White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department
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President Donald Trump promised for years to abolish the department — which he can't do without congressional approval.

Summary

The White House is drafting an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, aligning with Trump’s long-standing pledge.

However, Congress must approve the agency’s abolition, making its passage unlikely despite GOP control. Critics, including the National Education Association, warn this move would harm students, increase costs, and weaken protections.

GOP lawmakers have repeatedly attempted to eliminate the department since its 1979 founding.

Trump also recently signed an order expanding school choice, reinforcing the Republican agenda of decentralizing education policy.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    21·
    17 hours ago

    We already have precedent for a president ignoring a SCOTUS decision (Andrew Jackson).

    Does the Supreme Court have some kind of secret police force that makes sure the other two branches of the government follow their rulings?

    In fascism, might makes right, and the person with the biggest guns/army gets what they want, or else they just fucking kill you.

    • meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      16 hours ago

      Jackson’s precedent created a constitutional crisis that haunted executive power for generations. But let’s ignore history because “guns solve everything,” right?

      And no, SCOTUS doesn’t need secret police when they have the entire administrative state’s inertia. The machine keeps running because people show up, file papers, and follow procedure—not because someone’s pointing weapons.

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        1·
        10 hours ago

        Jackson’s precedent created a constitutional crisis that haunted executive power for generations. But let’s ignore history because “guns solve everything,” right?

        Eh? Do you think I was agreeing with Jackson (or in this case Trump), or condoning it?

        It’s just history.

        And no, SCOTUS doesn’t need secret police when they have the entire administrative state’s inertia. The machine keeps running because people show up, file papers, and follow procedure—not because someone’s pointing weapons.

        Speaking of history, it seems like you need to learn some things (or refresh your memory). Because this is exactly how society has always worked. The majority of human civilization has been this.