Seems Gov. Bill Haslam does not know how government works.
I sent him a letter encouraging him to not sign the anti-science bill which is on his desk right now. He sent back an email today saying:
"After
careful
review
of
your
letter,
I
have
determined
that
the
Tennessee
Department
of Education
is
the
appropriate
agency
to
address
this
type
of
inquiry,
and
therefore
have
forwarded
your
letter
to Commissioner
Kevin
Huffman's office
for
consideration."
No, see, the new law before you, right now, is your responsibility since the legislature stripped away the ideas of debating policy from the state's Dept. of Education.
Gov. Haslam does seem to comprehend and understand political games though - check out how he handles the anti-science bill as reported by Tom Humphrey:
"Haslam was asked his views on the bill last week after announcing
plans to use federal funds to build three new Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math (STEM) schools in the state.
"I don't know that I have any great insight there for you on that
one," Haslam said, adding that he had heard of the bill but knew little
about what was involved. The governor said he plans to ask state Board
of Education officials about it.
"I think it is a fair question as to what the General Assembly's
role is, I think that's why we have a State Board of Education," he
said. "I think the General Assembly, though, does represent people and
their votes and thoughts matter there."
Way to say nothing at all, Gov. Haslam.
Rest assured, you will be saying plenty - and none of it good - if you sign the bill and make it a new law.
UPDATE: The Goldilocks Complex
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" ... these attempts to rewrite our curriculum by some legislators are not about helping our children become independent, rational thinkers capable of understanding and evaluating alternative theories of life; witting or not, these legislators are stooges for an agenda that would shackle our children to a life of ignorance."
Oh my god. He's such an idiot.
ReplyDeleteThis explains why he signed that bill overriding Nashville's non-discrimination ordinance, and then acted REALLY REALLY SORRY about it.
I guess he truly doesn't know what his job is.
This is very scary.
I think these pass-the-buck responses are pretty typical of his approach. When I wrote a letter expressing my concerns about the jobs buses, I got a similar response that directed me back to *the agency receiving the money for the buses,* who of course thought it was a great idea.
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