Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri is joining in on the GOP dog pile against their latest bogeyman—Critical Race Theory (CRT).
Hawley stated he will introduce legislation that will ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory in schools—something that already isn't happening at the K-12 level because CRT is an advanced concept usually taught as an elective to graduate students especially in law school.
The bill will also require schools to teach students about the founding documents of the United States, the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence, which are almost certainly already part of their curricula.
Hawley tweeted, bragging about his upcoming legislation.
"The Left wants to teach our kids that America is systemically racist. That's false and it's meant to divide. It's time to replace lies with the truth!"
The Left wants to teach our kids that America is systemically racist. That’s false and it’s meant to divide. It’s t… https://t.co/4RcjdZLbQ1— Josh Hawley (@Josh Hawley) 1627003219.0
It will require schools that get federal tax dollars to teach kids the Declaration of Independence, the Constitutio… https://t.co/RaX0EbypP7— Josh Hawley (@Josh Hawley) 1627003219.0
No more critical race theory. No more hate. Let’s teach our kids what unites us as Americans - what we love togethe… https://t.co/3IiN89KNnV— Josh Hawley (@Josh Hawley) 1627003219.0
People were much less enthusiastically supportive about Hawley's proposed legislation than he was probably expecting.
Twitter users quickly picked apart his idea to perpetuate the White nationalist misinformation most public school curricula already centered on for over a century.
@HawleyMO No teacher or the so called left as your McCarthyite tweet puts it does that. In fact a hate monger like… https://t.co/V41b8aEJzY— Manisha Sinha (@Manisha Sinha) 1627047124.0
This is how Josh Hawley "loves America". #freshvoicesrise #demvoice1 #ONEV1 https://t.co/LcYuug944K— NastyNanciResists NEVER FORGET Jan 6 Insurrection (@NastyNanciResists NEVER FORGET Jan 6 Insurrection) 1627255003.0
@PoliSciLeo @HawleyMO In his world, no children will be allowed to read anything but "Dick and Jane," in which midd… https://t.co/d0Cs20GqGy— Cassandra Silvestra (@Cassandra Silvestra) 1627047717.0
@HawleyMO i'll just add that Trump was impeached for inciting insurrection and a majority of the senate voted to co… https://t.co/EZ6C6lPOH0— Luke Zaleski (@Luke Zaleski) 1627154310.0
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GOP: Indoctrinating school kids with CRT is bad! Hawley: State indoctrination of school kids with jingoism is good… https://t.co/zHf256Eizd— Jeffrey Vagle (@Jeffrey Vagle) 1627339741.0
@HawleyMO Jfc. I know you went to some rich kid school, but public schools have and always will teach kids the Decl… https://t.co/YkekmR7eMd— Randy Alberhasky (@Randy Alberhasky) 1627004381.0
@HawleyMO To love America is to understand her flaws. And how dare you or anyone in government tell me or anyone el… https://t.co/bUekw55py9— Mary Quite Contrary (@Mary Quite Contrary) 1627092848.0
A phenomenal conversation with my friend @harveyjkaye on why we should be embracing our radical history before dwe… https://t.co/1VufndjlqZ— Hartzell (@Hartzell) 1627405213.0
Hawley's Love America Act would require children to memorize and recite portions of the country's founding documents, which is already a common part of many K-12 schools' curricula today.
In a statement, Hawley said:
"We cannot afford for our children to lose faith in the noble ideals this country was founded on."
"We have to make sure that our children understand what makes this country great, the ideals of hope and promise our Founding Fathers fought for, and the love of country that unites us all."
Hawley was one of the 147 GOP members who refused to certify the 2020 election.
He also later voted against establishing a bipartisan committee to investigate the January 6 Capitol riot turned insurrection.