News from Brownbackistan- Don't think, just vote Republican, shut up

http://www.salina.com/opinion/editorials/don-t-think-just-vote-republican-shut-up/article_dbf4dc68-b4b3-5f37-818c-7b5077bed829.html

With all the talk of the state being broke and facing an estimated $600 million shortfall for next year, it’s understandable if you thought that that’s all legislators had time deal with. Not so.

They’ve confronted a number of issues that don’t deal with the budget. There’s guns, dirty books, election-rigging and sex education, for example. Here, for your convenience, is a breakdown of some the more memorable measures.

• Don’t Think, Just Vote: Also known as the Democrat Elimination Act, Senate bill 171 would move spring elections to the fall, make them partisan (the partisan part of the bill has been stripped out but could come back),and would create a straight-ticket ballot, so people wouldn’t have to think. See the “R,” push the “R.” Total control? Almost. But for that Republicans need ...

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• Shut Up and Listen: Under House Bill 2234, professors and other university employees wouldn’t be able to criticize or praise lawmakers, the government or other elected officials in letters to the editor, if they use their official titles.

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• All Guns, All The Time: This bill would create a path for license-free concealed carry in Kansas. If there is one thing our state needs, it’s easier gun laws.

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Coming to a state near you soon.