I believe that the American people elected Trump, granting him authority over the Department of Education, not Congress. Some members of Congress mistakenly think they can enter executive branch buildings just because of their position, which contradicts the Constitution. Those who stormed the Department of Education are the same ones accusing Trump of constitutional violations, showcasing their hypocrisy. They have also supported the misuse of federal agencies against political opponents. In the case of the Department of Education, they seem to defend poor student performance and ineffective reading instruction.
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@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
The American people elected Trump and he has authority over the Dept of Ed, not Congress. Its oversight duties donโt mean its members can storm executive branch buildings. Radicalized members, not Trump, are the ones threatening the separation of powers.
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Members of Congress are being denied entry to the Department of Education building. The doors are locked, and a tense conversation is taking place with a security guard. We're trying to observe what's happening. They're demanding access to the building, citing their roles as members of Congress and their right to access federal bill 19. The security guard, apparently a private contractor, is preventing their entry. The situation is escalating, with Congress members questioning the guard's authority and the reasons for being denied access.
Speaker 0: Right now, you're looking live at the Department of Education, members of Congress. They're being denied entry into the building. The doors are locked. There's a security guard there. I'm guessing that's who's in the brown, tan looking shirt, but we don't know for sure.
They're having a tense conversation.
Speaker 1: What is that? We're doing our job. We're trying to say
Speaker 0: Kinda wanna listen in for a second here.
Speaker 1: Show them your ID. Were you told to stand here, or did you decide to stand here and block members of Congress from Edison? Access. To federal bill 19. You said the drop of my federal government We're allowed in there.
So a private security contractor Do do you all members of congress? Members of congress. Maybe you don't understand. A private security contractor is making
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
The members of Congress are saying theyโre entitled to enter the building because they are members of Congress. Nope. Thatโs not what our Constitution says.
Left-wing authoritarianism overlaps exactly with narcissism. Thatโs whatโs on display above. Most obnoxious people in DC https://t.co/8sGMTG6aez
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
Naturally, the members of Congress who stormed the Department of Education are the same people who are accusing Trump, in exercising his Constitutionally-specified duties, of violating the constitution.
It's all projection all the time with these people. https://t.co/deRjA88j4K
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
And these are the same members who advocated, justified, or defended the weaponization of the deep state agencies FBI, DHS, CIA, and USAID against their political rivals. Shocking, sick and deeply illegal stuff. And it went on for nearly a decade.
https://t.co/Or9qF8ZFJE
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
USAID's defenders say it's about charity and development in poor nations. It's not. It's a $40 billion driver of regime change abroad. And now the evidence suggests that it, along with the CIA, were behind the 2019 impeachment of Trump โ an illegal regime change effort at home. https://t.co/6HxUPiVpFX
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
In the specific case of the Department of Education, what are the radicalized members of Congress defending? Record low student performance? The Department's failure to stop the pseudoscientific anti-phonics dogma that deprived millions of children proper reading instruction? https://t.co/l4dat0lvhd
