For Thirty Pieces of Silver: List of Florida Legislators who Voted to Sell our Children to Common Core
Andrew Nappi from the Tenth Amendment Center writes:
We first wrote about the dangers of States running towards federal education money in December of 2010.
In 2011 we asked how “conservatives” in Florida state government could embrace SB 736, also known as the Teacher Merit Pay Bill. The bill was sold to their base voters as ending teacher tenure and attaching pay to merit ratings.
The Florida senate’s own analysis of the bill plainly describes how SB 736 put Florida in compliance with the federal department of education’s Race To The Top grant program. This bill paved the way for Florida to collect seven hundred million dollars in grant money.
With this Race To The Top (also called Obama-Ed) grant money also came a commitment to implement the Common Core educational “standards.”
Now, as the truth about Common Core unfolds momentum is building to put this genie back in the bottle.
Social media and emails are exhorting Floridians to “ask your State legislator to oppose Common Core!” We encourage these actions. Along with Liberty First Network we plan on not only opposing Common Core but providing you with legislation to bring to your state legislators to kill this beast.
But first, before you ask your state legislator to oppose Common Core, you might want to see if they voted for it in the first place.
The Florida Senate vote to accept Race To The Top funding was:
Sequence: 2 The Florida Senate Date: 03/10/2011
Session Day: 3 2011 Regular Session Time: 11:08 AM
Calendar Page: 8 CS/CS/SB 736
Third Reading
Yeas – 26 Nays – 12 Not Voting – 2
Presiding – President Haridopolos
Y Alexander-17 Y Gaetz-4 N Rich-34
Y Altman-24 Y Garcia-40 EX Richter-37
Y Benacquisto-27 Y Gardiner-9 N Ring-32
Y Bennett-21 Y Hays-20 N Sachs-30
Y Bogdanoff-25 N Hill-1 Y Simmons-22
N Braynon-33 N Jones-13 Y Siplin-19
EX Bullard-39 N Joyner-18 N Smith-29
Y Dean-3 Y Latvala-16 N Sobel-31
Y Detert-23 Y Lynn-7 Y Storms-10
Y Diaz de la Portilla-36 N Margolis-35
Y Thrasher-8 N Dockery-15 N Montford-6
Y Wise-5 Y Evers-2 Y Negron-28
Y President Haridopolos-26 Y Fasano-11
Y Norman-12 Y Flores-38 Y Oelrich-14
The Florida House votes were as follows:
Sequence: 45 The Florida House of Representatives Date: 03/16/2011
Session Day: 9 2011 Regular Session Time: 04:40 PM
Calendar Page: CS/CS/SB 736
Passage
Third Reading
Yeas – 80 Nays – 39 Not Voting – 1
Presiding – Legg
N Abruzzo-125 Y Glorioso-102 N Porth-136
Y Adkins-52 Y Gonzalez-142 Y Precourt-81
Y Ahern-91 Y Goodson-69 Y Proctor-60
Y Albritton-106 Y Grant-87 N Randolph-76
Y Artiles-159 Y Grimsley-117 Y Ray-57
Y Aubuchon-114 Y Hager-127 N Reed-99
Y Baxley-64 Y Harrell-121 N Rehwinkel Vasilinda-49
N Bembry-50 Y Harrison-100 Y Renuart-58
N Berman-126 Y Holder-110 Y Roberson, K-111
N Bernard-124 Y Hooper-90 N Rogers-134
Bileca-157 Y Horner-119 Y Rooney-123
Y Bovo-150 Y Hudson-141 N Rouson-95
Y Boyd-108 Y Hukill-68 N Sands-138
Y Brandes-92 Y Ingram-42 N Saunders-160
Y Brodeur-73 N Jenne-140 Y Schenck-84
Y Broxson-41 N Jones-54 N Schwartz-139
N Bullard-158 N Julien-144 N Slosberg-130
Y Burgin-96 N Kiar-137 Y Smith-83
Y Caldwell-113 Y Kreegel-112 Y Snyder-122
N Campbell-148 N Kriseman-93 N Soto-89
N Chestnut-63 Y Legg-86 N Stafford-149
N Clarke-Reed-132 Y Logan-154 Y Stargel-104
N Clemens-129 Y Lopez-Cantera-153 N Steinberg-146
Y Coley-47 Y Mayfield-120 Y Steube-107
Y Corcoran-85 Y McBurney-56 N Taylor-67
Y Costello-66 Y McKeel-103 N Thompson, G.-79
Y Crisafulli-72 Y Metz-65 N Thurston-133
N Cruz-98 Y Moraitis-131 Y Tobia-71
Y Davis-53 YNehr-88 Y Trujillo-156
Y Diaz-155 Y Nelson-78 Y Van Zant-61
Y Dorworth-74 Y Nunez-152 N Waldman-135
Y Drake-45 Y O’Toole-82 N Watson-143
Y Eisnaugle-80 N Pafford-128 Y Weatherford-101
Y Ford-43 Y Passidomo-116 Y Weinstein-59
Y Fresen-151 Y Patronis-46 N Williams, A.-48
Y Frishe-94 N Perman-118 Y Williams, T.-115
N Fullwood-55 Y Perry-62 Y Wood-105
Y Gaetz-44 Y Pilon-109 Y Workman-70
N Garcia, L.-147 Y Plakon-77 Y Young-97
N Gibbons-145 Y Porter-51 Y Speaker Cannon-75
