Bad news from Florida

In the latest round of the Florida Supreme Court's apparent determination to block educational choice . . . they've now thrown off the ballot proposed amendments that would have repealed the State's Blaine Amendments, thereby opening the way to school-choice programs (like the one the Court had previously invalidated).  Grrrr.

The court did not explain its reasoning. Instead it issued a one-page ruling saying that the amendments could not go on the November ballot and that a full opinion would be issued later. Mr. Bush called the voucher ruling “heartbreaking” and said it could jeopardize the future of Florida’s voucher programs. A coalition of groups representing teachers unions, school boards and school administrators sued to block the amendments.

I am, I confess, a bit skeptical about direct democracy.  Still . . .