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PJMcK

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18. Civics should be taught in all 50 states and American Territories
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 09:03 AM
Jul 2021

The American people need to understand how their governments work. Without that knowledge, too many people are led to believe stupid shit that fools like Mike Lindell spout.

For example, Lindell claims that the Supreme Court is going to hear evidence that the 2020 election was rigged and then re-instate Trump as president.

WRONG!

There is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that would support such a change of government. And the Supreme Court does not hear cases unless they've gone through lower courts first. They rule on constitutionality and resolve conflicts between different laws.

Anyone who's has studied U.S. civics would know this and Lindell would be shut up.

Unfortunately, the so-called red states will never have mandatory civics classes. The Republicans leaders in those states want their people uneducated because they're easier to manipulate.

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