The Senate has passed the judicial impeachment bill allowing the legislature to impeach Supreme Court justices for “attempting to subvert fundamental laws and introduce arbitrary power’ and ‘attempting to usurp the power of the legislative or executive branch of government” among other grounds. Please note that some legislators have claimed that the courts have usurped the legislature’s power of appropriation by ruling they need to increase school funding. It was a close vote 21-19. The bill will proceed to the House. On roll call the vote was: Yea – (21) Are they representing you? Abrams, Arpke, Baumgardner, Bruce,...
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Rogers urges Kansans to stand with public schools
We’re sharing a Facebook post from Lynn Rogers for Kansas State Senate. Lynn is a school board member for the Wichita district and is challenging Sen. O’Donnell for a seat in the Kansas senate. Lynn Rogers for Kansas State Senate March 22 at 7:53am · Last night was the single most gut-wrenching experience of my 15 years on Wichita’s school board. We spent 3 hours considering cuts we could make for our next school year. $30 million of them. Every one has a face. Every cut has an impact far beyond the next school year. And every cut...
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“The Wichita school district is considering dozens of potential budget cuts, including reducing the number of school nurses, librarians and counselors; eliminating all-day kindergarten; cutting athletics and fine arts programs; privatizing custodial services; and moving to a four-day school week. “’Unfortunately, very little about the conversation we’re going to be starting this evening is good for our students, our parents or our community,’ superintendent John Allison told school board members during a budget workshop Monday.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/local/education/article67454922.html....
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Leave a Comment Senate bill on judicial impeachment advances
“Stung by court decisions on school finance and death penalty cases, lawmakers are working toward creating a specific list of impeachable offenses, including ‘attempting to subvert fundamental laws and introduce arbitrary power’ and ‘attempting to usurp the power of the legislative or executive branch of government.’ “At present, the only guideline for an impeachable offense is the Constitution’s provision for ‘treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.’ “The Senate bill specifies some, but not all, crimes that could qualify. It advanced on a voice vote with a roll-call vote set for Tuesday morning.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article67444902.html...
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