Amendments 7 & 9 off the ballot and Jeb!’s pissed about it
September 3, 2008 at 4:52 pm by Wayne GarciaAmendments 7 and 9, both pushed onto the ballot via the shadow government that Jeb Bush left in place after he departed the Florida Governor’s Mansion in 2007, were removed from the ballot officially and finally today after the Florida Supreme Court declined to overturn lower court decisions striking them from the November election.
This, of course, has left the Brother of W very, very upset, as he vented in this news release just out:
“It is extremely disappointing the Florida Supreme Court ruled today to deny millions of Florida voters the right to make their voices heard on improving the quality of education in our state.
“Florida is facing serious challenges. Our economy experienced its first quarter of negative growth in 16 years. Tax revenues are declining.
“Now, more than ever, Floridians should have a voice in determining – not just how much they are taxed – but how their tax dollars are spent. Amendment 9 would have empowered Floridians with the ability to ensure their tax dollars were spent in the classroom on people and programs that make a difference in student achievement – a principled fiscal policy that becomes increasingly important during these tough budget years.
“Perhaps even more heartbreaking is the realization that Floridians will not have the opportunity to protect important programs, including the McKay Scholarship for students with developmental disabilities and Corporate Tax Credit Scholarships for students in low-income families. These programs, as well as 350 charter schools in our great state, will remain in limbo, under the real threat of litigation from individuals who want to centralize all education decisions within government bureaucracies.”
The amendments would have allowed school vouchers for private schools with public dollars and wiped out a prohibition in the Florida Constitution against aiding religious institutions. You know, the whole separate of church and state thing upon which this country was sort of built.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Jeb! would get his damn vouchers if he’d be willing to compromise. The more stubborn he is on the issue, the more he’ll get slapped down.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Ain’t gonna happen…his huge sense of entitlement is in the way.