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Pierce backed the Klan's agenda by supporting the Compulsory Public Education Act, which forced all children in the state to attend [[public schools]].<ref name=nationalcatholicregister/> It was especially aimed to prevent [[Catholics]], who the KKK despised, from being able to send their children to private schools. Although the ballot measure passed by five percentage points,<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Compulsory_Public_Education,_Measure_6_(1922) Oregon Compulsory Public Education, Measure 6 (1922)]. ''Ballotpedia''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref> the Act was struck down three years later in the [[United States Supreme Court]] case ''[[Pierce v. Society of Sisters]]'',<ref name=nationalcatholicregister/> where the unanimous opinion stated:<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/law/court-cases/pierce-v-society-sisters Pierce v. Society of Sisters]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref>
Pierce backed the Klan's agenda by supporting the Compulsory Public Education Act, which forced all children in the state to attend [[public schools]].<ref name=nationalcatholicregister/> It was especially aimed to prevent [[Catholics]], who the KKK despised, from being able to send their children to private schools. Although the ballot measure passed by five percentage points,<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Compulsory_Public_Education,_Measure_6_(1922) Oregon Compulsory Public Education, Measure 6 (1922)]. ''Ballotpedia''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref> the Act was struck down three years later in the [[United States Supreme Court]] case ''[[Pierce v. Society of Sisters]]'',<ref name=nationalcatholicregister/> where the unanimous opinion stated:<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/law/court-cases/pierce-v-society-sisters Pierce v. Society of Sisters]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|'''The child is not the mere creature of the state.'''}}
{{cquote|'''The child is not the mere creature of the state.'''}}
In 1923, Pierce supported the Alien Property Act which sought to prevent Japanese immigrants from owning or leasing land.<ref name=oregonencyclopediabio/>
===U.S. House of Representatives===
===U.S. House of Representatives===