"GO HOME" is the edgy new Iowa GOP slogan for the young people. When a group of students visited the state capitol to testify about the effects of budget cuts on higher education, GOP State Senator Shawn Hammerlinck told the students, "I do not like it when students actually come here and lobby me for funds," because democracy is over now and THERE WILL BE NO LOBBYING unless it is done by old men with bags of gold coins. Shawn Hammerlinck does not appreciate hearing from constituents when they want to ask him for money. That ishis job, to ask people for money, to elect him, so he can yell at voters. Video after the jump!

"I want to thank you for joining us and though I have to concede, your time speaking before us is kind of a tad intense. It's probably a pretty new experience. You probably prepared for it for days and you sat there in front of us trying to make sure your remarks were just right, and that's a good thing. But actually spending your time worrying about what we're doing up here, I don't want you to do that. Go back home. Thanks, guys."

Was Hammerlinck an early victim of education cuts, or did he only sleep through English class so he could use redundancy winners like "kind of a tad" in the face of students who actually want to learn? Sorry, learners, your education was not meant for you to start "worrying" about what your government is up to.

Why does everybody like school so much anyway? Do they like being tortured by SWAT teams? [Iowa Senate Democrats]