“Proposed legislation that would vastly expand the legal grounds for impeaching judges in Kansas is nothing short of an attack on the balance of powers in state government.
“SB 439 lists impeachable offenses in such a vague and inclusive way that state legislators would have almost unlimited power to oust Kansas Supreme Court justices who issue rulings with which they disagree and keep replacing justices until they get a court that suits their political agenda.”
Read more here: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2016/mar/10/editorial-power-grab/?opinion.
Here are the email contacts of the current sponsors of SB 439. Steve.Fitzgerald@senate.ks.gov,
Fitz_Steve@hotmail.com
Steve.Abrams@senate.ks.gov
Sabrams@hit.net
Tom.Arpke@senate.ks.gov
tkarpke@hotmail.com
Molly.Baumgardner@senate.ks.gov
molly@molly4kansas.com
Molly.Baumgardner@senate.ks.gov
Idondist27@aol.com
Les.Donovan@senate.ks.gov
Mitch.Holmes@senate.ks.gov
mitch@mitchholmes.com
Forrest.Knox@senate.ks.gov
senatorforrestknox@gmail.com
Jacob.LaTurner@senate.ks.gov
jacoblaturner@yahoo.com
Julia.Lynn@senate.ks.gov
julia@senatorjulialynn.com
Ty.Masterson@senate.ks.gov
senatormasterson@gmail.com
Jeff.Melcher@senate.ks.gov
jeff@melcherforsenate.com
Michael.ODonnell@senate.ks.gov
Rob.Olson@senate.ks.gov
Mike.Petersen@senate.ks.gov
mikepetersen@swbell.net
Larry.Powell@senate.ks.gov
lpowell18@cox.net
Dennis.Pyle@senate.ks.gov
Greg.Smith@senate.ks.gov
greg4ks@gmail.com
Caryn.Tyson@senate.ks.gov