Vouchers Okayed... but not in Vermont

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[chance33_98]

Vouchers Okayed... but not in Vermont 
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Washington, DC - June 27, 2002

Vermonters for school choice are praising today's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. The nation's highest court ruled 5-4 in a Cleveland case that such vouchers are legal. The court basically says that providing money to parents who even send their kids to parochial schools does NOT violate the doctrine of separation of church and state.

However, the group called Vermonters for Better Education, which supports school choice, pointed out that this ruling does not affect Vermont.

Executive Director Libby Sternberg said the Vermont Supreme Court issued a sharply defined ruling three years ago based on the State constitution... and that still holds that vouchers are not legal.

She said the Court's narrow interpretation of the so called "compelled support" clause ofthe Constiution forbids vouchers from being used in the Green Mountain State. Bur she promised to continue the effort to allow choice.

[jimtorr]

*"compelled support" clause ofthe Constiution *

Is the Vermont Court holding that vouchers amount to compelled support? Couldn't the same be said of the use of any tax money for anything? After all, people drive on state highways to go to church. State money is used to build and maintain the infrastructe that Churches use.

Or perhaps I misunderstand what is meant by the *"compelled support" clause ofthe Constiution *

[chance33_98]

They allow gay marriages though...

[supercat]

They allow gay marriages though...

They also allow law-abiding people the unrestricted means of self-defense.

[another cricket]

Same problem in Michigan. We can not use public funds for private schools according to our state constitution. No vouchers or tax credits. Nothing. We tried to amend the constitution about two years ago but thanks to a smear campaign by the NEA and in-fighting within the Republican Party we got creamed.

Listen, I know that many of you don’t want vouchers because you want something better. That is fine but can’t we at least have vouchers while you are working on that something better? It does not solve all the problems but it would solve some and that is better then what we have now.

a.cricket

[lwoodham]

Does that mean if a gay hits on you, you can crack his head?

[supercat]

Does that mean if a gay hits on you, you can crack his head?

I don't think so. On the other hand, Vermont is the only state in the U.S. which recognizes the right of law-abiding citizens to carry firearms on their person without having to request permission first.