Requests an opinion from the justices of the New Hampshire Supreme Court clarifying the state's constitutional obligations to provide an adequate education.
requesting the opinion of the justices clarifying the scope of the state's constitutional obligations concerning education.
I'll be honest--this just sounds like another attempt to weasel out of following the courts' instructions to adequately fund public education. This has been ruled on repeatedly, and asking more clarifying questions via law feels like kind of a massive waste of legislators' time and taxpayers' money. Consider: actually funding education instead.
Honorable Committee Members, I urge you to support HR28, which asks for constitutional clarity on education funding and taxation limits. Key points supporting HR28: • Courts cannot rewrite the Constitution to meet policy preferences • Taxes require clear voter approval and constitutional authority • The Constitution's text on taxation for schools must be respected • "Cherish" does not mean "compel" unlimited taxation • Voters deserve clarity on what their Constitution actually requires • Legislative authority over taxation should not be transferred to courts HR28 does not cut education funding or overturn existing cases. It simply asks our state's highest court to clarify what the Constitution actually means based on the text voters approved. Constitutional government requires that all branches respect their proper limits. When courts expand beyond interpretation into legislation, they undermine the democratic process and voter sovereignty. Please support HR28 and ensure our Constitution is followed as written, not as courts might prefer it to read. Respectfully, Gail Levesque Bedford, NH
Honorable Committee Members I urge you to support HR28, which asks for constitutional clarity on education funding and taxation limits. Key points supporting HR28: • Courts cannot rewrite the Constitution to meet policy preferences • Taxes require clear voter approval and constitutional authority • The Constitution's text on taxation for schools must be respected • "Cherish" does not mean "compel" unlimited taxation • Voters deserve clarity on what their Constitution actually requires • Legislative authority over taxation should not be transferred to courts HR28 does not cut education funding or overturn existing cases. It simply asks our state's highest court to clarify what the Constitution actually means based on the text voters approved. Constitutional government requires that all branches respect their proper limits. When courts expand beyond interpretation into legislation, they undermine the democratic process and voter sovereignty. Please support HR28 and ensure our Constitution is followed as written, not as courts might prefer it to read. Respectfully, Julius Soti Windham, NH
Honorable Committee Members, I urge you to support HR28, which asks for constitutional clarity on education funding and taxation limits. Key points supporting HR28: • Courts cannot rewrite the Constitution to meet policy preferences • Taxes require clear voter approval and constitutional authority • The Constitution's text on taxation for schools must be respected • "Cherish" does not mean "compel" unlimited taxation • Voters deserve clarity on what their Constitution actually requires • Legislative authority over taxation should not be transferred to courts HR28 does not cut education funding or overturn existing cases. It simply asks our state's highest court to clarify what the Constitution actually means based on the text voters approved. Constitutional government requires that all branches respect their proper limits. When courts expand beyond interpretation into legislation, they undermine the democratic process and voter sovereignty. Please support HR28 and ensure our Constitution is followed as written, not as courts might prefer it to read. Respectfully, Danielle Snow Hillsborough, NH
Honorable Committee Members, I urge you to support HR28, which asks for constitutional clarity on education funding and taxation limits. Key points supporting HR28: • Courts cannot rewrite the Constitution to meet policy preferences • Taxes require clear voter approval and constitutional authority • The Constitution's text on taxation for schools must be respected • "Cherish" does not mean "compel" unlimited taxation • Voters deserve clarity on what their Constitution actually requires • Legislative authority over taxation should not be transferred to courts HR28 does not cut education funding or overturn existing cases. It simply asks our state's highest court to clarify what the Constitution actually means based on the text voters approved. Constitutional government requires that all branches respect their proper limits. When courts expand beyond interpretation into legislation, they undermine the democratic process and voter sovereignty. Please support HR28 and ensure our Constitution is followed as written, not as courts might prefer it to read. Respectfully, Patrick Binder Manchester, NH
Honorable Committee Members, I urge you to support HR28, which asks for constitutional clarity on education funding and taxation limits. Key points supporting HR28: • Courts cannot rewrite the Constitution to meet policy preferences • Taxes require clear voter approval and constitutional authority • The Constitution's text on taxation for schools must be respected • "Cherish" does not mean "compel" unlimited taxation • Voters deserve clarity on what their Constitution actually requires • Legislative authority over taxation should not be transferred to courts HR28 does not cut education funding or overturn existing cases. It simply asks our state's highest court to clarify what the Constitution actually means based on the text voters approved. Constitutional government requires that all branches respect their proper limits. When courts expand beyond interpretation into legislation, they undermine the democratic process and voter sovereignty. Please support HR28 and ensure our Constitution is followed as written, not as courts might prefer it to read. Respectfully, Danielle Evansic Bedford, NH
This is redundant; school funding has already been clarified.
