Carlson: A ‘Dereliction Of Duty’

Occasionally politics gives rise to an all-encompassing phrase that means more than the words themselves. During the mid-1950s Senate hearings on the excesses of Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s red-baiting rhetoric, the committee counsel asked a memorable question: “Have you no decency, Senator? It was and remains a classic rhetorical question, one which answers itself. In the wake of a recent report, people who care about this state and its future should be asking Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter the same question. More pointedly, they should be asking the governor, as well as State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna, whether each honestly believes he is upholding his oath of office. For those who do care about Idaho’s future - its children and their education - the evidence is overwhelmingly clear a convincing case can be made that both could be charged with “dereliction of duty” and violation of their oaths/ Chris Carlson , Carlson Chronicles. More to come.

Question: Do you agree with Carlson that Superintendent Luna and Gov. Otter have violated their oaths of office in protecting public education for Idaho children?