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Comment by Peggy Hall on May 26, 2011 at 3:26pm

LOL!  LOVE THE VIDEO.

 

Comment by J.R. on May 26, 2011 at 1:29pm

Lines 985 through1070 of SB 2120 must be vetoed.  It takes transparency out of the textbooks selection process, removes the true history of our county and its government from textbooks, and gives the progressive-socialist controlled education establishment carte blanche control over the selections process. This allows them to include, without screening by parents and grandparents, materials that distort or eliminate our country's true history and indoctrinate public school students through instruction in deviant sexual behaviors, teaching them their parents are wrong on social and religious values, and preparing them to be world citizens in a one world government through the International Baccalaurate (IB) program. The IB program is being used statewide, including in Duval County School District.

All proposed textbooks up for adoption by the FLDOE Textbook Selections Committee, should be made available online for the entire public to read at least two months before the textbook publishers have to make their presentations to the FLDOE Textbook Selections Committee in October of each year.  After the Committee adopts textbooks, they can then be adopted both by every school district in the state and by private schools. All public and some private schools receive textbook samples months prior to the adoption of the textbooks.

I can't see where in this bill any screening or input opportunity is afforded private schools or homeschoolers, either. This bill clearly affords only a top-down, controlled process to insure the types of textbooks the liberal-progressives want adopted, get adopted.

Please call, e-mail or fax your request to Gov. Rick Scott that he line-item veto lines 985 through1070 of SB 2120". The Florida State Legislature needs to go back to square one on this issue and block any education bill that does not provide complete transparency in the textbooks selection process and that does provide for the intrenched liberal-progressives to have top-down control over the entire adoptions process.

Also, when you communicate with Gov. Scott, tell him that School Choice, with Vouchers for parents and guardians to send their children to private, including religious, schools must be passed, for the federal government controls over our schools and parents choices that exist are unconstitutional. Nothing in the U.S. Constitution gives the federal government any power over the education systems in the sovereign states. 

Comment by J.R. on May 26, 2011 at 12:00pm

This is the direct link to Gov. Scotts e-mail page, where you can just fill in the blanks, add your message, and send your e-mail.

http://www.flgov.com/contact-gov-scott/email-the-governor/

Comment by J.R. on May 26, 2011 at 11:47am

More contact info for Gov. Scott:

Office of Governor Rick Scott State of Florida The Capitol
400 S. Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 (850) 488-7146 (850) 487-0801 (fax)
Email the Governor  www.flgov.com/contact-gov-scott

Comment by J.R. on May 26, 2011 at 11:42am

Here is Governor Scott's telephone number. He will either sign or veto the bill this afternoon, so you need to call or send your message now.  Phone: 850-488-7146

 

Comment by Tom Wright on May 26, 2011 at 9:29am

Also,  Governor Rick has bill SB 2120 on his desk, this cuts out parents and grandparents from the discussion on Florida text books for our schools. Please call him @ 850-488-7146 leave this message.

" Governor, I urge to veto lines 985 through1070 of SB 2120".

We need imput into these books as they are not reflective of the true picture of recent history and are very slanted toward Liberal views.

Comment by Tom Wright on May 26, 2011 at 9:23am

LMAO

Tom Wright

Comment by Larry Self on May 26, 2011 at 8:31am

ROTFL!! What a hoot. That image will linger for a nice long while.