Honorable Committee Members, I urge you to support HR28, which asks for constitutional clarity on education funding and taxation limits. I also strongly urge you to consider that we are in a moment of cataclysmic change in education. Our model of education is failing, too expensive, and is now outdated. It is time to make education extremely local, extremely adaptive, and extremely accountable to local taxpayers again! Key points supporting HR28: • Courts cannot rewrite the Constitution to meet policy preferences • Taxes require clear voter approval and constitutional authority • The Constitution's text on taxation for schools must be respected • "Cherish" does not mean "compel" unlimited taxation • Voters deserve clarity on what their Constitution actually requires • Legislative authority over taxation should not be transferred to courts HR28 does not cut education funding or overturn existing cases. It simply asks our state's highest court to clarify what the Constitution actually means based on the text voters approved. Constitutional government requires that all branches respect their proper limits. When courts expand beyond interpretation into legislation, they undermine the democratic process and voter sovereignty. Please support HR28 and ensure our Constitution is followed as written, not as courts might prefer it to read, and prepare for a Constitutional amendment that removes ALL government requirements for education. It is not the government's job. Respectfully, Matthew Strong
Honorable Committee Members, I urge you to support HR28, which asks for constitutional clarity on education funding and taxation limits. Key points supporting HR28: • Courts cannot rewrite the Constitution to meet policy preferences • Taxes require clear voter approval and constitutional authority • The Constitution's text on taxation for schools must be respected • "Cherish" does not mean "compel" unlimited taxation • Voters deserve clarity on what their Constitution actually requires • Legislative authority over taxation should not be transferred to courts HR28 does not cut education funding or overturn existing cases. It simply asks our state's highest court to clarify what the Constitution actually means based on the text voters approved. Constitutional government requires that all branches respect their proper limits. When courts expand beyond interpretation into legislation, they undermine the democratic process and voter sovereignty. Please support HR28 and ensure our Constitution is followed as written, not as courts might prefer it to read. Respectfully, alexander lemp Newport, NH
Honorable Committee Members, I urge you to support HR28, which asks for constitutional clarity on education funding and taxation limits. Key points supporting HR28: • Courts cannot rewrite the Constitution to meet policy preferences • Taxes require clear voter approval and constitutional authority • The Constitution's text on taxation for schools must be respected • "Cherish" does not mean "compel" unlimited taxation • Voters deserve clarity on what their Constitution actually requires • Legislative authority over taxation should not be transferred to courts HR28 does not cut education funding or overturn existing cases. It simply asks our state's highest court to clarify what the Constitution actually means based on the text voters approved. Constitutional government requires that all branches respect their proper limits. When courts expand beyond interpretation into legislation, they undermine the democratic process and voter sovereignty. Please support HR28 and ensure our Constitution is followed as written, not as courts might prefer it to read. Respectfully, Michael Granger milton mills, NH
This is a silly waste of time! We are LAST in the country for state funding of public education. THE STATE MUST to do a better job of funding our public schools!
This bill seems to be questioning the requirement that the State should fund public schools. This is would result in many terrible things for the people of New Hampshire and our economy. We need to figure out what is necessary to ensure we have good public education available, not pretend that good public education is undesireable. I urge you to oppose this bill.
This is an unnecessary rehashing of the issue.
