Illinois Representative is a Hypocrite!

Rep. Monique Davis (D-Chicago) has a history of that we should all be aware of: 1. She spearheaded a bill to mandate silent prayer in Illinois schools which was later vetoed by the governor. She then fought to overide that veto and lost. http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=16070&can_id=6317 http://www.justput.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1536 2. She ALSO has a questionable history of dealing with schools and the needs of students. She sought to ban local school boards and the Illinois State Board of Education from "establishing, maintaining, or in any way supporting any virtual schools or virtual classes for elementary or secondary students in this State." She sought to cap funding to Charter schools in Illinois and was also defeated. Some of you may agree with her on this issue, but when there are 20,000 children on waiting lists for Charter schools in Chicago alone and when 65 percent of the enrollees are African-Americans, she has no business lecturing others on "philosophies...dangerous to children". http://www.edspresso.com/2007/03/fighting_charter_schools_in_il.htm http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=21294 She also has some question as to her financial support of Illinois schools, which leads to the next problem... 3. She has a history of the sort of behavior that has only now made national news. In a debate with her opponent for her seat, Stanley Moore, when confronted with her record on voting against school funding bills that were confirmed at the forum by Sen. Donne Trotter (D-17) and her lack of support for Charter schools, Rep. Davis apparently walked off the stage! http://campaignwindow.com/friendsofstanleymoore/press/index.cfm?Fuseaction=pressreleases_full&ID=1218 She also has some difficulty with sharing the spotlight with the quite possible next President of the United States, Barack Obama. According to Todd Spivak of the Dallas Observer: State Representative Monique Davis, who attended the same church as Obama and co-sponsored several bills with him, also did not support his candidacy. She complained of feeling overshadowed by Obama. "I was snubbed," Davis told me. "I felt he was shutting me out of history." I am concerned that members of the African-American community will rally to Davis’ support. I hope they will show the same discernment when a black FEDERAL representative named Cynthia McKinny, who also had no talent for self-control, was voted from office as well. Shortly after the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination, please remember that a number of atheists, like Stanley Levison, also work side-by-side with him for the advancement of African-Americans. This woman is no one to throw your hat in with and she needs to go.