“We are going to try to cover your back . . . [i]t is just the beginning of a lot of tough votes.” House Speaker Pro Tem Peggy Mast urging freshman legislators to vote with them on the so-called Payroll Protection Act.
But aren’t they supposed to be accountable to their constituents? Aren’t they supposed to be covering our backs? Which other tough votes do you think they’re talking about (maybe a couple of consitutional amendments)? Something is terribly amiss when our legislators are being told, vote the party line and we’ll try to protect you from “them” aka the citizens of Kansas. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/jan/31/statehouse-live-labor-groups-suffer-major-blow-kan/