Archive for September 14th, 2009
Rep Louis Gohmert and the 3 branches of government
Returning from errands a while ago, I found Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-TX) on C-SPAN speaking in the chamber on a resolution to teach the US Constitution to high school seniors.
Since I had Civics classes all through school, I heartily agree that this is a wonderful idea to re-install classes on government prior to an 18-year-old’s voting for the first time.
Rep. Gohmert said that many Americans cannot name the three branches of government, and I’ve read this somewhere recently myself – a result, I suspect, of taking Civics courses out of our public school system.
What made me chuckle was the lawmaker’s lament that more US citizens can name the Three Stooges than can name the three branches of government, so let me take the Civics test now:
Mo has to be the president of the Executive branch;
Larry must be the Judicial branch, SCOTUS;
which leaves crazy Curly as the Legislative branch, aka the US Congress.
Did I pass? Am I passing yet? Am I lying? And would you consider grading on the curve? ;p