Marcus Bryant
10-27-2004, 10:09 AM
It's nice to know that the K-12 education system (I hesitate to call it an industry since that would seem to imply the presence of some real competition) in this country has been annexed as a part of the Democrat party.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1963&e=6&u=/ap/20041027/ap_on_re_us/students_vote_campaign
GOP Criticizes Student Vote Campaign
1 hour, 41 minutes ago
MILWAUKEE - Republicans are criticizing a Wisconsin get-out-the-vote campaign involving public school students, saying Democrats are exploiting the students for political gain.
Young people in the program organized by the Wisconsin Citizen Action Fund take time from regular classes to go door to door in minority neighborhoods and areas with historically low voter turnout, urging people to cast ballots.
The students, ranging in age from 11 to 18, also use phone banks to call homes and urge people to vote.
Chris Lato, spokesman for the state Republican Party, called the program "a disgraceful use of taxpayer money."
"To spend this time on a clearly partisan effort when these kids should be in school learning is shocking," Lato said.
Larry Marx, co-executive director of Wisconsin Citizen Action, denied there is any partisanship to the effort, despite the fact the advocacy group supports Democratic Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites).
The children do not wear any partisan buttons or clothing, and they do not encourage people to vote one way or another. Participation is voluntary, and parents are required to give their approval, he said.
Roseann St. Aubin, spokeswoman for Milwaukee Public Schools, said the administration approved of the program as long as it was not partisan and the curriculum met state standards for teaching.
Extra campaign workers for the Left with taxpayers paying for what, exactly?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1963&e=6&u=/ap/20041027/ap_on_re_us/students_vote_campaign
GOP Criticizes Student Vote Campaign
1 hour, 41 minutes ago
MILWAUKEE - Republicans are criticizing a Wisconsin get-out-the-vote campaign involving public school students, saying Democrats are exploiting the students for political gain.
Young people in the program organized by the Wisconsin Citizen Action Fund take time from regular classes to go door to door in minority neighborhoods and areas with historically low voter turnout, urging people to cast ballots.
The students, ranging in age from 11 to 18, also use phone banks to call homes and urge people to vote.
Chris Lato, spokesman for the state Republican Party, called the program "a disgraceful use of taxpayer money."
"To spend this time on a clearly partisan effort when these kids should be in school learning is shocking," Lato said.
Larry Marx, co-executive director of Wisconsin Citizen Action, denied there is any partisanship to the effort, despite the fact the advocacy group supports Democratic Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites).
The children do not wear any partisan buttons or clothing, and they do not encourage people to vote one way or another. Participation is voluntary, and parents are required to give their approval, he said.
Roseann St. Aubin, spokeswoman for Milwaukee Public Schools, said the administration approved of the program as long as it was not partisan and the curriculum met state standards for teaching.
Extra campaign workers for the Left with taxpayers paying for what, exactly?