OHIO

Ohio is my home and I expect my government to work for me therefore, I will be working for you. The federal government has identified or created problems they could use to offer ‘solutions’ to fix. Unfortunately, these problems and their solutions are responsibilities reserved for the states in the 10^th Amendment. To save our nation we must send all state business back to the states!

As an example, the federal department of education (DOE) has morphed from a research and advice department in 1867 into a powerful cabinet in 1979.  Henry Barnard proposed its creation in 1866 and became its first commissioner but soon left because he knew when it became a bureau it would have too much control over local schools. He was right.

It became a cabinet to help Jimmy Carter’s reelection efforts. He lost and so did we. Its roots are in the national teachers association which is focused on teachers not students. I am a teacher and I know the chaos the DOE causes to the stability of the education process.

Republicans opposed its creation from the start including its upgrade to cabinet level. Democrats have the votes with the help of moderate Republicans. Ronald Reagan tried to dismantle it, and failed. In 2023 amendment 124 was proposed to H.R. 5 to defund DOE but failed with help of 60 Republicans including 2 from Ohio; Dave Joyce OH 14 and Mike Turner OH-10. We got to the moon without the DOE and we must remove it from the federal level along with other duties reserved for the states.