Bad timing by our state Supreme Court

The only debate between then-challenger Ronald Reagan and incumbent President Jimmy Carter prior to the 1980 presidential election produced one of the lines for which President Reagan is still remembered. “There you go again,” he said to Carter (before explaining that Carter’s promotion of national health insurance misrepresented Reagan’s position on Medicare).

Last week the state Supreme Court released its second controversial education-related ruling in less than a month. While this latest ruling is flawed in a different way, it’s still a “There they go again” situation. Please read on for the details and why there is a new call for lawmakers to return to the Capitol – barely two months after the Legislature adjourned for the year.

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