**Breaking: Rep. Massie’s Polling Numbers Plunge After Calling for Abolition of FEMA and Dept. of Education — “Society Has Lost Its Moral Compass,” Say Critics**

Breaking: Rep. Massie’s Polling Numbers Plunge After Calling for Abolition of FEMA and Dept. of Education — “Society Has Lost Its Moral Compass,” Say Critics

Washington, D.C. — New polling data released Monday shows Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) plummeting among key swing voters, with a staggering 68% of respondents now viewing him as “a danger to public safety and moral order.” The backlash comes after Massie doubled down on his controversial proposal to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Education, arguing they represent “federal overreach.”

But the moral outrage isn’t just political. Ethics scholars and religious leaders are sounding the alarm, claiming Massie’s philosophy is a direct attack on the biblical principle of charity and community safety.

“This isn’t about small government—it’s about cruelty disguised as libertarianism,” said Dr. Helena Vance, a professor of moral theology at Georgetown. “To dismantle the very structures that rescue our neighbors from floods and ensure our children are taught critical thinking is to invite chaos. We are seeing the rot of hyper-individualism: a society that says, ‘I’ve got mine, and the rest of you can burn.’”

The poll, conducted by the nonpartisan Institute for Civic Ethics, revealed that 54% of self-described “moral conservatives” now view Massie as out of step with core American values like “compassion” and “neighborly duty.” One respondent, a grandmother from Louisville, told reporters: “I used to think he was principled. Now I think he’s just heartless. If we cut FEMA, we’re saying disaster victims aren’t our problem. What kind of society leaves people to die?”

The controversy has sparked a viral hashtag, #MoralCollapse, with critics warning that Massie’s rise represents a broader “downfall of