Politics: some still oppose anti-segregation amendment in Alabama

I've blogged about this before, but wonders never cease.

Ousted chief justice Roy Moore and other critics contend the measure is a backdoor attempt to raise taxes for schools. But leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference said Wednesday their claims were a "smoke screen" to hide a racist agenda for political gain.

Amazing. Also, this article explains their criticism a little better than the last time I posted:

But the proposal also would strike language that says there is no constitutional right to an education at public expense in Alabama. The section was added in 1956 in a bid to prevent court-ordered integration of the state's public schools.

Opponents claim that part of the amendment could lead to higher property taxes by letting courts declare that education is a constitutional right and then order spending increases for underfunded public schools.

So, the reason they're worried is because the government might have to have good schools? Oh my God, Roy! You have to stop that! How scary would it be if your students actually had new science books that didn't have the evolution pages glued together? Your moral fibers! They're unravelling!

At times, I've thought about having something akin to the moron-of-the-week award. But Moore, O'Reilly, Pat Buchanan, Alan Keyes, and Donald Rumsfield typically deserve the award almost weekly, and I'm just not good at breaking ties.