Posted on Sep 1, 2022
What voters should know about the Kansas Supreme Court and the next abortion battleground
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Six of the seven justices on the Kansas Supreme Court face retention during the November general election. Conservatives who disagree with the ruling that concluded the state constitution includes the right to an abortion could try to change the court.
Abortion rights won’t show up explicitly in Kansas this fall, but the cultural battlefield they dominate raises at least the possibility of influencing whether voters decide to toss justices off the Kansas Supreme Court.
Six of the seven justices stand for retention during the general election.
Voters traditionally have retained justices on the Kansas Supreme Court, even when conservatives launched campaigns to oust them.
But this year offers a distinct opportunity to impose politics into the retention. All but one justice will effectively be asking to keep their job in the November vote.
Abortion rights won’t show up explicitly in Kansas this fall, but the cultural battlefield they dominate raises at least the possibility of influencing whether voters decide to toss justices off the Kansas Supreme Court.
Six of the seven justices stand for retention during the general election.
Voters traditionally have retained justices on the Kansas Supreme Court, even when conservatives launched campaigns to oust them.
But this year offers a distinct opportunity to impose politics into the retention. All but one justice will effectively be asking to keep their job in the November vote.
What voters should know about the Kansas Supreme Court and the next abortion battleground
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This is an interesting post Chip. While I don’t agree with it, but I stand for your right to discuss it. The reason I say it’s interesting is because you are injecting politics into health issues AND medical issues. Again, I have no problem with what you are doing, it is right. LTC Broom on the other hand deleted every health, medical, and voting tag I used when discussing a number of issues, maybe COVID 19 was the biggest. LTC Broom’s rational is that you can never mix any political stuff with medical stuff, to quote: It is against RP Rules, if you keep doing this, I will suspend you. Obey the Rules!
How would you feel If LTC Broom came in here and deleted your Health and Medical Tags for this post. He’s been doing the exact same thing to me for years now. It appears RP Rules are meant for Conservatives only, not the Left, or LTC Broom rules against a person's Free Speech by loosely interpreting RP Rules only against Conservatives. This is how I see it.
How would you feel If LTC Broom came in here and deleted your Health and Medical Tags for this post. He’s been doing the exact same thing to me for years now. It appears RP Rules are meant for Conservatives only, not the Left, or LTC Broom rules against a person's Free Speech by loosely interpreting RP Rules only against Conservatives. This is how I see it.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Why is this year significant?
Kansas voters who are not happy with the justices’ performance — such as the 2019 ruling that found the state constitution provides the right to an abortion — can vote them out.
Only two of the justices, Luckert and Biles, joined in that decision and are up for retention. Stegall also served on the court at the time, but he was the only justice to dissent.
Ashley All of Kansas for Constitutional Freedom, the campaign that worked to reject the constitutional amendment, said the day after the primary election that she expected conservatives who want to restrict abortion rights to shift their focus to the state supreme court.
“They didn’t like the vote … so they will try to target other things and reverse it,” All said at the time.
Kansans for Life, the state’s strongest anti-abortion group that helped lead the failed effort to change the state constitution, has a history of trying to remove justices. Kristina Smith, director of the organization’s political action committee, said the organization plans to provide voting recommendations on the justices this fall, but is not actively campaigning.
However, the organization said in a message to supporters that it hasn’t given up on its anti-abortion mission despite nearly 60% of voters rejecting the state constitutional amendment.
“We are certain many Kansans who voted no will have buyer’s remorse,” the organization said. “When this happens, Kansans for Life stands ready to take action to rein in the industry.”
The general election is Nov. 8. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 18."
..."Why is this year significant?
Kansas voters who are not happy with the justices’ performance — such as the 2019 ruling that found the state constitution provides the right to an abortion — can vote them out.
Only two of the justices, Luckert and Biles, joined in that decision and are up for retention. Stegall also served on the court at the time, but he was the only justice to dissent.
Ashley All of Kansas for Constitutional Freedom, the campaign that worked to reject the constitutional amendment, said the day after the primary election that she expected conservatives who want to restrict abortion rights to shift their focus to the state supreme court.
“They didn’t like the vote … so they will try to target other things and reverse it,” All said at the time.
Kansans for Life, the state’s strongest anti-abortion group that helped lead the failed effort to change the state constitution, has a history of trying to remove justices. Kristina Smith, director of the organization’s political action committee, said the organization plans to provide voting recommendations on the justices this fall, but is not actively campaigning.
However, the organization said in a message to supporters that it hasn’t given up on its anti-abortion mission despite nearly 60% of voters rejecting the state constitutional amendment.
“We are certain many Kansans who voted no will have buyer’s remorse,” the organization said. “When this happens, Kansans for Life stands ready to take action to rein in the industry.”
The general election is Nov. 8. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 18."
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