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The crowd at 401 E. Douglas, Suite 200 swelled into hallways Saturday when 4th District Congressional candidate Raj Goyle opened his campaign headquarters in Wichita. More than 150 supporters and activists turned out, eager to join the campaign.
Visit http://www.rajforkansas.com/ for more information and to get involved in this exciting race.
If you read the opinion section in the Wichita Eagle this morning, you might have thought it was “Democrat Day” with so many wonderful letters from local Democrats, including our own Chairman, Kelly Johnston. Click here to read what they had to say.
Of course, these letters are not always published in full. This was the case with Kelly’s letter so I wanted to send you the full version, because it was great.
Dear Editor:
Last Friday, Kansans for Life announced that they intend to defeat Kansas Supreme Court Justice Carol Beier when she comes up this November for a retention vote. Kansans for Life plans to deliver “150,000 postcards before the election” [reported by the Eagle on Jan. 23, 2010] and perhaps “run radio ads opposing Beier or other justices”. Kansans for Life is upset by two previous decisions of the Kansas Supreme Court, and the opinions in those decisions written by Justice Beier. Interestingly, Kansans for Life did not challenge Justice Beier’s work ethic or qualifications.
The other event was the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court last week that ruled that limitations on corporate contributions to political campaigns violated the free speech guarantees of the 1st amendment. While only federal campaign finance laws were challenged in that case, the 1st amendment protects against free speech violations by all levels of government. Therefore, it appears likely that Kansas laws which place limits on corporate political contributions are also unconstitutional.
So I ask, are there corporations in this state or country which might be willing to provide unlimited funds to try to defeat Justice Beier? Since we elect district court judges in Sedgwick County and a few other counties, could our trial judges also be subject to future attack at the polls by those who have lost lawsuits? While we continue to follow two important criminal trials in Sedgwick County, I hope you agree that this is an imminent threat to the independence of our judges, and the rule of law.
Kelly W. Johnston, Chair
Sedgwick County Democratic Party