Legislation pending in Missouri would limit courts

This is pretty interesting. The proposal states that "under no circumstances shall a court of this state order the general assembly or executive to increase taxes or create new taxes. The appropriation of state revenues is the exclusive province of the general assembly."

The article states that one factor driving the legislation is a Missouri lawsuit claiming the state doesn't spend enough on public schools. It also mentions the Lake View rulings here in Arkansas, as well as rulings in Kansas, that have caused state legislatures to spend more money on education — and they want to prevent that from happening in Missouri. This raises obvious issues of separation of powers regarding a court's ability to hear cases on taxation and sounds like it's DOA in Senate Judiciary up there. If passed, it'll be referred to Missouri voters for approval and inclusion into that state's constitution.