Puzzle me this

You go to your doctor and have a very personal exam but you and the

doctor are not allowed to decide what is best for you. The government

has decided it rules your body and your life.

Now, this of course never happens to an American man.

But in 2024, it happens daily to American women, thanks to Donald

Trump’s Supreme Court. Half the country lost a Constitutional right,

half the country lost a significant freedom.

Seven people made that happen: two who were credibly accused of sexual

assault, one who has been convicted of it in civil court.  Why would

any man trust them to rule over the women in their lives?

Use your vote to protect her, to respect her.

It’s time to man up, America. For your sister. For your wife.  For

your daughter. For your mother. For your friends. For yourself.

            Lynn Pruett

            Versailles

 

Amendment 2 – Vote NO

The campaign is almost over, and what have we learned about Amendment 2, the radical overhaul of the Kentucky Constitution that would give politicians a blank check to funnel taxpayer dollars into vouchers for private schools?

We’ve learned:

1)    In states that give public money to private schools, a massive government bureaucracy must be built with money taken from other programs such as K-12 schools, state parks, libraries, disaster relief, early childhood education, job development, state police, mental health services and veterans nursing homes; 

2)    In states that give public money to private schools, most voucher money goes to people already attending private schools and paying for it themselves, without a government handout;

3)    Likewise, almost all the voucher money goes to private schools run by Baptist and Catholic churches, which pay no taxes and are not accountable to anybody for how they use taxpayer money in their church schools;

4)    Because there’s no accountability, private school operators can steal or misuse taxpayer money;

5)    Vouchers pay to set up a duplicate and risky school system that fails to improve academic achievement; 

6)    The majority of Kentucky’s private schools are in Louisville, Lexington and Northern Kentucky, and most counties don’t have a private school, so politicians would force all Kentuckians to pay for private schools that nobody in their community could attend; and

7)    If Frankfort politicians cut support for public schools, local property taxes will have to increase to make up the difference, making it more difficult to own a home, and suppressing economic growth.

If Amendment 2 becomes law, taxpayers will be forced to support a bureaucracy that will pump millions of public dollars into a duplicate and unneccessary school system.  Vote NO on Amendment 2.

    John Schaaf

    Scott County

    Woodford Sun subscriber

 

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