[TBLC] Supreme Court throws amendments off ballot

[Charlie Parker]

September 03, 2008


>From the Buzz, St. Pete Times Political Blog


Supreme Court throws amendments off ballot


Breaking News: In swift and stunning fashion, the Florida Supreme Court
moments ago struck from the Nov. 4 ballot the Amendment 5 "tax swap" and
two equally controversial school voucher proposals. 

The unanimous decisions came only hours
<http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article794977.ece>  after
justices heard oral arguments and repeatedly agreed with critics that
the ballot language was misleading. "No motion for rehearing will be
entertained," the court wrote.

"It's very disappointing," John McKay, the former state Senate President
who championed the Amendment 5 tax swap, told the Buzz. "After many
years of trying to change the tax system in Florida, to provide a fairer
system, this shows it's a huge mountain to climb. ... The Florida
Supreme Court is denying Floridians the right to decide how they are
taxed to pay for the education system."

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