The best thing from Trump is that the right has learned to react to leftist evil by making the system better. There was obviously no need for patriotic education before since that's just what it was without any bill, but this is a good one.
Of course it does nothing to address that there are armies of left wing activists as teachers today who will teach it the way the teachers I know were forced to teach evolution, make sure no one believes it.
Also three words and anyone can make the bill reek of authoritarianism. In Quebec, Canada, the French language is on the decline and the politicians don't like it. To make it increase, they would only need to take every single bill they have to promote the French language and replace it with the English. In a few months, everyone will be annoyed at having to hear how wonderful English is and being kept from speaking and writing in other languages, and will hate it and start all switching to English like the immigrants do. In this case, best I can come up with in five seconds is ask them, don't tell them. Give that 2.4 million to local patriotic groups to organize patriotic events, and come up with their own version of what makes Texas great. Have a statewide contest and reward anyone who gives a useful line. That was like 8 seconds...
https://www.theepochtimes.com/gov-abbott-signs-1836-project-to-promote-patriotic-education-in-texas_3849045.htmlGov. Abbott Signs ‘1836 Project’ to Promote Patriotic Education in Texas
BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN June 8, 2021 Updated: June 8, 2021biggersmaller Print
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law a bill that promotes education focusing on the history and values of the Lone Star Republic.
The bill, HB 2497 (pdf), establishes the 1836 Project, an advisory committee designed to “promote patriotic education and increase awareness of the Texas values that continue to stimulate boundless prosperity across this state.”
“To keep Texas the best state in the nation, we can never forget WHY our state is so exceptional. I signed a law establishing the 1836 project, which promotes patriotic education & ensures future generations understand TX values. Together, we’ll keep our rich history alive,” the Republican governor said in a statement on Twitter shortly after signing the measure into law.
Republican state lawmaker Tan Parker filed the legislation in March. The 1836 Project is titled after the year the state gained independence from neighboring Mexico.
The bill’s “patriotic education” includes the presentation of the history of the state’s founding and foundational principles, examination of how the state has grown closer to those principles throughout history, and an exploration of why commitment to those principles has been seen to provide benefit to Texan communities.
The nine-person advisory committee will also focus on raising awareness about major historical events that shaped the state, such as the Texas Revolution of 1836, the annexation of Texas by the United States, and Juneteenth, which marks the abolition of slavery across the state.
In addition, the 1836 Committee will be tasked to advise state agencies on how to ensure “patriotic education is provided to the public” at state parks, museums, historical landmarks, and other places important to the founding of Republic of Texas, and later, the U.S. state of Texas.
The committee will serve two-year terms.
Abbott and Biden
President Joe Biden (R) greets Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his wife Cecilia Abbott (2nd L) at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 26, 2021. Also welcoming the president is Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (L). (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
According to the language of the bill, three members are to be appointed by Abbott, the lieutenant governor, and the state House speaker. The governor will also be appointing a presiding officer to convene regular meetings, and coordinate and direct project activities, the bill states.
Any “newcomer to Texas” who obtains a driver’s license will also receive a pamphlet that “outlines all of Texas’ rich history as well as the principles that make Texas … Texas,” Abbott said in a video message on Twitter.
Funding and administrative support for the 1836 Project will be provided by Texas Education Agency.
In total, it is expected to cost around $2.3 million, and will go into effect on Sept. 1.
GQ Pan contributed to this report.
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