WASHINGTON — High school dropouts, do not fear. The Republican Party will protect you from Barack Obama’s efforts to keep you at your desk.

At his third State of the Union Address Tuesday night, the president challenged all states to ban children from dropping out of high school before they turn 18. “Tonight,” Obama bellowed, “I am proposing that every state—every state—requires that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18.”

Obama wasn’t proposing a new federal program, but his use of the bully pulpit to tell local jurisdictions how to run their school districts was enough to make some Republicans, already sensitive to the increasing role of the federal government in education over the past few years, bristle.

“That’s none of his business!” said Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee while speaking to reporters after the speech. “He’s not a principal! He’s not a public school teacher! He’s not a governor, he’s not a mayor. These are matters for state and local government.”

Ok, I get it, they are the opposition party… but this??

(Source: Yahoo!)