Having read the transcript, I couldn't get this old movie quote out of my head, especially the second sentence:
Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul
It's bad enough he's conflating CCSS with test-based teacher evaluations, but I'm pretty sure the I saw the Founding Fathers turning in their graves when he implied that the Department of Education should be voting on things.
In that regard, he's accidentally highlighting a problem predating Common Core, where only 24% of high school seniors scored at "proficient" or above in civics:
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