Jay Dickey: “Mr. Speaker, what I am concerned about is H.R. 6. As it stands right now, it ought to be voted against and turned down…”

“Mr. Speaker, what I am concerned about is H.R. 6. As it stands right now, it ought to be voted against and turned down in this body. What I am thankful for is two things: One is that someone thought ill enough of this bill to put into it that schoolteacher certification was necessary. What this did--and the second reason I am thankful--that is, the people of America raised up, particularly in Arkansas, and overwhelmingly complained about teacher certification, taking education away from the families, away from neighborhood schools and from private schools and even the public schools. I am thankful for that. What we have here is an intrusion of Government trying to come in and take the very essence of our educational system and dash it against the walls, taking control of everything, even the facilities. That is, whether or not we have enough chalk, whether or not we have enough paper, whether or not we have enough buildings, that sort of thing. It is something that we are going away from at home and toward in Washington. I am thankful for the many, many people who have called and said ``no'' to this intrusion of Government and ``yes'' to our control by families. I am thankful for that, and I am proud to be a representative of that cause.”