13-13 Fixing What Ails Oregon | Education, School Choice & Election Integrity
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Show 13-13 Summary: It’s about education, school choice, and voter integrity and how all of that is being undermined — but what we can do to fix it. Our guest is Marc Thielman, who has his hands in all of those pots and doing the stirring. So much of what ails Oregon right now can be fixed by better schools that teach real civics and history. To get there, the path is Real School Choice. And to get there, we need election integrity. What it really boils down to is we need education freedom in Oregon.
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Original Air Dates: April 1st & 2nd, 2023 | Guest: Marc Thielman
This Week – The Wrong Kind of Power
Oregon does not have an independent, superintendent of state schools. Thanks to John Kitzhaber and easily duped Oregon voters, that elected position was removed and absorbed under the dictator’s office. Oops. The governor’s office.
But that’s what really happened, isn’t it? More and more power consolidated under wannabe kings and queens. What is it with the Left and democrats — who claim they want democracy — grab all the power under a single person’s rule.
But can you believe that even with all that power in one person’s hands, now they want even more power. And it truly is just about control.
What’s Needed: Education Freedom in Oregon
So much of what ails Oregon right now can be fixed by better schools that teach real civics and history. (Two of the things socialists hate most.) To get there, the path is Real School Choice, which would allow parents to use the money already assigned to their child and send them to a school that works best for their child. And to get there, we need election integrity.
Join the fight for education freedom in Oregon! Get Real School Choice on the 2024 ballot. Head to Education Freedom for Oregon to download petition signatures and donate — even just $10, $25, or $50 is a big help!
This week we talk to Marc Thielman who is actively involved with all three of those issues. If you remember, Marc is the former superintendent of the Alsea School District. Which, we might add, was the one and only school district standing up to the governor’s and state’s overreach during covid. Marc defied the state and gave teachers and students options. (How dare he!) He did not enforce mask mandates (what?!). And kept kids in school (the outrage!). Oh. And they had a 500% enrollment increase. And not one covid case traced back to the school.
Marc Thielman on Education, School Choice, and Election Integrity
Perhaps its because Marc Thielman and the Alsea school board defied the state — successfully — that Tina Kotek think she needs even more power over schools. This, a recommendation from Melissa Goff. Who, if you didn’t know, was the superintendent of the Greater Albany Schools District. “Former” because she was such a little tyrant and bully that she was run out of her position. But now she is Kotek’s “education adviser.”
That’s like Stalin advising Chairman Mao.
Tune in to hear Marc talk about this power grab, the school shooting at The Covenant School, the damage transgenderism is doing to people, and, of course, election integrity. We saw blatant cheating in Arizona in 2022. Just in your face cheating. But the Arizona supreme court upheld one of Kari Lake’s complaints and sent back to lower court for review.
How much cheating has to happen before the courts take notice and uphold the law? Could this finally be the foot in the door?
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Research, Links Mentioned & Additional Info
- Lawmakers weigh Kotek plan for more state authority over school districts; skeptics call it ‘seismic shift’ (OPB, March 26, 2023)
- Text of SB1045 (via Olis.Oregonlegislature.gov)
- Head to the Oregon Legislature webpage for SB1045, leave comments/testimony (once it’s available)
- Oregon House GOP forces vote on safe school bills (Oregon Catalyst, Mar 29, 2023)
- “The Safe Schools Package includes seven pieces of legislation to prioritize the safety of our students and faculty, including funding for School Resource Officers, studies to analyze school building safety, electronic communication to parents, and panic alarms for school buildings.”
- Kari Lake’s Attorney: This Is Not A Few Bad Signatures, But a ‘Systemic Failure’ In Voter Verification (The Western Journal, March 25, 2023)
- Video: Kari Lake Gives Just The News More BOMBSHELL Whistleblower Details About Her Lawsuit (via Rumble, The Liberty Daily, March 24, 2023)