Honorable Committee Members, I urge you to support HR28, which asks for constitutional clarity on education funding and taxation limits. Key points supporting HR28: • Courts cannot rewrite the Constitution to meet policy preferences • Taxes require clear voter approval and constitutional authority • The Constitution's text on taxation for schools must be respected • "Cherish" does not mean "compel" unlimited taxation • Voters deserve clarity on what their Constitution actually requires • Legislative authority over taxation should not be transferred to courts HR28 does not cut education funding or overturn existing cases. It simply asks our state's highest court to clarify what the Constitution actually means based on the text voters approved. Constitutional government requires that all branches respect their proper limits. When courts expand beyond interpretation into legislation, they undermine the democratic process and voter sovereignty. Please support HR28 and ensure our Constitution is followed as written, not as courts might prefer it to read. Respectfully, Robert Lovett Mont Vernon, NH
Honorable Committee Members, I urge you to support HR28, which asks for constitutional clarity on education funding and taxation limits. Key points supporting HR28: • Courts cannot rewrite the Constitution to meet policy preferences • Taxes require clear voter approval and constitutional authority • The Constitution's text on taxation for schools must be respected • "Cherish" does not mean "compel" unlimited taxation • Voters deserve clarity on what their Constitution actually requires • Legislative authority over taxation should not be transferred to courts HR28 does not cut education funding or overturn existing cases. It simply asks our state's highest court to clarify what the Constitution actually means based on the text voters approved. Constitutional government requires that all branches respect their proper limits. When courts expand beyond interpretation into legislation, they undermine the democratic process and voter sovereignty. Please support HR28 and ensure our Constitution is followed as written, not as courts might prefer it to read. Respectfully, Eric Pavao Bedford, NH
These legislators are just trying to kick the can down the road. The state has been required to fund education for a very long time, and this is just a delay tactic to not have to do anything to support our youth, yet again.
The Court has already explained its reasoning behind the important decisions compelling the State to provide for adequate public school funding. This resolution is redundant and insulting to the courts, as well as to the people of NH.
The NH State Constution clearly states the obligation towards a free and fair education for all. Our founders knew exactly what they were doing and we should abide by it.
This bill is questioning the premises underlying the entire line of school funding cases that require the State to fund public education. This bill basically asks the Court to explain itself once again. Even after the NH Supreme Court has explained its decisions in meticulous detail, as recently as last year, Why?
I oppose this bill because I think it is unnecessary. This bill basically asks the Court to explain itself once again, when it was mandated to do so last year.
If the representatives who put forth this bill don't understand what the Justices have already laid out as to the states requirement to fund education, then they should not be in their positions. This is not an attack on them, but rather pointing out that this may not be the right position for them to be in. That is totally okay. Not everyone can be anything. I cannot play professional sports. I am just not that athletic. I would like to play professional sports, but it is not my area of expertise. Not being able to understand the clear direction from the courts, which they have needed to make repeatedly in the history of this state due to the states repeated failure to properly fund public education, shows that the representatives do not have expertise in understanding important legal direction. This will only result in tax payers needing to fund public education more heavily.
I oppose this bill to ask theNH Supreme Court to clarify the state's obligation to fund public education. The Court has already made this obligation clear in a number of previous cases including just last year. .
This is yet another attempt by our Republican legislators to try and get around the decision of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Rather than simply accept the decision regarding cases requiring the state to fund public education, the Republican members of our government seem eager to try again and again to find some way to force legislation through to undermine our criminal justice system and courts, simply because they did not get the decision their politically-motived agenda wanted, part of their anti-public education crusade.
The State Supreme Court has already outlined in detail why the State needs to fund public education. It is unconscionable to once again question the court as a way to, again, postpone taking action. The State of NH is required to fund the education of its students in a fair and equitable way. ~$7000 doesn't even come close to the true costs. We should see bill addressing how to fund education, not how to thwart the court decisions.
This resolution looks like just another attempt to have the legislature continue to avoid living up to its adjudicated responsibility to students, not to mention taxpayers.