By Warner Todd Huston ——Bio and Archives--February 15, 2010
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Grassroots education advocacy groups are reeling from the news that state Sen. James Meeks filed a bill Monday that would strip local school councils of their most important powers, including selecting principals and controlling their school’s discretionary funds. The bill would make LSCs merely advisory boards and would transfer their authority to the Board of Education.Naturally the grass roots, community groups that until now had more power over their children’s education are left out in the dark as Meeks makes to summarily eliminate their local control and place that power into the hands of he Nanny State. And to compound his apostasy as a “man of the people” Meeks blindsided the community with this bill having never even told anyone he was about to propose it. It all pretty much confirms that Democrats don’t really want the people involved in anything. They just want the people to pay exorbitant taxes and then shut up and stay out of the way of their betters — which, in Meeks’ opinion, is himself — as they rule all they survey. All I have to say to the South Side of Chicago is, folks you live in Meeks’ world. Understand it. Love it. And shut up and pay your taxes.
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Warner Todd Huston’s thoughtful commentary, sometimes irreverent often historically based, is featured on many websites such as Breitbart.com, among many, many others. He has also written for several history magazines, has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows.
He is also the owner and operator of Publius’ Forum.