The Revisionaries Page #8

into heaven and we say:

"on this day Your kingdom come,

Your will be done in

public education once again".

We draw the line in the sand today.

And we say, no more.

Lord, I ask that You would

invade our schools.

Invade our country.

Invade our homes.

Invade our churches

with Your presence,

that we would

truly be hunger

for righteousness

and for truth.

Because truth is not a thing.

It is a person.

And it is the person

of Jesus Christ.

And Your word tells us

that if You be lifted up,

You will draw

all men unto you.

And so, God,

that's what we do right now.

We repent on behalf

of our nation.

We repent on behalf of ourselves

and our families, God.

And we lift You up.

And we want

to see you exalted, God.

In Jesus' name, we pray,

Amen.

[applause]

Amen!

As we're here

at the Lincoln Memorial,

I think it's very fitting.

I think ours is the

greatest nation on earth,

and I think that the framework

of a Constitutional Republic

that our founders crafted

is brilliant

and has preserved for us

the greatest protection

of our liberties.

And I just want to make sure

that that historical effort

is documented. As it is

in these memorials in stone,

I want it to be crafted

in stone in our textbooks.

Explain the impact

of the writings of John Locke,

Thomas Hobbes, Voltaire,

Charles de Montesquieu,

Jean-Jacques Rousseau,

Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin,

and Sir William Blackstone

on political revolutions

from 1750 to the present.

It does take out reference

to Thomas Jefferson,

but the reason is not

that I don't think

his ideas were important;

it's just that

this is a list

of political philosophers

from which

the founding fathers

based their ideologies

and their principles.

Mr. Craig.

It appears to me that

the work group members

had specifically the desire

to talk about

the Enlightenment ideas

and also to mention

these particular individuals.

Plus I think Thomas Jefferson

still needs to be there,

so I will support

what the work group members

had recommended.

My intent was in no way

to strike at Jefferson,

to 'minimalize' his impact.

I love Jefferson.

I'm a huge fan.

The problem

is that Enlightenment,

current day,

is understood

from the viewpoint

of the Secular

Humanistic ideology.

If you want to see how those

philosophers played out,

look at the distinction

between the French revolution

and the American revolution.

One was a Secular

Humanistic... Voltaire,...

Anti-Judeo-Christian beliefs.

The other was

what Jefferson put forward

in the Decloration

of Independence:

"the laws of nature

and nature's God. "

When you have added

people like Thomas Aquinas

and John Calvin

to the standards...

the standard says,

"the student understands

"how contemporary

political systems have developed

from earlier systems

of government"...

where does Thomas Aquinas

fall in that?

Yeah, uh, sir...

He doesn't.

Absolutely, Thomas Aquinas

is the philosopher

that started

the original ideology

of the laws of nature.

And it's from that

that was developed

all the political philosophies

that brought forward

the foundations

of civil jurisprudence.

And the same thing

with Calvin.

No one knows anything

of American liberty

if they don't know

of the writings of Calvin.

The fact that they have not

been included up to this point

shows that there's a dearth

of understanding

of any kind of philosophy

beyond 'Enlightenment'.

Well, I think

you're stretching it a bit.

Certainly Plato in his

'Republic' had a lot to say

about government relationships

to citizens

that could have been added here

as well.

Why isn't Thomas Jefferson

seen as a leader

of revolutionary thinking

in the 18th and 19th century?

He wrote the Declaration

of Independence.

Right, well, and, actually,

I'm really glad

that you even put that forward,

because it's been misrepresented

in the media a lot,

that Thomas Jefferson

was actually stricken

from the TEKS,

which is not accurate.

He's actually listed

in several places within...

throughout the document,

including the political

philosophies

of the founding fathers.

I'm with Don McLeroy.

He's considered the leader

of the conservative bloc.

Mr. Mcleroy,

how is the meeting going?

We're a bunch

of lay citizens

on the State Board

of Education,

and we want to make sure

that our children

are taught good,

solid American history.

And I think we're in step

with most of the majority

of Americans.

Most gracious Heavenly Father,

as we look to our past

to guide us,

let us reflect

on the convictions

of those who have

gone before us.

I believe no one can read

the history of our country

without realizing

that the Good Book

and the spirit of the Savior

have, from the beginning,

been our guiding geniuses.

Whether we look to

the first Charter of Virginia

or the Charter of New England

or the Fundamental Orders

of Connecticut,

the same objective

is present:

a Christian land governed

by Christian principles.

I like to believe

we are living today

in the spirit

of the Christian religion.

I like, also, to believe

that as long as we do so,

no great harm can come

to our country.

All this I pray in the name

of my Lord and Savior,

Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Mrs. Cargill.

18 F.

This would also be new.

"formulate generalizations

"on how economic freedom

improved the human condition

compared to communist command

communities".

This is really

the last minute.

Today we're gonna vote...

Final vote on this.

Have not been able

to consult with anybody,

And then here we are today

at the last minute

looking at new language.

I've read it.

I am thinking,

and it is highly appropriate

for students to learn

to the value of the

free enterprise system.

Is there any further

discussion?

I hear things like,

"this is our privilege. "

And we are changing the intent

of the writers.

Speak to the issue

of the privilege of members

to make amendments.

I tend to remember this was

in my job description.

Striking John Calvin and

inserting Thomas Jefferson.

The amendment fails.

Mr. Mercer.

After John Calvin,

I'd like to insert

Thomas Jefferson

and James Madison.

Thomas Jefferson comma

James Madison.

We're changing everything

in this section.

I am proposing

that under number 1,

we delete

"constitutional republic"

and insert

"democratic society. "

All those opposed.

The amendment fails.

You have to have

an objective

in the standard.

That's how you write

standards.

I guess

I just have to say,

you have to trust me on this,

but I actually do teach

political philosophies

at the Doctoral level.

The amendment carries

11 to 3.

I wish to re-insert

the name Oscar Romero.

I would like to offer

an amendment,

a motion to insert

the name 'Hussein'

in between 'Barack' and 'Obama'.

I feel that I have let down

the students in our state.

Because all those kids

that are in school right now,

and they get to college,

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