There is a great debate about Amendment 2. As a Christian, conservative, private education enthusiast and educational business owner, you would think that I would support it. Despite the temporary financial windfall that might benefit me, I do not support Amendment 2.
I’ve seen this story before. The original tax credit bill (HB 563) that the legislature passed in 2021 is more benign than most school choice programs. Amendment 2 doesn’t simply codify the original program. Instead, it opens the door for more risky policies that I could not support.
Consequently, I suggest a path to address the root cause of what is happening in this conflict between the legislature and the Kentucky Supreme Court, rather than chasing the symptoms of this conflict.The Kentucky Supreme Court, with its radical leftwing ideology, is the root of the problem. Not only are they taking a liberal interpretation of the text now, but they also base their argument on poor precedent from the 1989 Kentucky Supreme Court decision . The Court “found Kentucky’s common school finance system to be unconstitutional and discriminatory.” The decisions and definitions put forth in this case have plagued the Kentucky education climate ever since.