The ink is not even dry on the governor’s veto of the state budget (that is fiscally responsible, does not raise taxes and puts education money in the classroom) and she’s….you guessed it…..using it to raise money for her re-election campaign. Unbelievable!
Here’s her email in case you didn’t get it:
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From: “Governor Bev Perdue ” <[email protected]>
Sender: “Governor Bev Perdue ” <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:18:20 -0400
To:
ReplyTo: [email protected]
Subject: My veto
Dear Friend –
Yesterday, after a great deal of careful consideration, I vetoed the proposed state budget sent to me by the Republican-led General Assembly. I would like to take a moment to tell you why.
For generations, North Carolina has distinguished itself from other southern states as a place of opportunity, and a place that understands the value of investing in its people. Education has been our hallmark – it has set us apart from our neighbors and propelled our economic success.
The Republican legislature has turned its back on our schools, our children, our longstanding investments in education and our future economic prospects. Their budget:
• Shuns our most at-risk pre-school children by slashing Smart Start and More at Four, leaving these kids behind before they’ve even started Kindergarten;
• Underfunds classrooms in K-12, forcing local school districts to lay off thousands of teachers and teaching assistants who will then be added to the unemployment rolls; and
• Devastates our community colleges and universities in a way that will shut down programs, cause tuition to spike, and move career training and college degrees further out of reach.
Please stand with me once again and let’s keep North Carolina moving forward.
Their budget will result in generational damage. It will tear at the very fibers that make North Carolina strong – not only our schools, but also our communities, our environment, our public safety system and our ability to care for those who need us most.
• Our most vulnerable and sick will see medical and mental health services cut or eliminated;
• Families will have limited resources as they care for their elderly, their disabled or their mentally ill relatives;
• The natural environmental treasures that we cherish and that draw so many visitors to North Carolina will be at risk of permanent damage or destruction;
• Historical sites that attract tourists and stimulate economic activity by commemorating our rich cultural heritage will be closed;
• Just as hurricane season arrives, our ability to respond effectively to natural disasters will be hampered not just by cuts to crucial emergency management programs but also because this fiscally irresponsible budget leaves no money on the bottom line – that is, no reserve to help us deal with unexpected emergencies and disasters that can devastate the lives of our citizens; and
• Fewer law enforcement officers will patrol our streets and supervise convicted felons, while victims will be forced to wait longer for justice.
Please stand with me once again and let’s keep North Carolina moving forward.
The Republican legislature may be satisfied with a state in reverse, but I am not.
I will not put my name on a plan that so blatantly ignores the values of North Carolina’s people. I cannot support a budget that moves North Carolina backwards, especially since we have always been a state that leads the nation.
Please call your legislator and urge him or her to sustain my veto.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bev Perdue
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