Seitz spoke before the committee on behalf of Rep. Aslanides, who could not make the hearing due to a serious family illness. We wish Rep. Aslanides family well, and congratulate Rep. Seitz on a job well done with such short notice to prepare.

It should be noted that the Ohio Senate is trying to take advantage of the State of Ohio's appeal in regard to our lawsuit in Hamilton County. The theory is that, even though two courts have declared this law unconstitutional, and the Ohio Supreme Court has refused to issue an emergency stay in the matter, the Ohio Senate will continue to delay progress on this legislation until the court moves on this issue. Assuming the Ohio Supreme Court even decides to hear this case, it is conceivable that they wouldn't rule on it until well into 2003. In the still-pending school funding issue the Supreme Court first heard of the case in 1995, more than seven years ago. It's time for us to call our Senators and tell them to stop stalling.