Teacher's Union Endorsement

A friend of mine, James Babb, is running for a neighboring State House seat as a Libertarian.

He blogs, too.

Recently, he was seeking the endorsement of the Pennsylvania State Educator's Association PAC...

As you can imagine, it was a fun time.

Did I mention he blogs too?

They asked me what I would like PSEA to do for me. I mentioned that I had heard that Ed Rendell had just received a sizable contribution ($235,000, his largest this reporting period) and that I would be happy to receive a similar contribution. I let them know that my commitment to improving education in Pennsylvania was at least as great as Ed's. They said state rep candidates usually receive $0 to $1,500 each.

But wait there's more.

The ring leader took offense at the term "government school" preferring the term "public school." I explained that the Friends School is also open to the public. Funny that leaders of the STATE education association would take offense at the word government. I guess even whores prefer the term "lady of the evening."

I asked them to support my plan to remove the compulsory nature government schooling. This seamed to horrify them. The ring leader informed me that the Pennsylvania constitution guarantees a free (and presumably mandatory) education. When I read her the actual wording: (The General Assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of public education to serve the needs of the Commonwealth.), the ring leader got very defensive and ended any discussion of the constitution.

Read the whole thing.

Pennsylvania Posted by AlexC at June 23, 2006 6:33 PM