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It’s an established fact that if you tell a lie often enough it becomes accepted as fact. In today’s world it is becoming evermore difficult to determine fact from fiction. Currently the mainstream media spiels a nonstop barrage of anti-conservative half-truths, innuendo and blatant lies. Social media and the internet are no better.

Currently the hot button for the left is Project 2025, a 900-page proposal drafted by the Heritage Foundation (a conservative think tank). I have read misleading comments from a number of individuals, who I doubt have read any portion thereof, but are simply parroting Democratic talking points.

I downloaded and have begun reading this document. It’s fairly heavy reading. Thus far I agree with many of the proposals therein. Some proposals are a bit radical and by cherry picking and by taking the statements out of context many of the proposals would be very threatening to the radical left’s agenda.

To read Project 2025 Google “Project 2025 Mandate for Leadership.”

A writer states that local Mega GOP groups plan to use Project 2025 to destroy local schools. The following is my personal opinion!

Our education system is broken, perhaps, beyond repair. We no longer educate children; we indoctrinate them. In education, America ranks a dismal 33rd among 44 of the world’s advanced economies, despite spending $19,973 per student, the second highest among 40 developed nations.

Since the federal government became involved in education, the quality of education in our public schools has dropped dramatically.

Currently many American corporations have no choice but go overseas for employees, because they cannot hire qualified employees out of our school systems. It’s the result of the national teachers unions being more focused on benefits than education and the federal bureaucracy being more focused on CRT, DEI, woke, transgender and white supremacy theories than education.

The following was lifted directly from Chapter 11 page 320 of Project 2025.

“The future of education freedom and reform in the states is bright and will shine brighter when regulations and red tape from Washington are eliminated. Federal money is inevitably accompanied by rules and regulations that keep the influx of funds from having much, if any, impact on student outcomes. It raises the cost of education without raising student achievement.

To the extent that federal taxpayer dollars are used to fund education programs, those funds should be block- granted to states without strings, eliminating the need for many federal and state bureaucrats. Eventually, policymaking and funding should take place at the state and local level, closest to the affected families.”

I found no mention of closing schools! Read the full proposal — it’s just simple common sense. America’s children deserve better!

I have read claims by the same individuals that Social Security, and Medicare will be decimated if Project 2025 is adopted. Thus far I have found no mention of Social Security or Medicare, but I’ll keep looking.

“Project 2025” proposals are just that proposals, it will take Congressional action before they can be implemented.

Don Sorensen
Albert Lea