The fact that Kansas Citians don't get to decide their own school levy is a secondary issue to most state legislators, who passed the bill last year that put Constitutional Amendment 3 on the ballot. The state will take over and we'll continue to pay millions more, which comes out of the general revenue. Kansas City is the only school district in the state where the levy is set by federal court order. They'll be in danger of collapsing, they say, and if that happens, the state's taxpayers will have to bail out the district.
Opponents say the issue is taxation without representation, and local control over local schools.
Today, the Kansas City levy, they warn. Tomorrow, maybe your tax levy. It's beyond me how anyone could support this from a Constitutional point of view. Levin said he's voting against the amendment. He said people who say the greater issue of ensuring the Kansas City school district remains solvent are rationalizing their votes.