TERRIFIC IDEA – AT 9:31 A.M. ET:  Every now and then we encounter a terrific idea.  With any luck, this one should go national.  From College Fix: 

Kentucky State Senator Jared Carpenter has submitted a bill which would require the state’s students to pass a citizenship exam before graduating high school — the test similar to that taken by those looking to become naturalized citizens.

Students “would be given the opportunity to retake the test ‘as often as needed in order to pass,’ but would need to pass with a score of at least 60 percent,” WDRB.com reports.

Carpenter had filed a similar bill last year, but it went nowhere in the Democratic-majority House of Representatives.

If the bill passes, it would take effect the 2018-2019 school year.

COMMENT:  Read the piece to get the text of the bill.  The left will, of course, fight this tooth and nail, but it's long overdue.  We have kids coming out of high school who don't know the basic provisions of the United States Constitution.  They don't know their own rights.  And, of course, they don't know their responsibilities.

There are many ways to go about advancing an idea like this.  State by state is a good start, but the liberal states will bury it.  Making basic civics a requirement for any school district that receives federal aid is another route, and Republicans, now in power in Washington, might well be inclined to go along.

February 20,  2017