Judicial activism destroys local library

You want to talk about legislating from the bench? Here's a big local story for ya...

Three nobodies from the Tea Party sued the Campbell County Public Library because of the library's past tax hikes. Although a 1979 law clearly states that the library is within its power to levy these taxes, Republican Judge Julie Reinhardt Ward ruled today that this wasn't so, and ordered the library to slash its taxes.

The case was a battering ram against the very concept of libraries and literacy. There is a demonic War on Libraries out there. It's been going at least since I worked at the Cold Spring branch back in the '90s. Our local libe isn't the only target. All public libraries are under attack. The Kenton County Public Library is the target of an almost identical lawsuit.

Because of today's ruling, the Campbell County Public Library loses a staggering 61% of its funding. It also sets a dangerous precedent that could stymie libraries throughout the state.

The Tea Party needs to just dry up and blow away already. Everybody hates them anyway.