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School bullies use your money to sue YOU!

by amyoliver | 10:00 pm, April 25, 2010 | 3 Comments

Cash-strapped Colorado school districts have ponied up nearly $245,000 in taxpayer dollars to fund a class action lawsuit to sue taxpayers for more money for K-12 education according to a recent Face the State article.

The Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) and the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE) are championing the suit, Lobato v. Colorado. In January of this year a letter signed by both organizations (and linked to on Face the State) urged every school district to donate $1 per student to pay for legal expenses.

Greeley Evans School District 6, which suffered an electoral shellacking last November when it asked voters for an enormous mill levy override, acquiesced and gave $17,856 to the cause of demanding more from taxpayers.

The letter also reveals the true intent of the lawsuit: to get rid of the popular Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR).  Talking points that accompanied the letter stated:

…this lawsuit is a powerful lever to move forward fixing the constitutional restrictions that prevent Colorado from adequately funding its public schools. This will be the catalyst for funding reform that has been needed for years.

“Constitutional restrictions” is a code phrase for TABOR.  What the education/industrial complex and those who make their living off it find most annoying is having to ask taxpayers for more money. They would rather just lobby the legislature, where they enjoy a lot of influence, to raise taxes.

Learn more on Monday, when Brad Jones, managing editor of Face the State joins me at 9:30 am on the Amy Oliver Show on News Talk 1310 KFKA.

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  1.   CTBC Director
      April 26th, 2010 @ 11:51 am

    Remember that NONE of this would even be possible if not for a horrendous ruling last October by the Colorado Supreme Court – overturning several lower courts which had held (correctly) that this is a matter of policy (to be decided by elected school boards and legislators), not turned over to unelected, largely unaccountable courts.

    http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org/2009/10/20/colorado-supreme-court-usurps-legislature%E2%80%99s-role-and-authority-again-claims-power-to-set-proper-school-funding-amounts/

    Fortunately, we have one last chance to restore accountability to the judiciary this November, when 4 of the worst state Supreme Court justices must face the voters for re-election to another 10-YEAR term in office.

    Vote “NO” on these unjust justices –
    Clear The Bench, Colorado!

  2.   Cindy L.
      April 28th, 2010 @ 4:12 pm

    Is this just another example of the Progressives trying to subvert TABOR that was passed by us Voters?

  3.   Cindy L.
      April 28th, 2010 @ 4:13 pm

    Is this just another example of the Progressives trying to subvert TABOR, a bill that was passed by us Voters?

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