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Thanks for following these horrific developments Judd. I am currently reading the 1619 project, and as an African American some nights I can only read a few pages at a time, learning more about the brutal history of our country. Of course they don’t want people/children to read it, because they are still using legislation, dirty tricks and intimidation to suppress votes and worse !!!! BTW aren’t we (DEMS) supposed to be the “SNOWFLAKES?”

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America's attempts to erase its history of violence and prejudice against minority groups never ceases and never ceases to amaze. It's sad when people (myself included) have to be taught by HBO shows that events like the Tulsa Race Massacre actually occurred.

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I don’t have any children or grandchildren of school age, nor will I ever, but the stupidity of this type of legislation makes my blood boil. To start with, I don’t want my tax dollars going to private schools, which don’t have to adhere to the same criteria that public schools are required to, such as accepting every student who applies. The earth is not 6,000 years old, nor did humans live with dinosaurs, nor is it flat. Legislation should not be enacted to allow parents to sue teachers who teach facts that the parents don’t like. Real history, no matter if it paints us in a less than a proud light, civics, & logic need to be required for graduation. TFG became president because ignorance abounds. We need to correct that for our survival as a nation.

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Yes, Thank you, Judd. But remember, the GOP will say ANYTHING to engage their base, to rile them up, to stoke their hatred and emotions. This is just another stinking GOP attempt to keep old white man power.

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According to these laws, it would be illegal for a teacher to say that the institution of slavery in the US was racist.

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I will never vote for a republican for the rest of my life. These policies are embarrassing and I can't believe this is America in 2022. We need to elect young democrats everywhere we possibly can. Time to phase out these far right lunatics who want to go back in time and see the white master race reign supreme...I am so disgusted by republicans efforts on a daily basis, I keep waiting for the bottom to drop out but it just keeps getting lower and lower. When does it end?Every day it's a new low. Thank you for your work, Judd.

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"Free speech for me but not for thee"

That's the Republican mantra now.

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I intend to do my digging when chance allows but, Judd, do you know of anyone challenging these bills? Are there any legal groups, watchdogs, Dems or constitutional lawyers or someone working to stop these blatant attacks on the Constitution?

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With these laws, teaching basic history such as the 3/5s clause, poll taxes, or the Holocaust will require so many gymnastics school districts will either get sued and this will be tested in the courts, or huge swaths of American and World history, literature, philosophy, social studies, etc won't be able to be taught in any meaningful way. Either the First Amendment wins, or we will all lose. I am hopeful that any reasonable court will strike these laws down, but my imagination has been lacking the past several years.

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This is the conservative version of throwing a tantrum, because they know they are wrong and have no other recourse. We must keep up the fight against this nonsense and put them in a corner until they can learn to behave.

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For those who support the "new" Republican proposed policies, be careful of what you wish. You just might get it. Laws like the one proposed by gov. desantis could be used against those that display treasonous symbols, use bigoted language, or other means of expressing their whiteness.

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Why are we stuck with a government that allows religion to dictate policy when the constitution clearly prohibits it. Are they allowed to say what is true in public while the law itself lies? How is this a democracy? This sounds like an inside job and Republicans need to be legally removed from power since this is a clear violation of the constitution. I have no idea how to do any of that. It's just my take away from the past 35 years of being an American, staunch supporter of democracy over capitalism and a veteran with multiple deployments. I didn't volunteer to be murdered in another country for these traitors to destroy our democracy. I will sign any petition requesting they be removed.

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Factual accurate, well written, and valuable.

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As a white male, I have to point out that all these bills do is paint the alleged "master race" as whiny-assed titty babies freaking out because they assume their children can't handle the truth of U.S. history. The kids ALREADY KNOW! They aren't blind, they aren't stupid, and they're rolling their eyes at us behind our backs.

It ain't the kids who can't handle the truth.

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Cancel culture, fascist style. Remember this: whatever they accuse of, it's always something they're either doing or plan to do themselves. They give away their plans far in advance. They project incessantly because they can't help it. Pay attention.

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Feel free to add in the flurry of similar bills being decided here in New Hampshire

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