As early as election night 2012, when Tony Bennett fell to the mighty Ritz Army, Mike Pence and his corporate GOP cronies started planning for the perfect time and manner to throw out 1.3 million votes and oust the ELECTED Superintendent of PUBLIC Instruction. Their attempts have been futile, to say the least. They have gone after her in so many ways from a variety of directions, but she has remained strong in her convictions to serve the electorate and the children of Indiana.
It is time once again for the Ritz Army to stand up, be heard, and be counted. We must make calls, write letters, and send the message that 1.3 million voters cast their ballots for many reasons to Elect SUPERINTENDENT Ritz. Those votes were not just as a referendum of Tony Bennett and his misguided reforms. Those votes sent a message that Hoosiers want what is best for our children and their education. The message was to step back the reforms, back down from the corporate push of Mitch Daniels, and to rise above the greedy profiteers of so called "reform". The Ritz Army marched to the polls and declared freedom from ALEC, Bennett, Daniels, and from the corporate profiteering of the GOP campaign backers. Now we must lace up our marching boots and take back control of our children's education by becoming even louder than Election night 2012.
As you go through the next few days, take the time to rattle a few cages. Make some noise and apply some pressure. Call your legislators, call committee members, call the Governor's office, write letters to newspapers, talk to all your family and friends, and make every effort to inform the public around you what is happening and how it needs to be addressed.
Remember, Glenda Ritz IS the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction
