Category: Politics
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In Sedgwick County, a judicial candidate takes the low road
Voters are accustomed to political campaigns that sink low with distorted facts, missing facts, innuendo, and outright lies. Judges, however, ought to be held to a higher standard, and in Kansas, the Supreme Court has rules for judges to follow in their campaigns. But the campaign for incumbent Richard T. Ballinger in Sedgwick County, Kansas,…
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Kansas Republicans don’t need to do this
In elections, campaigns may divert from useful discussions of the issues to engage in mudslinging and innuendo. Both parties do it, but an example from the Kansas Republican Party crosses a line and may actually hurt the candidate it was intended to help.
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Wichita’s presidential debate
Kansas isn’t a swing state in the presidential election, but we had our very own debate nonetheless. Kansas State Representative Jim Ward (D-Wichita) represented President Obama and David Kensinger stood in for Mitt Romney. The debate took place on the campus of Wichita State University on October 30, 2012, and was sponsored by the university’s…
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Sedgwick County advance voting
Sedgwick County advance voting statistics.
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Kansas Democrats mailing again, and wrong again
It’s campaign season, and mail pieces are flying fast, replete with more Kansas Democratic errors.
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Introducing Quick Takes
Quick Takes is a new feature of Voice for Liberty in Wichita.
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Kansas Democrats mail in error
Two mailings by the Kansas Democratic Party citing the voting records of Kansas House of Representatives candidates hold not only the usual hyperbole and spin, but also factual errors.
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Select judges wisely, considering lawmaking role
While candidates for judge usually campaign as being “above politics,” as someone who will apply the law impartially without regard to personal beliefs and convictions, the reality is that judges make law. Voters need to recognize this judicial function as they decide their votes.
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Are Super PACs good for democracy?
Far from being the death knell for democracy, Super PACs have been a positive development.
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Pachyderm speaker lineup announced
The Wichita Pachyderm Club has announced its speaker lineup for the next four weeks.
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On sweatshops, Romney is right
In the recently-released recording of Mitt Romney talking to donors, the “47 percent” remarks are not all the left is pummeling Romney with: Misinformed beliefs about sweatshops contribute, too.
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Is money speech?
Americans have the right to free speech, but what does that include? Is money a form of speech?