The Biden administration has made it clear that abiding by our federal, constitutional system of presidency is a mere trifle in the best way of its political priorities, one to be swept apart.
The most recent instance finds the Division of Training now sending grants to highschool board members in Florida who violate the governor’s mask-mandate ban for schoolchildren.
“As a part of the Biden administration’s Challenge SAFE grant program, an preliminary sum of $148,000 has been awarded to Alachua County College Board members who voted this summer season to mandate masks within the county’s faculties as Florida developed a few of the worst charges of [COVID-19] an infection within the nation,” NBC Information reported.
Notice how this “straight information” report is rigorously worded to look goal whereas insinuating the administration is justified in its motion.
The grant coverage being utilized in Florida is an apparent shot at—and an finish run round—the state’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, who signed an govt order in July that has the state withhold funds from any faculty district that requires masks for kids.
As NBC additionally famous, U.S. Secretary of Training Miguel Cardona’s statement on the federal authorities’s coverage mentioned that the federal authorities will step in to mitigate any penalties for faculties ignoring state legal guidelines on masks and different COVID-19 procedures.
That transfer in essence makes use of federal {dollars} to subvert the state’s coverage.
DeSantis’ press secretary, Christina Pushaw, said in an announcement:
Simply a few months in the past, the Biden administration mentioned that Florida could be violating federal necessities by offering $1,000 bonuses to lecturers and principals.
Due to this fact, it’s ironic that the federal authorities is now utilizing taxpayer funding for schooling to pay the salaries of elected faculty board members.
It appears America’s leaders simply fall additional and additional away from any idea of federalism and issues over redirecting all energy not solely to the federal authorities, however to its govt department.
Is it actually an excellent factor that the federal authorities is utilizing taxpayer cash to undermine state legislation? It certain seems like Biden is solely searching for to punish political opponents who disagree together with his insurance policies.
This whole situation definitely matches in with the lengthy line of examples of why it has been such a mistake to federalize schooling coverage in America. As faculties throughout the nation grow to be extra reliant on federal cash, they start to lose all semblance of native management.
The transfer to undermine Florida’s insurance policies can also be consistent with the tenor of Biden’s speech saying nationwide vaccine mandates. Biden mentioned he had misplaced “persistence” with the people and states who’ve determined to not conform to his coverage views and can unleash the facility of his workplace on them.
“In the event that they’ll not assist, if these governors received’t assist us beat the pandemic, I’ll use my energy as president to get them out of the best way,” the president warned.
That may occur whether or not the coverage is constitutional or not. As Biden clearly indicated when he introduced an extension of the COVID-19 eviction moratorium that was later struck down in court docket, constitutionality was not of particular concern to him.
“The majority of the constitutional students say it’s not more likely to move constitutional muster,” Biden said of the eviction moratorium. “However at a minimal, by the point it will get litigated, it’s going to in all probability give some extra time whereas we’re getting that $45 billion out to people who find themselves the truth is behind within the hire, and don’t have the cash.”
What we’ve seen with the administration’s grants to varsities is simply the most recent instance of how the administration leans into Caesarism. It’s all about punishing your “enemies” and rewarding your pals.
Biden’s edicts come whilst he’s did not uphold the duties the presidency entails, similar to sustaining enforcement of the U.S. southern border and defending People abroad.
As I’ve written earlier than, this isn’t victory-over-the-Gauls-type Caesarism. It’s extra the imperious however inept Caesarism of the justly forgotten emperors of late-stage Rome.
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