Thursday, November 30, 2006
More Lake View arguments
The State of Arkansas, through its’ Attorney General Mike Beebe, has responded to the school districts which are asking the Supreme Court to keep jurisdiction in the Lake View case.
The argument, I think, can be summed up in three parts. The first is that districts have waited too long to file, a technicality. The things that lay folks like us might call technicalities are actually important and often deserve consideration. Maybe the time has passed to petition. Who knows? The second matter has to do with the supposed mismanagement of the Rogers district, which the General’s office accused of wasting taxpayer money on luxury skyboxes and club seating for a high school football stadium. That allegation is untrue, and a careful reading to the news accounts proves it. The Democrat-Gazette covered this exhaustively. The state also argues that the high court should not become a permanent board of review. Amen to that.
So, what should the Supremes do? It is a close call but it would be all right with me if the court kept jurisdiction until after this upcoming legislative session. Let us make sure that the appropriations for facilities are made and that the General Assembly follows its’ own laws. Has the legislature met its’ own deadline? That will be a very important technicality that could evolve into an enormous reality. Bet on the court to take a wait and see approach.
(Broadcast November 29, 2006)
The argument, I think, can be summed up in three parts. The first is that districts have waited too long to file, a technicality. The things that lay folks like us might call technicalities are actually important and often deserve consideration. Maybe the time has passed to petition. Who knows? The second matter has to do with the supposed mismanagement of the Rogers district, which the General’s office accused of wasting taxpayer money on luxury skyboxes and club seating for a high school football stadium. That allegation is untrue, and a careful reading to the news accounts proves it. The Democrat-Gazette covered this exhaustively. The state also argues that the high court should not become a permanent board of review. Amen to that.
So, what should the Supremes do? It is a close call but it would be all right with me if the court kept jurisdiction until after this upcoming legislative session. Let us make sure that the appropriations for facilities are made and that the General Assembly follows its’ own laws. Has the legislature met its’ own deadline? That will be a very important technicality that could evolve into an enormous reality. Bet on the court to take a wait and see approach.
(Broadcast November 29, 2006)
