Kansas School Funding: Round #1

Kansas political writer John Hanna delivers the early verdict on the recent court decision on education funding (they need more of it) in that state.

He writes:

People aren't literally smelling burnt toast around the Statehouse, but Republican legislative leaders and Attorney General Phill Kline were scorched nonetheless by the Kansas Supreme Court's decision on education funding

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The court's ruling was the judicial equivalent of whacking Kline and the Legislature upside the head with a large stick. It was unanimous, unsigned, strongly worded - and clear in conveying the justices' impatience

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Kline, his attorneys and Republican legislators had their rear ends handed to them, pure and simple.

The high court ruled that the legislature must call a special session to find a way to come up with an additional $142 million and that to do that, they cannot rely on local property taxes. Not surprisingly, several Republican State Senators are flipping out.

I need to catch a train, so I can't write much now, but here is the Court's opinion. And here are some of the immediate responses.

Here are my two questions (follow the reactions link and you'll understand):

1. Does Tim Huelskamp understand the nature of constitutions?
2. Does Alan Cobb understand the nature of money (or math)?