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Tennessee lawmaker calls for removal of higher education to cut off
‘liberal breeding ground’
Tennessee
by: The Associated Press
Posted: Sep 9, 2019 / 05:49 PM EDT / Updated: Sep 9, 2019 / 05:58 PM
EDT
Sen. Kerry Roberts (R-Springfield)
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Republican Tennessee lawmaker says he supports
getting rid of higher education because he argues it would cut off the
“liberal breeding ground.”
Sen. Kerry Roberts of Springfield called for eliminating higher
education while speaking about attending a recent abortion legislative
hearing on his conservative radio talk show on Sept. 2.
Roberts specifically called out one activist who testified in favor of
protecting abortion rights. He asserted without evidence that the
woman’s beliefs were a “product of higher education” and claimed that
getting rid of higher education would “save America.”
The senator did not immediately respond to a request for further
elaboration.
Roberts also questioned funding higher education with tax dollars. He
voted in favor of the state’s $38.5 billion budget earlier this year,
which included money for colleges and universities.
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