Legislative leadership acted more like despots than representatives of the people of Kansas in multiple ways this session. They stacked committees to manipulate the legislative process, they stifled dissent and threatened legislators who sought to vote their consciences and their constituencies, they stifled dissent, and on the final day of the session violated the First Amendment. Yet Wagle, Denning and Ryckman have been re-elected multiple times. Wake up, Kansas. People in their districts need to understand the damage they’re inflicting on the rest of the state, and people outside their districts need to understand how important leadership elections are.
“But Wagle and her staff mishandled Wednesday’s disruption by attempting to prevent reporters and, by extension, Kansans from observing the protest. Self-government can’t function in secret, with voices suppressed, journalists denied access and the people left in the dark.”
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Originally posted to Facebook on 06/02/2019.