Matthew Strong

Honorable Committee Members, I urge you to support HR28, which asks for constitutional clarity on education funding and taxation limits. I also strongly urge you to consider that we are in a moment of cataclysmic change in education. Our model of education is failing, too expensive, and is now outdated. It is time to make education extremely local, extremely adaptive, and extremely accountable to local taxpayers again! Key points supporting HR28: • Courts cannot rewrite the Constitution to meet policy preferences • Taxes require clear voter approval and constitutional authority • The Constitution's text on taxation for schools must be respected • "Cherish" does not mean "compel" unlimited taxation • Voters deserve clarity on what their Constitution actually requires • Legislative authority over taxation should not be transferred to courts HR28 does not cut education funding or overturn existing cases. It simply asks our state's highest court to clarify what the Constitution actually means based on the text voters approved. Constitutional government requires that all branches respect their proper limits. When courts expand beyond interpretation into legislation, they undermine the democratic process and voter sovereignty. Please support HR28 and ensure our Constitution is followed as written, not as courts might prefer it to read, and prepare for a Constitutional amendment that removes ALL government requirements for education. It is not the government's job. Respectfully, Matthew Strong