CIVICS, WHICH MAKES ME WONDER WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT IN THOSE CLASSES. ONLY TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT WERE “VERY CONFIDENT” THEY COULD EXPLAIN THE WORKINGS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.
THE CHAMBER FOUND THIS ALARMING, ESPECIALLY WITH NATIONWIDE ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER AND THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICA’S FOUNDING IN 2026.
I DON’T FIND IT ALARMING. IT’S THE RESULT OF THE NONSENSE BEING TAUGHT AND INDOCTRINATED IN MANY OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND LIBERAL UNIVERSITIES. IF YOUR CHILD OR GRANDCHILD IS IN ONE OF THESE SCHOOLS GET THEM OUT FOR THE FUTURE OF AMERICA. I’M CAL THOMAS.
