Federal Influence on Educational Standards

Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Alan Keyes describe what role they believe the federal government should have in influencing educational standards.
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Iowa Public Television broadcast "The Des Moines Register Presidential Debates" live from the Iowa Public Television Maytag Auditorium in Johnston
Iowa on December 12,
2007. This forum featured nine of the Republican candidates for President: Ambassador Alan Keyes; former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani; former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee; California Rep. Duncan Hunter
Arizona Sen. John McCain; Texas Rep. Ron Paul; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo; and former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson.

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visit "The Des Moines Register Presidential Debates" on Iowa Public Television.
http://www.iptv.org/campaign08

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[DMChoreographer]

I GET IT

[cpblackangel88]

Romney's plan sucked to fix education. Better pay for better teachers and scholarships. Sounds nice I know,but the amount of money it would cost is insane. High standards wont work. And how are we going to get parents who are busy at work involved? To fix it install a national voucher system to make it so if a teens unhappy they an go where happier. Have wage reform to make it only people with a high school education will being giving minimum wage rights to encourage people graduating.

[cpblackangel88]

Keyes is unfairly treated. The debates were designed to destroy Alan Keyes,Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul, and Mike Huckabee. I feel Keyes is right, but a little to crazy for what the GOP needs now. Huckabee would of been the best pick, but the debates stole that from him.

[dire8straits]

Devine, listen,

Keyes wants us to be like the Japanese.

If you don't understand that, I suggest you read about Japanese Shinto culture.

[nkdmansam]

your right to religious freedom is guaranteed, so you are free to believe that flying spaghetti monsters are gods if you want to, does that mean that your beliefs should be taught in the classroom (which is run by the government)

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" aka (no God in public, govt. schools as this would be an establishment of Christianity and against the law that you insist on misquoting and misinterpreting). please educate yourself before replying

[nkdmansam]

not part of the constitution, you already made this mistake. go read about it on wikipedia, it is a completely separate document from the constitution and served as the basis for separation for England and did not establish any laws. strike two on misquoting history

[nkdmansam]

WRONG, just wrong and ignorant, one was ratified and serves as our founding document and law, the other is simply a declaration written by a man who did not share your religious ignorance but was one of the smartest men, especially spiritually, this country has ever seen. Jefferson would think you a fool and you still dont know your history

[nkdmansam]

theres a lot of stuff in the bible thats contradictory that you choose to ignore. you pick and choose for convenience. youre clearly a brainwashed bible thumping moron, there is no reasoning with people who's minds have closed around the warm comfort and illusion that the bible contains all the answers to lifes questions. I feel sorry for any children you are likely to indoctrinate with your sad ignorance. But i guess it works by bringing comfort to your shallow existence and tunnel view. END

[divine137]

No it was not an endorsement to a "particular" religion, but ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to GOD GIVING US INALIENABLE RIGHTS! DId u forget the original 13 states "EACH" had OFFICIAL CHURCHES??? read bud.

[divine137]

The WHOLE Constitution is our NATIONAL CREED...it, the Constitution describes America's PRINCIPLES. Yes, and the first one was PROTECTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, SPEECH, RIGHT TO PRESS, and PUBLIC ASSEMBLY. Hello?