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Keep the Kansas Supreme Court Independent

From cjonline “For decades, the Kansas Supreme Court has been the institution that stepped in when lawmakers failed to meet their constitutional obligation to fund public schools. The court has repeatedly required the state to do more for Kansas’ students, even when those decisions were politically unpopular. That wasn’t judicial activism. It was the court doing its job: enforcing the Kansas Constitution. That history is exactly why this amendment matters… “Many of the most important improvements in Kansas school funding happened only after the courts intervened. Without an independent court serving as a backstop, school funding disputes could...
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Protect Our Schools. Vote No.

A vote NO on this constitutional amendment is a vote FOR Kansas public schools and the children they serve. Anti-public education legislators intentionally placed this critically important issue on the lower turnout August elections. Please make sure your friends and neighbors including unaffiliated voters, know to vote NO on or before August 4th. From Stand Up Blue Valley “What does voting NO on the constitutional amendment have to do with protecting our kids’ schools? Ask yourself this: Why do some legislators want to change the Kansas Constitution? What do they have against the current system? In 2010, the...
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Electing Kansas Supreme Court Judges

This issue is so important and it has intentionally been placed on the traditionally low-turnout primary election. Read this very good explantion from a Republican DA on why Kansans should vote NO on the constitutional amendment to change how we select Supreme Court Justices. From Marc Bennet “What follows are my personal opinions regarding the upcoming vote on the election of Kansas Supreme Court justices: I have been asked a number of times whether I support the constitutional amendment to elect Kansas Supreme Court judges. While I have strong opinions, I have been hesitant to say anything publicly...
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