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REASONS TO VOTE NO ON Prop 123 MAY 17TH
1. Prop 123 rewards
state lawmakers who violated the state constitution and encourages them to keep
doing so.
2. Defeat of Prop 123 would allow our
courts to hold our lawmakers accountable and force our lawmakers to fund our
schools without any strings attached.
3. Prop 123 has our state land trust stand
in for the General Fund so that corporate giveaways and income tax cuts
can take place on the backs of our kids.
4. Prop 123 only partially restores the
base level for our schools, shorting them by at least $1 billion dollars over
the next ten years.
5. Prop 123 keeps our schools in financial
limbo each year, as hundreds of millions of dollars hang in the balance anytime
the economy slows.
6. Prop 123 punishes our schools if we ever
move closer to funding our schools like most states in the country do.
7. Passage of Prop 123 will wrongly
convince Arizona voters that our school funding issue has "been taken care
of" and lead them to vote against things like school bond overrides and a
continuation of sales tax money for our schools.
For more information on these points and
reasons to oppose Prop 123 click on "Why Oppose 123?".
To see an alternative plan to Prop 123, click on "A Plan B".
Common Arguments for Prop 123
But if Prop 123 is defeated the lawsuit
goes back to court and schools may not get base levels fully restored.
Answer:
Highly unlikely. A Superior Court judge, 3
Court of Appeals judges, and all 5 State Supreme Court Justices ruled our
lawmakers need to abide by the constitution and move the base level to what it
should be. Four of those same 5 Justices are still on the Court and will uphold
Prop 301 and the Voter Protection Act, which requires a full restoration.
Our schools desperately need this money and
there is no other way they can get it.
Answer:
There is a way and it funds our schools the
right way. Our state currently has over $500 million in unexpected revenue.
Also, corporate tax cuts set to go into effect this year can be stopped
returning a projected $1 billion to our General Fund. Last, a financially smart
change to our state land trust distribution can be sent down to voters that
would give an added boost to school funding. The way to fund our schools the
right way is possible. We just have to be brave enough to demand it. Check out
"Plan B" for more
details.
Voting 'yes' sends a strong message of
support for education to our legislature.
We already sent that message. We voted for
Proposition 301 and demanded that the legislature prioritize education funding.
Today, in 2016, we live in a world of Facebook, Twitter, email, text,
Instagram, YouTube, Skype, FaceTime, Hangouts, BBM, and WhatsApp. We have never
been able to communicate with our legislators as quickly or as simply. We don't
need to vote for a proposition that limits future spending and busts the land
trust in order to send a message.
