Kansas lawmaker takes shot at Supreme Court, funding schools

Last week, Kansas state Sen. Dick Kelsey bravely took a stand against funding schools, introducing a nonbinding resolution saying the Kansas Supreme Court should not get to tell lawmakers how much to spend on education and the schools should not be allowed to use taxpayer dollars to sue for more tax dollars. After introducing this meaningless resolution, how does Kelsey walk the Capitol with those grapefruits swinging between his legs?

Kelsey’s Senate Concurrent Resolution 1621 (read it after the jump) says he’s tired of courts telling him and his buddies that they need to adequately pay for education. Like the state of Kansas needs smarter kids. And who’s the Kansas Supreme Court to tell lawmakers what’s constitutional?

“It is wrong to use

taxpayer money to sue the Legislature to get more taxpayer money,” Kelsey told The Topeka Capital-Journal.

This scored Kelsey, a Goddard Republican running for the 4th district’s

congressional seat, points with the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and

Americans for Prosperity, who don’t like paying for things like education.

“I think it just shows a profound misunderstanding of the roles of the

three branches of government,” awesomely mustached Schools for Fair Funding attorney John Robb told The Pitch in a recent

interview.