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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (198247)	3/16/2017 3:24:32 AM
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A Liberal Coup Is In Progress Power Line by John Hinderaker Derrick Watson, a Democratic Party activist who was appointed to the federal bench in Hawaii by President Obama in 2012, has issued a purported injunction barring implementation of President Trump’s travel order. I have not yet read Watson’s opinion, and will comment on it in detail when I have done so. But I have read Trump’s order, and the idea that it somehow can be blocked by a federal judge is ridiculous. The order is absolutely within the president’s constitutional discretion. What we are seeing here is a coup: a coup by the New Class; by the Democratic Party; by far leftists embedded in the bureaucracy and the federal judiciary. Our duly elected president has issued an order that is plainly within his constitutional powers, and leftists have conspired to abuse legal processes to block it. They are doing so in order to serve the interests of the Democratic Party and the far-left movement. This is the most fundamental challenge to democracy in our lifetimes. The battle lines are clearly drawn. What Watson has done has nothing to do with the law. It is a partisan coup, and must be resisted.

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (198247)	3/16/2017 9:38:35 AM
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Punchbowl Public teacher blows the whistle on Islamic extremism at school EXCLUSIVE KEELY MCDONOUGH, The Daily Telegraph March 15, 2017 6:50pm dailytelegraph.com.au STUDENTS are showing signs of extreme radicalisation as early as Year 5, including threatening to behead teachers, bullying peers into reading the Koran and even demanding the Syrian flag be put up in the classroom. ... Documents obtained by The Daily Telegraph reveal how frightened teachers at Punchbowl Public School have resorted to making formal complaints over fears of religious violence inside the classroom. It’s also understood at least three teachers have taken stress leave, received counselling or been paid compensation because of bullying from Islamic students. Frightened teachers at Punchbowl Public School have resorted to making formal complaints over fears of religious violence inside the classroom.This morning the Secretary of the Department of Education Mark Scott, told Ray Hadley on 2GB that there was a meeting with senior police yesterday and officials would be heading to the school, along with police this morning. The primary school is a feeder facility to Punchbowl Boys High, which has been at the centre of a political storm after former principal and Islam-convert Chris Griffiths was sacked when he refused to implement the state government’s deradicalisation program. In an August 2014 incident, an official complaint from a teacher obtained by The Daily Telegraph says two students were kicked out of class for being “repeatedly uncooperative and disruptive”. They were placed in “time out” where they “began audibly chanting the Koran in Arabic”. The concerned teacher says they “could give no explanation of their behaviour”. Mrs A said this lack of discipline at Punchbowl Boys High School encouraged extremist behaviour.In an October 2014 incident a teacher describes how a student was being bullied when his peers told him he was “betraying his religion” by “not going to Muslim scripture”. An earlier incident that year says a “group of boys stood around a girl and called her horrible names like dog”. RELATED NEWS : Sacked Punchbowl High School principal had Muslims-only plan: police The new Punchbowl Boys High School principal Robert Patruno says he will instil Aussie values at the school. Former Punchbowl Boys principal Chris Griffiths was sacked after refusing to implement an anti-radicalisation program in the school. TEACHER BLOWS WHISTLE ON EXTREMISMRevelations of the disturbing reports come as a former teacher at the school at the time, who has asked to be known only as Mrs A, revealed her nightmare experiences, including death threats from Islamic students. Mrs A said she was forced to leave the public education system after students in Year 5 threatened to kill her family. She claims multiple complaints to the Department of Education were simply dismissed. .After only two years of teaching Year 5 and 6 students at Punchbowl Public, the mother-of-two handed in her resignation. “Some students would act out beheadings with their fingers across their necks,” she said. “I had incidents where the kids wanted to fly the Syrian flag in the classroom or they would wear headbands. But when you say no, they start getting abusive. “Some students would act out beheadings with their fingers across their necks,” says Mrs A.“A lot of kids talk about their uncles and cousins who are fighting the war in Syria. “They are allowed to get up and walk out of class at prayer time and we can’t stop them. By the time they get to high school they’re learning has been impaired because they’ve been preoccupied with social issues regarding Islam.” In one incident, Mrs A said two Year 5 students pushed her into a corner during a creative arts lesson and chanted the Koran in Arabic around her. Incident reports.An incident report was filed, but the only punishment was to take the children off the playground during lunch time. Mrs A was told to go to the police if it “was such a big deal”. She was also left threatening notes saying students would kill her family. And red writing saying “f--- your family” was left on a computer room log for her to find. One incident report obtained by The Daily Telegraph, made on August 12 in 2014, describes how boys were teasing each other about “eating sausages and seafood because they were doing work related to food in the classroom”. Another incident report describes a student “making racist comments” to a peer and “mimicking her” Mrs A said this lack of discipline at the school encouraged extremist behaviour. She said it only worsened when the children get to high school. She said the behaviour in schools like Punchbowl Boys High was fuelled by a departmental system called “Local Schools, Local Decisions”. A spokesman for Education Minister Rob Stokes said “an incident occurred matching that description” in relation to the Koran chanting.It gives “power to the principals to run the schools how they want to”. Mrs A said when an incident occurred at Punchbowl Primary a third party “judge” would decide whether the teacher or the student was in the right as part of an initiative called “work it out”. She chose to pursue workers’ compensation to get the incident taken seriously — though she “didn’t go through with it”. BEHAVIOURS BROUGHT IN FROM THE HOMEThe Department of Education’s secretary Mark Scott spoke to Ray Hadley on 2GB radio this morning, and assured the community the Department was “focused” and “engaged”. Mr Scott said these behaviours from young children are brought into the school from the home. “The issue is: Where did they learn to say that, where did they learn to do that and learn that was appropriate behaviour. These children arrive at the school having learnt these behaviours,” Mr Scott told the radio station. “Our teachers deserve respect for the way they have to deal with all the complexities of children in their care.” Mr Scott said a meeting took place with senior police yesterday and they will be attending Punchbowl Public this morning. Principal of Punchbowl Boys High School Robert Patruno (c) with Education Minister Rob Stokes (L) and NSW Dept of Education secretary Mark Scott (R). Picture: Toby Zerna“I had a meeting with senior police yesterday and I asked specifically the question about their concern and focus about the risk of radicalisation of children in primary schools. They said absolutely minimal. “Schools deal with the children who walk in the front gate and they are influence by many different things; family environment, social environment and personal experiences. “If a teacher is concerned about the behaviour of a child or if they feel that is an indication of disturbing behaviour then the teacher should be reporting it to supervisors at the school , and the school leadership team have mechanisms to report that to the department. The Department is in close consultation with the police on issues of concern.” The Education Department did not deny teachers at Punchbowl had been given compensation for stressful or intimidating incidents. However, a spokeswoman said it was not aware of any religious-related violence at this school. “All NSW schools must immediately report all concerns of anti-social and extremist behaviour in NSW schools to a dedicated hotline,” she said. Michael Keenan says teacher should tell when a teen might be shifting towards radicalisation “The Department of Education continues to work closely with law enforcement agencies on such matters. To maintain effective operations and protect the privacy of students, the department will not identify schools participating in these programs.” Yet a spokesman for Education Minister Rob Stokes said “an incident occurred matching that description” in relation to the Koran chanting. The spokesman said the students were counselled and put on detention. Mrs A called on other teachers to come forward. “I challenge the Minister and DET heads to deny that religious ideology and beliefs are not having an effect or place in our classrooms or schools,” she said. “It has and it is still happening. It’s time to leave all ideologies at the school gate — be they religious, political, personal or social. And just focus on education not minority beliefs or theories.”