Legislature Not to be Overridden by Courts

WHEREAS the Wyoming Legislature establishes the source and amount of taxation for support of the state government, and

WHEREAS there is a limitation in the amount of taxation that the Wyoming people can be taxed without damaging the economic health of the state, and

WHEREAS there is separation in the Wyoming and US constitutions between the judicial and legislative branches,

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Wyoming Constitution be amended to specify that the adequacy of funding for all state institutions is the exclusive right and duty of the Legislature and shall not be infringed upon by the courts.

Passed:

Wyoming Republican Party, 21 May 15 SCC