Monday, May 16, 2011

Legal Advocates Slam Tea Party Constitution Classes | Mother Jones

Legal Advocates Slam Tea Party Constitution Classes | Mother Jones
And now, from the Twilight Zone: Teabaggers wanted the public schools to teach the Constitution based on the writings of the late author of the 5,000 Year Leap, W. Cleon Skousen. Skousen's views on the Constitution are considered well outside the mainstream, and they include ideas drawn from white supremacist dogma and other shady sources.
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A tea party plan to teach the Constitution in schools is getting some blowback from legal advocates.