Kansas goes around the bend - Impeach those judges

[packman]

"Senate Bill 439 is currently set for debate before the state’s GOP-stacked Judiciary Committee. If it is approved and signed by Governor Brownback, it will permit impeachment of any Judge who acts contrary to the wishes of the legislature. In other words, any Judge who strikes down or modifies any law the legislature passes, for any reason-- whether the law is blatantly Unconstitutional, violative of existing laws, or otherwise, is thereby subject to impeachment proceedings by the state Legislature. A previous law threatening to cut off all Judicial funding was declared unconstitutional by the state’s High Court."

Little gods strutting their stuff - The hell with the judicial branch.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. So much for the rule of law in Kansas.

Brownback is the zkim Jong Un ok Kansas.

[The Wielding Truth]

2. It should be unconstitutional. It nullifies the state's judicial system.

[benld74]

3. This is UR fault Kansas, Impeach now!!

[CanonRay]

4. I think that is about as obviously unconstitutional as a law can get.

What's the combined IQ of the Kansas legislature, 60?

[Zorro]

5. The Kansas Supreme Court will rule this unconstitutional if passed

[Old Codger]

6. They only have

One brain cell between them and they loaned to t-Rump for his cam-pain (sic)

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

7. The State of Kansas is now....

....a dumpster on fire rolling down a steep hill towards a gasoline spill. They are intent on doing everything wrong just to spite everyone laughing at how pathetic they are.

[malthaussen]

8. Of course, it will be ruled unconstitutional if it passes...

... which will then place the justices in violation of the law. Which would precipitate a fun constitutional crisis.

While I can't reasonably put anything past idiot GOP legislators in general, nor those in Kansas in particular, I'd estimate this piece of political grandstanding as something intended to fail, but to which the legislators will like to point to show how tough they are.

I hear their next bill will be to make Pi equal to three.

-- Mal

[Takket]

9. and the GO goes on and on about Obama overstepping his authority...............

[spanone]

10. W.T.F.???

[edhopper]

11. will the people of Kansas

continue to elect these clowns.

[salin]

12. AKA - "we reject the US constitutional ideal of checks and balances"

Rejecting a fundamental ideal/process of the US govt at the state level = Stop Claiming Patriotism (Kansans) who support this = party over country/over state.

[greymattermom]

13. Kansas is losing population

especially to Denver. It will be hard to do anything. Johnson County folks can easily move across the state line, too.