Posted on 11/22/2005 8:20:11 PM PST by FairOpinion
Texas school districts illegally tax property owners to pay for public education and the state must find a new way to fund schools by June 1 or classrooms will remain closed in the fall, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Texas' highest civil court ruled that the property taxes for schools have become an unconstitutional statewide property tax and charged lawmakers with repairing the $30 billion funding system. State funding would be stopped if the deadline isn't met.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
And before we know it, maybe the US Supreme Court will declare the income tax unconstitutional. Well, I can dream, can't I?
This is not exactly income tax ping, but it's an encouraging event.
You people must be crazy. This is judicial activism at its worst, and is a giant step toward totalitarianism.
"Texas' highest civil court ruled that the property taxes for schools have become an unconstitutional statewide property tax and charged lawmakers with repairing the $30 billion funding system. State funding would be stopped if the deadline isn't met.
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You should read the article. The point is that property taxes should be local, not statewide.
No it is not judicial activism -- the Texas Supreme Court is righting an injustice IMHO. The State took property taxes from our school district to give to San Antonio ISD. That was my property taxes helping fund San Antonio schools and depriving our school district where are children were students of the money for example.
Way to go TX Supremes -- about time!
They will find another way to continue the educrat mafia. After-all there are Unions to appease and little minds to indoctrinate!
for later
I hate to burst your bubble, but the same thing happened in New Hampshire and Vermont. You don't save any money; new state-wide taxes are created. You end up with "donor towns" and "recipient towns". And the litigation is endless.
Where does it say in the constitution that homeowners must carry the financial burden to educate ? Where does it say that we even have to provide public schools.
Ditto
Heck I just looked at my Spring ISD tax bill and I am taxed at 1.95 per hundred. I would like to know where that 1.5 per hundred listed in the article comes from.
"judicial activism at its worst, and is a giant step toward totalitarianism."
Hunh? Well, a judge that hurls the pendulum the other direction, toward the PEOPLE keeping their money is...
REVERSE JUDICIAL ACTIVISM?
I think I like it!
I know exactly what you are saying. I live in Northern Michigan, and have had my taxes taken form our school district and given to Detroit for years. Even when our schools were closing due to lack of money (democrat governor) Detroit was opening more schools!
They'd have to repeal the 16th Amendment for that to happen.
Oh, I'm sure some will be along soon to tell you that it really is there, if you just look hard enough.
And you'll also be attacked for being heartless and not compassionate for daring to suggest such a thing.
"You don't save any money; new state-wide taxes are created. You end up with "donor towns" and "recipient towns". And the litigation is endless."
WHO *ARE* THESE PEOPLE PASSING BILLS AND WHO LET THEM INTO OFFICE?!?
Legislators 'porking' at the public trough must be retired to the political slaughterhouse. Easier said than done, of course, witness KKK Sheets Byrd...
We tend to take care of problems like that in Texas.
Just ask Ann Richards what happened when she pissed the people of Texas off.
State constitution prohibits the state from taxing property......a good thing.
Where does it say in the constitution that homeowners must carry the financial burden to educate ? Where does it say that we even have to provide public schools.
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Oh, it's in the fine print somewhere I'm sure... :) After all, our courts always make sure our politicians don't engage in actions that are unconstitutional... /s
And Gray Davis out my way...
STILL mad about the unions and I'm NOT going to cool down.
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