Overturn McCleary

The Washington Supreme Court holding the Legislature in contempt because it has not budgeted ample funding for education is in violation of the separation of powers of the branches of our state government. When will the court determine education funding is ample? Will what is ample change as the members of the court change?

If this unprecedented intrusion into how the Legislature runs the state is allowed, the result will be that a nine-member court will be in charge of all state schools rather than our elected representatives, the Legislature and locally elected officials. What other intrusions might the court make to our right to govern ourselves through representatives? Consider the other rulings the court could make interfering in other functions of state government. By then it would be too late because the precedent will have been established.

The public must demand the court reverse this course of action. If the court will not yield, our legislators must enact measures reminding the court it is but one branch of state government and it cannot be allowed to decide it is the only branch by the manner in which it improperly interprets our constitution. Be heard. Contact your legislator.

Don Brockett

Spokane