Betsy DeVos likely to get education post despite all-night Democratic protest
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Betsy DeVos, the education secretary in waiting who has emerged as Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet nominee, is likely to be confirmed in a dramatic vote on Tuesday. But opponents of the Republican megadonor insist the fight has only just begun.
Democrats mounted a marathon 24-hour takeover of the Senate floor that was still continuing on Tuesday morning, marking a show of overnight resistance against Trump’s divisive choice to head the Department of Education. With the chamber currently split 50-50, mostly along party lines, on DeVos’s nomination, Vice-President Mike Pence is expected to cast a rare tie-breaking vote in her favor on Tuesday after two Republicans came out against her confirmation last week.
The protest from Democrats, who are seeking just one more Republican defection to sink the DeVos nomination, capped off a grassroots push that snowballed in recent weeks from minor opposition to a full-blown public campaign. Tens of thousands of constituents inundated their senators with phone calls to express concerns about DeVos, a longtime conservative activist who has aggressively advocated for privatizing education through school vouchers.
And while the unusual uproar seemed unlikely to prevail, the drama surrounding DeVos signaled a tough road ahead as she prepares to assume the mantle of shaping America’s education policy for at least the next four years.
“One thing is very clear: if she is confirmed, she would enter the job as the most controversial and embattled secretary in the history of this department,” Patty Murray, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate health, education, labor and pensions (Help) committee, said Monday in remarks on the Senate floor. “She would start her job with no credibility inside the agency she is supposed to lead.
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[URL="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/07/betsy-devos-education-secretary-vote-democratic-protest"]The Guardian[/URL]
Follow the 24-hour Dem protest:
[Media]http://youtu.be/dkZSFIbCY3k[/media]
Where's Maverick John McCain? What about other GOP members who should put country above party? Oh, that's right. The DeVos family paid $200 million to the GOP for this position.
I hate this country
[media]http://youtu.be/prprfXisqh4[/media]
she bought my senator, theres been protestors outside his office for weeks, the state unions and board of education hate her but that 51,000$ donation sure eased any of his concerns
fuck Rob Portman
No surprises here at all. America just keeps going down the shitter by the hour.
[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;51789161]No surprises here at all. America just keeps going down the shitter by the hour.[/QUOTE]
donors > party > president > faith > morals > voters
Paying for political appointments.
Jesus fucking Christ.
[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;51789161]No surprises here at all. America just keeps going down the shitter by the hour.[/QUOTE]
Still less shit than India.
[editline]7th February 2017[/editline]
[QUOTE=ZakkShock;51789105]I hate this country[/QUOTE]
Hate yourself. Do something about it if it bothers you so much.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;51789174]Still less shit than India.
[editline]7th February 2017[/editline]
Hate yourself. Do something about it if it bothers you so much.[/QUOTE]
Hey, considering our government is actually trying to stamp out corruption, I'd say that compared to America we're in a better position. Our government, at least, has far less big businessmen in it, and isnt being led by a complete moron.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;51789174]Still less shit than India.
[editline]7th February 2017[/editline]
Hate yourself. Do something about it if it bothers you so much.[/QUOTE]
Yeah of course. Us peasants can really do something about big money getting tangled up in politics.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;51789174]
Hate yourself. Do something about it if it bothers you so much.[/QUOTE]
Lmao as if he can?
There goes our education. They are going to mass produce uneducated kids. Keep kids uneducated so you can easily manipulate them to vote republican when they reach voting age!
[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;51789195]Hey, considering our government is actually trying to stamp out corruption, I'd say that compared to America we're in a better position. Our government, at least, has far less big businessmen in it, and isnt being led by a complete moron.[/QUOTE]
If your government is trying to stamp out corruption they are failing miserably. Trying to say India is better than the US on virtually any metric is ridiculous.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;51789174]Hate yourself. Do something about it if it bothers you so much.[/QUOTE]
Have you considered that there are millions of people who are and have been trying to do so for some time now?
