Arizona Speaker of the House Ben Toma blasted Governor Katie Hobbs on Wednesday for her veto of HB 2629, legislation he sponsored to remember victims of communism and teach Arizona students about the atrocities of communist regimes.
“I find Governor Hobbs’ veto of HB 2629 both indefensible and personally offensive. Having lived under the oppressive regime of communist Romania, I have firsthand knowledge of the devastating impact these ideologies have inflicted on billions worldwide. Communism’s legacy is marked by death, oppression, deprivation, economic suffering, and the shredding of all that binds families and communities together. It is a history that must be remembered and taught, not dismissed, ignored, or vetoed.
“The Governor’s veto and the limited bipartisan support for HB 2629 reflects a deeply concerning trend where the education of our students on fundamental historical truths is becoming a partisan issue. This should not be a matter of politics, but a matter of ensuring our future generations are well-informed, critical thinkers who appreciate the freedoms they have.
“Sadly, Governor Hobbs has denied Arizona students a crucial opportunity: to learn from the past and understand the sacrifices of those who suffered under communist regimes.
“While I respect the Governor’s gesture to revise our state’s Social Studies Standards, I simply do not trust her administration’s ability or willingness to accurately reflect communism’s legacy. The academic requirements must be codified in statute, as my bill would have done.”
HB 2629 would designate November 7 as Victims of Communism Day annually in Arizona, joining many other states that have enacted similar legislation. Additionally, the bill places an educational focus on study of the history of communist regimes. The State Board of Education (SBE) would be required to develop a list of recommended resources on the history of communism that align with academic standards in statute. Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, high school taking American government courses would include at least 45 minutes of classroom instruction on the history of global communist regimes, encompassing figures such as Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, Fidel Castro, Vladimir Lenin, Pol Pot, and Nicolas Maduro. Students would learn about how victims suffered under such regimes, through poverty, starvation, forced migration, lethal violence, and the suppression of speech.
Katie Hobbs cannot allow the dissemination of historical information on a government’s implementation of communist ideology, and the impact of that implementation on its citizens, because that would allow people to see the similarities between those governments and hers.
She is a communist.
…AND an atrocity.
Toma is on top of his game. He hit a 3-pointer with this one.
We should properly fund education, not waste time with recognizing politicians special interests.
If high school history classes don’t teach about Stalin and Mao they are insufficient in educating our children. They both made Hitler look like a wimp.
So Hobbs is a communist… surprise surprise.
Governor Hobbs doesn’t recognize her own responsibility to Arizonans so she isn’t likely to recognize that public education’s first duty is to educate the students. So it’s up to parents and superintendent of schools to recognize the difference between education and indoctrination.
Isn’t that Vladimir Lenin standing behind her in the photo?
Marxism has killed over 100 Million humans over the past 100 years or so. Fentanyl from Marxists has killed over 100 thousand Americans just in the past couple years. Marxists control Tic-Tok which effectively controls our kids. Many of the party formerly known as the Democrat party are controlled by Marxists all the way to the “Big-Man.” Governor, have you ever heard of walks like as duck, quacks like a duck, it is a duck? Please allow me to translate to your language; Quack-quack-quack.
Socrates said, “The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.” Hobbs can’t afford to educate people of any age the horrors of communism. That would be self-destructive to the direction her and those like her wish to take our country.
Democrats want the people ignorant of what is going on in this country. You see it everyday the low/no information voter who votes with their heart instead of their head because they’re told that they don’t need to pass things like a Bar exam as Washington State just did. If these voters were to wise up and see what’s really going on they would run from the Democrats just as fast as the can.
Maybe let The Hobbit visit/live a communist country. No, I’m not talking AZ!
she has its known as kalifornia! Thats here desire for AZ.