LITTLE-NOTICED CHANGE TO THE ALABAMA CONSTITUTION PROPOSED

A change to the Alabama Constitution is part of Billion Dollar Bob's tax increase proposal that, to my knowledge, has not received any attention at all. In various places in the current constitution the State is required to spend money or create a fund which, for example, "shall be applied to the support and furtherance of education" and "it shall be the duty of the legislature to increase the education fund from time to time as the necessity therefore and the condition of the treasury and the resources of the state may justify" [this is concerning the state property tax].

In both cases, the voters are asked on September 9 to approve changes to this language from the word "education" to the phrase "public school." Thus the "education fund" becomes the "public school fund." "Furtherance of education" becomes "maintenance of the public schools." [Act No. 2003-78, p. 5]

Someone on the pro-tax team was smart enough to sneak in a CONSTITUTIONAL BAN ON VOUCHERS as part of the tax-increase package -- and then not tell anyone about it.

Please spread the word about this.