Ignorance in Congress, it makes my brain hurt

[coldocean]

Christine O'Donnell, the Tea Party candidate for US Senate who famously was laughed at by a group of law students for not knowing that the separation of church and state was in the First Amendment (let alone the Constitution), is an embarrassment to American education. Even if individuals don't know where in the constitution the clause is found, if

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[olivialove]

anderson cooper did an awesome commentary on that. So well said. That man is great with words.

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2010/10/20/ac.odonnell.constitution.gaffe.cnn

anyhow, for my government class I read this article.. think from the New Yorker about the average day of a senate member and it was pretty appalling. I mean...wow...we actually rely on these people to make laws for us...

[coldocean]

I'm grateful Anderson Cooper's in the field he's in, I'll tell you that.

[olivialove]

His book, Dispatches from the Edge is amazing