It’s difficult to know what was more troubling about Attorney General Phill Kline’s Tuesday strategy session with the State Board of Education on the school finance battle. Was it that the state’s top law enforcement officer was behind a plot to defy the state’s top court, by certifying a year’s worth of money before the court has time to cut off funding and close schools? Or that Kline didn’t seem to recognize his plan’s fatal flaws, which are that the governor had to go along with it and that, as the state board’s attorney told The Eagle, the court could just enjoin school funding at the local level anyway?
Posted by Rhonda Holman
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Phil Kline just slays me. I loved it when they delayed the BTK press conference so Kline could get here for some face time. I can just see him running for gov as the “law and order” candidate. Only in Kansas…..sigh
I don’t fully understand the legality of what Kline is trying to do. So I can’t comment on it.
But nobody wants the schools to close, and I don’t understand why the courts is threatening to do it. They will make a lot of people upset if they do.
Kline is sooo irresponsible, I mean what kind of person would want to keep schools open and paychecks to teachers cut on time?
Haven’t we all learned that the Supreme Court of Kansas knows the best way to educate children is to close schools and lay off teachers.
Like, duh! What is Kline thinking coming up with a way to keep schools open?
The silent majority is forever grateful to conservative lawmakers for everything they are trying to do to protect Kansas’ economy, and every Kansan, from this orchestrated money-grab.
If, God forbid, the greedy educrats get their way you might as well put a “closed for business” sign on each corner of the state of Kansas.
I support Kline and Mays and all they are doing to protect Kansans from greedy educators.
It is only the press that is against the conservatives, and a small percentage of hood-winked headline readers. Oh, yes, and the educrats.
Let’s face it. Kline is not the top law enforcement officer in the state. He is the top law as I see it and want it enforcer in the state.
I hear Kline is filing a motion to suspend the rule of law, as this just isn’t working out for him.
Used to be you couldn’t go any place outside of Kansas without having to listen to all the corny Wizard of Oz puns. Now we get to listen to snide remarks about the State Board of Education, the Legislature, The Court, BTK, and of course, Phil Kline. Thanks to the Kansas GOP for making us a laughing stock.
Is BTK GOP?
Don’t really know, Zoom. I could venture a guess. Who do you suppose we could ask?
Kind of a concept idea, tho…He has all the traits.
Rhonda Holman believes that the KS Supreme Court could enjoin local school districts from spending money. 286 Kansas school districts are not parties to the Montoy lawsuit and should not be penalized in a system where the Rule of Law exists.
The irony of Holman’s comments is that such an injunction would cover the 15 school districts that are using taxpayer funds to finance this lawsuit and are plaintiffs in the Montoy litigation. If the court shuts down all of the schools, they would also be shutting down the plaintiffs. This is what happens when Kansas appointed court’s begin their cloud cuckooland jurisprudence.
The Attorney General has violated the professional ethics code by interfering with the attorney-counsel relationship (the Board has an attorney), advising people to break the law and defy or circumvent a court order (executive officers on the board of education and legislative branch by testifying in a legislative commitee that the legislature should refuse to comply with a court order), filed a motion for a continuance on behalf of an entity that he says he does not represent without any legal action by that entity directing or approving such a motion, and the list goes on . . . The AG has had his law license suspended three times for failure to comply with the requirements for continuing legal education. He has engaged in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice and his discourteous conduct is degrading to the tribunal. The rules of professional conduct say that lawyers in public office “assume responsibilites going beyond those of other lawyers.” His lack of professional ethics should have the same consequences that would be suffered by any attorney who acts outside the rules of the profession.
sunnykosse:
Where do I file a complaint?
Complaints against lawyers are filed with the Disciplinary Administrator in Topeka. Interestingly, that office is under the auspices of the Supreme Court.
The best place file a complaint against Phill Kline is the ballot box!