Democrats protest for Department of Education: Letters to the Editor Feb. 14, 2025
The Issue: Democrats stage demonstration protesting potential cuts to the Department of Education.What a sad sight it was outside the Department of Education’s doors, where Democratic lawmakers gathered (“Now Trump sics DOGE on the DOE,” Feb.12).They’d heard that Elon Musk’s DOGE Team was there, and they tried (albeit unsuccessfully) to enter the building and disrupt progress.These politicians claimed to be there for the sake of American schoolchildren.
If only that were true.If it were, then where were they when national test scores came out, revealing that these children’s scores were way down in math and reading? Where was their vigor then?Sean P.
KellyFarmingdaleIt was hilarious watching House Democrats storm the Department of Education offices.What were they hoping to accomplish?Their request for an emergency meeting was declined; they had no business being there.Rep.
Maxine Waters yelling, “Get out of the way,” and “we pay your job,” just shows her misguided rage.Where was her rage when the recent world report on literacy came out, and the United States was ranked behind other developed nations in math and reading skills? Yet we spend the most per pupil.Maxine, go back to your district and use that rage for the betterment of your constituents’ children.
Paul SochinskiNorth BabylonLast week, Rep.Waters yelled and screamed her usual invective at a Department of Education security agent, incessantly demanding to know his identity, among other nonsensical verbal attacks.For those who may have forgotten, after Trump’s initial presidential victory, Waters was the one urging fellow Democrats to confront members of Trump’s Cabinet when they were spotted out in public.Her actions have once again ignited passions and fueled hatred — now against both Trump and Musk, as well as anyone associated with the DOGE project.
Earl BealTerre Haute, Ind.The Democrats’ attempt to storm the Department of Education building was a disgusting display o...