Betsy DeVos will allow parents to discriminate against LGBT kids

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http://www.dailykos.com/stories/1665662

Confirmed: Betsy DeVos would send federal money to schools that explicitly discriminate against LGBT students … or any other group, as long as an individual state embraced that form of discrimination. In a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Rep. Katherine Clark highlighted the example of Lighthouse Christian Academy, which receives hundreds of thousands of dollars in vouchers from the state of Indiana despite refusing to enroll students from families where there is “homosexual or bisexual activity” or who are “practicing alternate gender identity.” Clark’s question: Would DeVos block federal dollars from going to schools that discriminate? And DeVos repeatedly refused to say that she would, making very clear that she places “choice” above equality or non-discrimination. 

According to DeVos, “For states who have programs that allow for parents to make choices, they set up the rules around that.” In other words, as far as Betsy DeVos is concerned, states can use federal dollars to support schools that discriminate. Because to her, privatization is more important than non-discrimination.

"The bottom line,” DeVos concluded, “is we believe that parents are the best equipped to make choices for their children’s schooling and education decisions.” And she’s willing to send federal money to equip parents to make the choice to keep their kids away from LGBT kids or special needs kids or kids of other races. She’s not just saying that bigoted parents can use their own resources to live their bigoted ideals—she’s willing to actually give them money to do it with.

 

I... I'm speechless about this. 

[Saint Hollywood 37,364]

Oh hell no, it's time to riot

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1 minute ago, Saint Hollywood said:

Oh hell no, it's time to riot

I'm with you!

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What the honest f**k is this scheiße?! 

Someone get these dumbf**ks out of the White House office now! 

[PartySick 174,378]

How religion and education mix is beyond me

And she's a moron  This administration is one big joke. I can't wait for the left to rebound and squash this sh*t.

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Just now, PartySick said:

How religion and education mix is beyond me

And she's a moron  This administration is one big joke. I can't wait for the left to rebound and squash this sh*t.

Let's hope that the left will come back soon, and that this won't be a succession of right-winged assholes

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3 minutes ago, PartySick said:

How religion and education mix is beyond me

And she's a moron  This administration is one big joke. I can't wait for the left to rebound and squash this sh*t.

I can't wait either. I want this administration out.

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Whats really disgusting is that they're all cowards and won't admit what they're doing, its not "promoting parents who want to choose" its discrimination and they're encouraging and promoting it

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What a ****ing bigot. Some people just don't deserve life.

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This whole presidency just gets more and more frustrating every day...... like why are they sooooo shitty??? When will they stop 

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4 minutes ago, neptugne said:

This whole presidency just gets more and more frustrating every day...... like why are they sooooo shitty??? When will they stop 

Unfortunately, it seems like they won't stop. -_-

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7 minutes ago, neptugne said:

This whole presidency just gets more and more frustrating every day...... like why are they sooooo shitty??? When will they stop 

Because republicans put people who are on their side in power whether or not they're actually intelligent, kind-hearted, considerate, or in possession of common sense. They would rather have a monster with an R next to their name than anybody else who actually would help people or at the very least not be an overly religious billionaire with no actual training in education, politics, or economics. If I remember right not a single democrat voted to appoint De Vos. She was only appointed because republicans have the majority. 

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1 minute ago, calmar said:

Because republicans put people who are on their side in power whether or not they're actually intelligent, kind-hearted, considerate, or in possession of common sense. They would rather have a monster with an R next to their name than anybody else who actually would help people or at the very least not be an overly religious billionaire with no actual training in education, politics, or economics. If I remember right not a single democrat voted to appoint De Vos. She was only appointed because republicans have the majority. 

It was 50/50. Pence had to vote to approve her. 

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Just now, Morphine Prince said:

It was 50/50. Pence had to vote to approve her. 

Ah ok. So the guy with the electrocution rumors to his name that made everyone in his home state hate him gave the clueless billionaire the job to dismantle the right to education for children in the USA, ok. 

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25 minutes ago, HeavyMetalKnee said:

"The bottom line,” DeVos concluded, “is we believe that parents are the best equipped to make choices for their children’s schooling and education decisions.” 

Really?