Sixth Grade Assignment: Destroy the Bill of Rights

[rambone]

This assignment might have been intellectually stimulating if delivered to students who had a firm grasp of the constitution, and was not presented in such an inaccurate and leading manner.
Students aren’t being asked if the constitution has a problem. They are being told it has a problem.

Not only that, they are being told that the problem is derived from the original 10 amendments, not the subsequent amendments and laws that would follow.

Instead of an open-ended analysis of the amendments — and if they are being followed — students are told to pick two and delete them; finding faults in things that may not be faulty.

The assignment leads students towards conclusions that many Americans would find offensive.

Furthermore, the 6th grade students are probably coming away from this assignment with a totally false impression of the amendment process. It isn’t done through a panel of bureaucrats because “the government determined” that some edits needed to be made. The constitution is amended when 3/4 of the state legislatures agree to ratify a new amendment.

READ MORE: Government school asks kids to justify repealing amendments from the Bill of Rights | Police State USA

 

[BGDave]

I have seen the gun control people speak fondly of the anti-smoking campaign as a guide to change the public's perception on firearms. Ie; the pop tart kid, tee shirts with firearms or sayings that are pro second amendment. I don't know how many of you remember the thread about the smokers at work. It was very interesting to see the fear of second hand smoke. As with any re-education you must first divide people into beatable segments. Maybe BO is willing to hold out for "all or nothing". Yes, someone post the cat meme.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

First Amendment: No governmental entity shall have any authority over anyone's right to speak against the government; nor shall any governmental entity have authority over any aspect of religious practice whatsoever . . .