Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal made a lot of anti-Common Core people happy Wednesday when he announced on Twitter that he is suing the U.S. Department of Education to keep the standards out of his state.

Today, I filed suit against the Federal Govt for violating federal law and the 10th Amendment to the US Constitution. http://t.co/Y6J3N3icVE

— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2014

The Obama Admin has used federal grants to lure states into adopting a single set of federally defined standards. http://t.co/Y6J3N3icVE — Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2014

The Feds are coercing states, as well as utilizing testing products created by a federally funded “consortia.” http://t.co/Y6J3N3icVE

— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2014

Common Core supporters admit the goal is not just about standards, but to drive curriculum in schools. http://t.co/pFUU3izcbJ — Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 25, 2014

Responses were mixed, but these fans were clearly in his corner:

@BobbyJindal THANK YOU, SIR

— Hi♡ (@MsPaige__) August 27, 2014

@BobbyJindal Go get ’em Bobby! — Les Johnson (@peikkony) August 27, 2014

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