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VIDEO: School Board Member Leaves Stage To Confront Speaker

Posted by Jeff Reynolds on December 17, 2021 24 Comments

Protest at school board was over demands to restore school team names: "We are offended by the Board of Education's removal of the TOMAHAWKS mascot name AND the process by which it was removed and replaced."...

House Judiciary GOP: FBI Is Tracking Parent Protesters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2021 45 Comments

"An FBI agent provided a copy of the internal email to several Republican lawmakers, citing concerns that it could open the door for the bureau to collect information on parents voicing their opposition to local school policies during meetings."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ix9IkwjbUg

South Carolina, Montana School Boards Associations Split From NSBA Over ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Letter

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 09, 2021 4 Comments

Let me repeat myself: End the Department of Education and the NSBA and everything else goes with it....

Let’s Go, Brandenburg! Parents Have Constitutional Right To (Loudly) Criticize School Boards

Posted by Ameer Benno on October 29, 2021 11 Comments

The Supreme Court’s jurisprudence on fighting words and true threats makes clear that parents have an indisputable First Amendment right to forcefully condemn school policies they dislike – and to raise their voices while doing so. ...

Garland Defiantly Pledges Feds Will Continue Monitoring Parents Protesting At School Boards

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 27, 2021 54 Comments

Garland still cannot cite one specific example of violence or threat of violence: "I said, again, at the time, that they were news reports that had been published. And I think some of the other senators here have described some of those news reports."...

Sen. Cotton to Garland: ‘Thank God You are Not on the Supreme Court’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 27, 2021 52 Comments

"You should resign in disgrace, Judge."...

Special Counsel Is Needed To Investigate DOJ Conduct in Jan. 6 Cases

Posted by Ameer Benno on October 23, 2021 27 Comments

Judge Royce Lamberth: "I find that the civil rights of the defendant [Christopher Worrell} have been abridged. I don't know if it's because he is a Jan. 6 defendant or not, but I find that this matter should be referred to the attorney general of...

National School Board Assoc. Backs Down: “We Regret and Apologize For The Letter” To FBI Targeting Parent Protesters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2021 45 Comments

NSBA compared parent protesters to domestic terrorists, but now says: "there is no justification for some of the language used in the letter"...

Garland Promises Not to Label Parents as Domestic Terrorists, But DOJ Will Monitor Meetings

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 21, 2021 66 Comments

Garland won't bring in the DOJ to investigate sexual assault allegations at schools, but you get angry about your child's education? FBI!...

Natl. Assoc. of County and City Health Officials Asks Biden DOJ for Protection Just Like NSBA

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 20, 2021 33 Comments

In recent weeks, the National School Boards Association asked the Biden Justice Department to protect them from protesting parents by declaring them domestic terrorists. Now the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is asking for the same thing.

Indiana AG Todd Rokita Leading 17 State Effort to Protect Parents From Biden, Garland Intimidation

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 18, 2021 7 Comments

"The Biden administration and its special-interest allies need to dial down the rhetoric and respect the rights of parents to be heard."...

Louisiana School Boards Assoc. Quits NSBA Membership Over Request For AG Garland To Weaponize FBI Against Parents

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 16, 2021 11 Comments

In addition to Louisiana, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, the Florida school board association has also denounced the toxic Garland memo...

Washington Post ‘Fact Checkers’ Run Interference for Merrick Garland Over DOJ School Board ‘Threats’ Directive

Posted by Stacey Matthews on October 16, 2021 11 Comments

The WaPo started out with the headline, “The false GOP claim that the Justice Dept. is spying on parents at school board meetings,” as though the DOJ would literally use the word “spying” in any memo they knew the public would be able to put...

Pennsylvania School Boards Association Votes to Withdraw From NSBA Over ‘Domestic Terrorists’ Letter

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 15, 2021 15 Comments

It has fomented more disputes and cast partisanship on our work on behalf of school directors, when we seek to find common ground and support all school directors in their work, no matter their politics."...

People “Energized Like Never Before” After DOJ Attack On Parent Protest Movement

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 14, 2021 43 Comments

My interview on the Tony Katz Show: "From what I'm seeing, there is enormous energy in reaction to that and enormous defiance."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qasm0iuoy7k

McConnell Wants Garland to Clarify His Memo Demonizing Parents Protesting Critical Race Theory

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 11, 2021 73 Comments

"Telling elected officials they're wrong is democracy, not intimidation."...

DOJ Attack On Parent Protest Movement Was Pre-Arranged Ambush, Says Letter Seeking Inspector General Investigation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 08, 2021 40 Comments

"Biden Administration officials developed a plan to use a letter from an outside group (“not the usual suspects”) as pretext for federal action to chill, deter, and discourage parents from exercising their constitutional rights and privileges."...

Biden ‘Threat’ Warnings Designed To Chill Free Speech of Political Opponents

Posted by Johanna Markind on October 07, 2021 24 Comments

Ratcheting up ill- or un-founded fears of violence from people who oppose the current administration’s policies....

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