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| Date: From: Subject: | 9/12/2003 2:12:07 PM Home School Legal Defense Association New Mexico--Vote "No" on Amendment 1 |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- September 12, 2003 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: The Special Election on September 23 has the potential to undermine the New Mexico state constitution. Amendment 1 poses a significant threat to home education, and we urge our member families to oppose it. Please vote "no" on Amendment 1 on September 23. Amendment 1 replaces the entire education administration with a governor-appointed cabinet-level Secretary of Public Education and also creates a public education commission. Under current law, voters from every political party help elect a representative Board of Education. If Amendment 1 passes, the governor will effectively determine education policy. The last line of appeal for a homeschooler in New Mexico is the state Board of Education (elected and appointed members who are charged with setting policy and hiring the state superintendent.) State law declares that only the Board of Education can require a home schooled student's return to public or private school. This power has NEVER been used. If this power is invested in a political appointee with no one to answer to but the governor, the right to home school could be infringed without any public accountability. Under current law, voters choose the Board of Education. No special interest group can control that vote. That would change if Amendment 1 passes. Each year, the National Education Association (NEA) passes a resolution against home education. We don't want them telling the governor who to pick as the next Secretary of Public Education. New Mexico's state-wide homeschool organization, CAPE-NM, opposes Amendment 1. HSLDA joins them in this recommendation. Please vote against Amendment 1 on September 23. Scott W. Somerville, Esq. Home School Legal Defense Association 540-338-5600 {{JoinAd}} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 Email: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an email with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: {{Email}} - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
