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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: Christie Criticizes Pro-Voucher Rally (Unless He's a Hypocrite)

Jersey Jazzman: Christie Criticizes Pro-Voucher Rally (Unless He's a Hypocrite):

Christie Criticizes Pro-Voucher Rally (Unless He's a Hypocrite)



This past week, pro-voucher forces in New Jersey bussed kids in from local Catholic schools to rally in support of a school voucher bill.

N.J. protesters rally in Trenton to support school vouchers

Chris Christie condemned that rally; he thinks it is wrong to take kids out of school for a protest:
"The schools did a lousy job in really permitting all these students to walk out in the middle of the school day. Their parents send them there not to protest. They send them there to learn. And I have no problem with students protesting. They have absolutely every right to exercise their first amendment rights. But they should exercise their first