After the revolutionary war came to an end, it was clear to the colonies that the Articles of Confederation they had hastily thrown together and ratified in 1781 were inadequate. They would need to have a document that clearly delineated how the president and vice-president were to be elected, and what their terms of office would be; they would have to delineate clearly the election of senators and congressmen and their terms of office. They would need to clearly delineate the succession of power, should the president and vice-president become disabled. They would need to address the formation of an army and a navy, judgeships, supreme court appointments, voting quorums for the congress, the states and federal government responsibilities for payment of war debts, and much more. A constitutional convention was held in 1787, and a comprehensive document formed, primarily written by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.
The Constitution had been ratified by the thirteen colonies by May 5, 1790. James Madison said he would not sign this constitution unless a Bill of Rights was added and the other states had ratified both documents. A few months later, Alexander Hamilton produced that constitution and Bill of Rights, signed by ten other colonies. James Madison, representing Virginia, signed it, making that a 2/3 quorum of the colonies, and making this constitution and Bill of Rights the law of the land, the United States of America. It was December 15, 1791.
On May the fifth, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States of America, by a six to three vote, decided that school vouchers are okay for Catholic schools. Did those six judges on the Supreme Court that approved school vouchers in Catholic schools not read our Constitution? Catholic Christianity is not only respected, it is promoted in these schools. Every school morning there is mass, during which students take communion; they ingest bread and wine (grape juice), representing the body and blood of Jesus, their savior, in their mythology. Then there is a Catholic Christian prayer, after which they are sent off to study. A part of their curriculum is a class on religion, during which only Catholic Christianity is taught. Those students are not taught about Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shintoism, Zoroastrianism or Atheism. They are blind to other religions, other mythologies, other facial features, other colors, other cultures, and develop a bias against them. Subsequent testing shows that voucher students get an inferior education, showing much lower achievement scores than those students who attend public schools. Yet money is taken away from those children who attend public schools, and given to private schools, where those children will receive an inferior, less comprehensive, education.
School vouchers are an abomination foisted upon our naïve students in this country. Those vouchers produce an inferior education, promote Christian Nationalism, promote White Supremacy, and produce a bias against students who have other facial features, other colors, different cultural habits and customs, and different religions. School vouchers are a curse placed upon our children and students, and should be abolished. They are clearly unconstitutional, as well as harmful to our students, giving them a biased, incomplete education.
“Public schools serve all students, while private schools can cherry-pick their students and discriminate against students with different faces, students with disabilities and students of color.”
“The evidence {about voucher systems] is overwhelming: they lead to terrible academic outcomes, result in segregated schools, and benefit wealthy families the most, while hurting the most vulnerable Minnesotans.” — Minnesota Education
Currently, 16 states and the District of Columbia have voucher systems present as part of their school system.