Letters: Don't undo voters' will with new class-size amendment
Letter to the Editor
Palm Beach Post
Outrage is the only way I can describe my reaction to the article, "Smaller classes under assault" (Feb. 27).
In 2002, the voters of Florida sent a message to the governor and the Legislature that we believe that small classes and more individualized attention are critical to the education of Florida's children. Cost estimates were provided, the pros and cons debated and 52 percent of the voters said YES, we are willing to pay for those smaller classes. There was no confusion on the people's part. There was no misunderstanding on the people's part. The only thing that happened is that the governor and his cronies who lobbied against the amendment lost.
And now we find that they still are trying to overturn the will of the people by placing a new constitutional amendment on the ballot that would redefine what the class sizes would be rather than the ones approved in 2002. Whether you were for the amendment or against it, there is a principle involved, and it is that the people made a decision and it is the job of our elected officials to implement that decision, not amend it.
If anyone out there doesn't understand that these leaders are telling us that they have no respect for our intelligence and judgment and that it really doesn't matter how we vote because they will do what they want anyway, then the people are either deaf, blind or just plain fools. Well, I am no fool, nor am I deaf or blind. I pledge to do whatever is within my power to make sure that every legislator who votes for this new constitutional amendment is defeated if he or she seeks reelection.
Shame on them and shame on us if we reelect these phonies. Stand up for principle and stand up for Florida's children.
BRUCE BRODSKY
Boynton Beach
Source: Palm Beach Post - March 15, 2006
Palm Beach Post
Outrage is the only way I can describe my reaction to the article, "Smaller classes under assault" (Feb. 27).
In 2002, the voters of Florida sent a message to the governor and the Legislature that we believe that small classes and more individualized attention are critical to the education of Florida's children. Cost estimates were provided, the pros and cons debated and 52 percent of the voters said YES, we are willing to pay for those smaller classes. There was no confusion on the people's part. There was no misunderstanding on the people's part. The only thing that happened is that the governor and his cronies who lobbied against the amendment lost.
And now we find that they still are trying to overturn the will of the people by placing a new constitutional amendment on the ballot that would redefine what the class sizes would be rather than the ones approved in 2002. Whether you were for the amendment or against it, there is a principle involved, and it is that the people made a decision and it is the job of our elected officials to implement that decision, not amend it.
If anyone out there doesn't understand that these leaders are telling us that they have no respect for our intelligence and judgment and that it really doesn't matter how we vote because they will do what they want anyway, then the people are either deaf, blind or just plain fools. Well, I am no fool, nor am I deaf or blind. I pledge to do whatever is within my power to make sure that every legislator who votes for this new constitutional amendment is defeated if he or she seeks reelection.
Shame on them and shame on us if we reelect these phonies. Stand up for principle and stand up for Florida's children.
BRUCE BRODSKY
Boynton Beach
Source: Palm Beach Post - March 15, 2006
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