1 - i don't follow anyone, but i do respect ron paul. who do you respect, if anyone?
2 - i only mentioned ron paul's gtfo stance to show that republicans are even divided on this issue and to provide counterbalance the anti-democratic vibe you were emanating.
3 - i imagine the states would take care of state education, as it should be. the federal government was not intended to be this moneysucking hog that it currently is; it was intended to oversee national business and protect our asses in an international setting. the states were given the rights to govern themselves with the constitution as a governing document which ties the rights of all americans to the country. states could grant further rights but could not limit our rights as americans, set forth in the constitution. where the fuck does it say 'ps gib my kidz a gud educashun too" i'd surely like to know. you don't like the education in your home state, fix it at the state level by participating in local/state government. crybaby.
As much as i disliked most of Ron Pauls platform, this is a part of it that i whole heartedly agreed with.
Show me where in the constitution it says Education will be regulated by the federal government. Because I'm quite sure that 10th amendment would rip the Federal Education Board apart. It still bugs me, not because I didn't get a good education, but so many of those around me didn't. NCLB has completely ruined the US Education system the same way it ruined Texas' in the late 90s, coincidentally causing me to have to pass a test using 5 year old knowledge every year after 7th grade.
I mean, what does it prove if a senior can do division? What does it prove if he can use the geometry taught freshman year, but is never actually asked to prove if he can do the calculus he was supposed to be taught his senior year. Even if he was in calculus he didnt get a lot out of it because he was forced to 'retake' geometry in his calculus class "because it will be on the TAAS" (Texas Assessment of Academic Skills).
I have learned to bow out of political discussion since I'm marrying a republican, but this one hits a little too close to home to let slide.