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“So to those who insist that judges be accountable to the people, you should ask: Should judges be accountable to politicians because they are unhappy with a court’s decision? Should judges be accountable to the ‘majority’? And if so, what happens to the rights of citizens who are not the most vocal, the most powerful or the most organized? And what happens to your rights when you are standing alone against the government? “When judges start thinking about what elected rulers and voters want, we stop being a government based on the rule of law. That is dangerous.”...

From the Twitterverse: we find this tweet from ALEC a succinct explanation of their tactic to push policy through the states where they can accomplish a lot more policy for a lot less money than it would take at the federal level. Their claim that 1/4 of state legislators are ALEC members is also a statement about their level of infiltration in state houses around the country, though we are well aware of their presence in Kansas. ALEC is not an education advocacy group; it is driven by a free-market, low-tax ideology and has an education task force...

We share Justice Biles’ exasperation. “Justice Dan Biles noted with exasperation that this case has been litigated since 2010. “‘How many years do we operate unconstitutionally before we say, you know, the music’s got to stop, and we’ve got to stop dancing?’ Biles said.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article76702912.html#storylink=cpy...

We’ve posted this a few times, but it’s important for Kansans to remember this is part of the playbook we’re working against. Quote of the day from the 1980 Libertarian presidential platform in 1980 when David Koch was the Vice Presidential candidate: “We advocate the complete separation of education and State. Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children and interfere with the free choice of individuals. Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and colleges should be ended.” Kansans should remember that the Koch brothers and their funded entities including Americans for Prosperity and the Kansas...