Political Quotes

“Today is primary day in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast States, the so-called Acela Primary, the five States all served by Amtrak. Fortunately, we are going to get a break, briefly, from a primary season that is truly cringe-worthy. But for hundreds of people who were privileged to watch high school students from across America participate in the We the People constitutional competition, there is hope. These teenage scholars, most not old enough to vote or to drive, compete in a contest demonstrating their knowledge of the Constitution and democratic principles as well as their ability to think on their feet. At a time when civics education doesn't appear to be a priority for most of American education, this shows the appetite and the capacity to fill that gap. I have more than a little hometown pride in this undertaking. The Classroom Law Project has been a priority of my family for years and continues to be so. For the last 4 years, two public high schools in Portland, Oregon, have alternated the National Championship, with Lincoln High School finishing first in 2012 and 2014 and Grant High School in Portland winning the national trophy in 2013 and 2015. This year Oregon was able to send both teams to the national finals, and the pattern continued, as Lincoln won its third trophy in 5 years and Grant, given an opportunity to compete, finished third, an unprecedented accomplishment for one town's high schools.…”