Full statement from Sen. Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka: “Last week I voiced public and private support for the Attorney General’s request that the Legislature have a special session with the narrow scope of tightening up Kansas’ so-called Hard 50 law. “But now that Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce wants the Senate to vote on 19 confirmations in the special session, I’m becoming increasingly concerned that the process is spiraling out of control before it starts. “I strongly believe that the people of Kansas are being misled. This special session is an orchestrated decoy. It isn’t about being tough on crime. It’s about Governor Brownback sneaking in his secret appointee to the Court of Appeals as fast and with as little public scrutiny as possible. This is a maneuver to get this controversy swept under the rug before next year’s election. “The $40,000 daily cost of this special session for Kansas taxpayers should be reported as an in-kind contribution to the Brownback re-election campaign.”
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:15:16 +0000
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