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Kansas Republicans want to thwart any governor's power. That's an attack on democracy
The Kansas City Star via Yahoo NewsHey Kansans: It’s time to vote no again — at least if you care about democracy in the state.
When you go to the polls in November, you’ll be asked to vote on two more amendments to the state constitution. Unlike the August referendum on the “Value Them Both” abortion amendment, there aren’t millions of dollars being poured into these measures by groups and donors from outside the state, no endless blitz of TV ads. They’ll be easy to overlook.
That would be a mistake.
One of the proposed amendments involves the election and removal of county sheriffs. The other — well, the other amendment is aimed squarely at politically neutering Gov. Laura Kelly if she wins reelection this fall.
It’s the GOP’s backup plan in case they can’t stop Kelly at the polls: They’ll disempower her instead.
When you go to the polls in November, you’ll be asked to vote on two more amendments to the state constitution. Unlike the August referendum on the “Value Them Both” abortion amendment, there aren’t millions of dollars being poured into these measures by groups and donors from outside the state, no endless blitz of TV ads. They’ll be easy to overlook.
That would be a mistake.
One of the proposed amendments involves the election and removal of county sheriffs. The other — well, the other amendment is aimed squarely at politically neutering Gov. Laura Kelly if she wins reelection this fall.
It’s the GOP’s backup plan in case they can’t stop Kelly at the polls: They’ll disempower her instead.
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