How a GOP plan to elect judges could end abortion rights in Kansas

[RandySF]

Kansas voters will decide on Aug. 4 whether to approve a Republican-backed amendment that would radically alter how justices are selected for the state Supreme Court—and potentially endanger abortion rights. With the election just a month away, both sides are now airing ads to get their message out.

“Right now, the Kansas Supreme Court is fair and impartial, because judges are qualified and voter approved,” says the narrator for Kansas United for Impartial Courts, a group urging a “no” vote.

The spot, though, warns of what would happen if the GOP’s amendment passes. The proposal would require that all justices be directly elected statewide starting in 2028.

“[J]udges will become politicians for sale,” predicts the narrator. “Billionaires will bankroll campaigns, and then push whatever laws they want.”



https://www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-digest-how-a-gop-plan-to

[slightlv]

1. I ended up trying to explain this one to my hubs last night.

He couldn't believe the audacity of it. The language will be key, you can bet on it. They always word these amendments in the trickiest form possible... same thing with the marine law a few years back. That one tricked my husband, and he was furious afterwards.

My sister is livid at this, as am I. We're trying our best to get the word out, but she has to be especially careful. One of the biggest backers of this is the Archdiocese of KC. They haven't gotten over the fact they lost the last two times... and especially that they lost that first vote. They just couldn't believe that we, the People, would vote to actively KILL our own babies (bah!). We want the ability to control our own bodies, and they just can't abide that. So, they'll pull every dirty trick in the book they can find or make up. My sister is a teacher at one of the Catholic schools. It's the only job she's ever held, and her contract could just as easily be not renewed, which is why she has to be careful as to what she does or says. She's near enough to retirement to be scared of what they could do to her. And THAT makes me even MORE livid!