Trump Earns a Failing Grade in Civics (K-12) in North Carolina.

BY Mike Magee MD Events over the past year clearly have confirmed that we are a “work in progress” even as we stubbornly affirm our good intentions to create a society committed to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” With the Dobbs’ decision, our Supreme Court has unleashed long-abandoned regressive state laws designed to reinforce selective patriarchy and undermine the stability and confidence of America’s women and families. As a result, our nation’s health professionals, and the patients they care for, potentially find themselves “on the wrong side of the law.” It calls to mind the well-worn phrase of mothers everywhere to their bossy children, “Who died and left you boss?” Since our former President, on the eve of his latest indictment, decided to deliver a message to North Carolina Republican supporters this past weekend, claiming that he was engaged in the “final battle” with “corrupt” forces, most especially the “Deep State” that was “out to get him,” I decided to fact check his claims with the kids of North Carolina. North Carolina’s K-12 lesson plan, titled “The Rule of Law,” begins with the Teddy Roosevelt quote, “No man is above the law, and no man is below it” from his 1903 State of the Union address. In the very first paragraph, the plan affirms that law is fundamental to societal health stating: “Every day, we are touched by rules and laws. They pervade every aspect of our...
Source: The Health Care Blog - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Non-Health Donald Trump Mike Magee North Carolina Republican Supreme Court Source Type: blogs