Re:'No idea who he is', says Trump after pardoning crypto ty...
by quickthrowman on Monday November 03, 2025 @04:40PM
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> How can he just shut down the department of Education without congress? Because Carter created it by executive order without congress.
You are 100% incorrect.
> The Department of Education Organization Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1979, which created the Department of Education.
> In the Senate, 69 voted in favor and 22 voted against separating education from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.[3] In the House of Representatives, 215 voted in favor and 201 voted against.[4] President Carter signed the bill on October 17, 1979.[1]
You are 100% incorrect.
> The Department of Education Organization Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1979, which created the Department of Education.
> In the Senate, 69 voted in favor and 22 voted against separating education from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.[3] In the House of Representatives, 215 voted in favor and 201 voted against.[4] President Carter signed the bill on October 17, 1979.[1]
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Education_Organi...