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He had remained mum for months while pulling the strings on his puppets at the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission (TBRC). But today Jeb Bush issued a statement that said in part, “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."
In fact, the Court recognized that it would have been much worse to deny voters an honest account of what they are actually voting on. The Court's decisive and unanimous ruling left no doubt as to the misleading nature of these amendments (as well as the TBRC-driven Amendment 5, which was also struck from the ballot today), and stands as a powerful rebuke to Bush's continuing efforts to undermine public education in Florida.
Regardless of today's ruling, we don't need to divert millions of dollars to unaccountable private religious schools while our public schools are dramatically under-funded. Our elected leaders must continue to focus on better funding for our public schools, paying teachers the wage they deserve, and giving all students the opportunity to get a great public education.
