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WHITE VOTES AGAINST PERZEL ADMENDMENT
February 1, 2008
State Rep. Jesse White has apparently voted against the admendment offered by Republican John Perzel to target the slots money towards giving removing senior citizens from the tax rolls.
The measure which would have removed most senior citzens from the rolls was opposed by powerful State Rep. Bill DeWeese. White, in spite of promises for tax relief, voted alongside the political leadership of the Democratic party.
White, who recently supported former District Attorney John Pettit who is being investigated by a Federal Grand Jury, apparently has decided to remain a loyal foot soilder for the Democratic party again. DeWeese, who has been known to use his political power to punish those that oppose him, is also under investigation from the State Attorney General’s office.
White had already spoken on his blog online that he had problems with the current debate on property tax. Like past attempts, one party or the other has derailed any attempt for change. But White was expected to be different. He argued on his own blog that something, anything should be tried.
But when presented with a plan, he instead chose to side with powerful leadership and vote down a plan that would have aided millions of seniors in the State.
Though he has proposed ending the property tax situation, White has placed the blame for failures on the representatives from richer school districts. White, whose wife is a school teacher, has offered no plans to actually decrease spending by the public school systems. Instead he has actually stated that our school need to be “cathederals”, in what was an apparent slap at state legislation that limited the building of “Taj Mahal” schools that were costing taxpayers millions around the state.
As we found out about White’s vote after normal business hours, we are willing to offer White space next week to explain his vote.
