Kentucky to give more bailouts to private schools

Not long ago, Campbell County was one of only 3 counties in Kentucky that spent taxpayer dollars on private school transport. Now this unconstitutional handout has spread to 23 counties - and it's about to get even worse.

Kentucky taxpayers have spent almost $18 million on buses for private schools over the past 6 years - even as funding for public schools has been slashed. Right-wing legislators recently voted to increase this subsidy by 17%.

This not only violates the U.S. Constitution, but also the Kentucky Constitution, which is even more specific. The Kentucky Constitution prohibits taxpayer funding of "any church, sectarian or denominational school."

Maddeningly, these private schools that receive taxpayer money are exempt from paying taxes!

The executive director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky says the subsidies are justified because private school parents "don't want their kids to be in a government school, brainwashed by secularism." Then why accept government money for transport?

And here's the most shocking part. Because Lexington's Fayette County is not among those that participates in these handouts, Tea Party followers are accusing the city of being anti-Catholic. Seriously, they said that.

This is why Kentucky can't have nice things.

I think it's time for a lawsuit - coupled with efforts by our cities to enforce the Constitution, even if it means blockading buses.

(Source: http://www.kentucky.com/2014/05/03/3225667/kentucky-spending-millions-on.html)