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Former US Secretary of Education Bill Bennett coined the term "The Blob" when referring to the alliance that is the teachers' unions and democrat pols. He often said that it was virtually impossible to gain meaningful reform due to the The Blob. The Blob is clearly at work in resisting any semblance of school choice. The Blob wishes only to spend more money on a failing system of government-run schools. Low income, frequently minority children are most impacted by this system, and could benefit most from a school choice plan. However, The Blob resists educational freedom at every turn, much like plantation owners who believed that removing the shackles would embolden slaves to think for themselves. The Blob's answer to failing schools is similar to plantation owners' response to the Emancipation Proclamation: Don't upset the apple cart. And spend a little more money to make them a little more comfortable. Genuine freedom, however, is out of the question!