It's like going "Well you voted for him" when someone says they hate Trump. It's dumb
Goes to show you that through hard work and dedication you can achieve nothing compared to those who can buy influence
[QUOTE=MissingGlitch;51789217]There goes our education. They are going to mass produce uneducated kids. Keep kids uneducated so you can easily manipulate them to vote republican when they reach voting age![/QUOTE]
This already happens for the most part. Schools are underfunded as hell. Our education has been in the shitter for a decade at least.
I think it's worth overthrowing this administration now for the future of having wisdom in future generations. Trump is merely the puppet of the ultimately far worse GOPoS. To let them get their short term gains at the cost of long term to permanent damage is not worth waiting four to eight years.
[QUOTE=Pantz Master;51789219]If your government is trying to stamp out corruption they are failing miserably. Trying to say India is better than the US on virtually any metric is ridiculous.[/QUOTE]
Any defense on this god-awful pick? Since you voted for Trump because you agree with his policies, surely you agree with this woman being secretary of education?
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;51789174]Still less shit than India.
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with this fucking shit attitude, how long will that last
[QUOTE=AnnieOakley;51789250]I think it's worth overthrowing this administration now for the future of having wisdom in future generations. Trump is merely the puppet of the ultimately far worse GOPoS. To let them get their short term gains at the cost of long term to permanent damage is not worth waiting four to eight years.[/QUOTE]
Do you think Pence wouldn't have her in the same position?
[QUOTE=_Axel;51789256]Any defense on this god-awful pick? Since you voted for Trump because you agree with his policies, surely you agree with this woman being secretary of education?[/QUOTE]
He's using a tactic called deflection.
As long as he doesn't address the issue at hand, he'll always appear "right" in his eyes.
Not surprised, "critical thinking" or "long-term goals" aren't really in the vocabulary for typical supporters.
Their logic follows as [B]"if you are born into your parents' wealth, as long as your parents worked for that wealth, you should be allowed to buy your way into anything"[/B]
Who was the guy that just spoke? He was pretty nice
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;51789174]Still less shit than India.[/QUOTE]
The way this train goes, not for long.
Yikes.
[QUOTE=Pantz Master;51789219]If your government is trying to stamp out corruption they are failing miserably. Trying to say India is better than the US on virtually any metric is ridiculous.[/QUOTE]
Nice deflection partner, now explain why Betsy DeVos is a good pick for SecEdu. No alternative facts, just the plain truth, since burden of proof is on the guy supporting the terrible pick.
[QUOTE=Pantz Master;51789219]If your government is trying to stamp out corruption they are failing miserably. Trying to say India is better than the US on virtually any metric is ridiculous.[/QUOTE]
India doesn't have a retarded manchild russian puppet in its highest office.
Unbelievable, education is going to be even more fucked with this idiot in charge of it.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;51789174]Still less shit than India.
[editline]7th February 2017[/editline]
Hate yourself. Do something about it if it bothers you so much.[/QUOTE]
This is terrible. Why are you defending the US over this lady? Do you actually think Betsy DeVos is a sound pick for the secretary of education?
Or are you really just diverting?
Will you even respond?
Honestly they should just purge everyone currently working in the white house, Senate, etc and do a compete factory reset.
[QUOTE=Exooodus;51789389]This is terrible. Why are you defending the US over this lady? Do you actually think Betsy DeVos is a sound pick for the secretary of education?
Or are you really just diverting?
Will you even respond?[/QUOTE]
it's one of the most embarrassing posts i've ever seen made in SH, only rivalled by the guy in the syria thread who said that amnesty international was a terrorist group
I wonder how the denizens of /pol/ will try and defend this?
[QUOTE=Pantz Master;51789219]If your government is trying to stamp out corruption they are failing miserably. Trying to say India is better than the US on virtually any metric is ridiculous.[/QUOTE]
I'd like to think that the US should be held by a higher standard.
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