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Leah Herron's Blog – February 2012 Archive (8)

Vote To Move Up Voter ID Implementation Date/HB 2437

Please call your representatives NOW and encourage them to vote for HB 2437!

AN ACT concerning elections; relating to voting; changing effective date of United States citizenship requirements; amending K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 25-2309, 25-2908 and 65-2418 and repealing the existing section sections.

Complete text can be found here:…

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Added by Leah Herron on February 22, 2012 at 12:32pm — 2 Comments

RESOLUTION OF THE KANSAS REPUBLICAN PARTY REGARDING TAXATION

The Kansas Republican Party State Committee, at its February 18, 2012 annual…

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Added by Leah Herron on February 19, 2012 at 7:19pm — 1 Comment

HB 2598 Pro-Life Protections Act ACTION NEEDED

Please contact your state Rep to SUPPORT HB 2598. The House Federal and State Affairs committee will be deliberating this Monday, February 20,

HB 2598, the Pro-Life Protections Act, restricts state funds from benefitting abortion, in order to promote childbirth, as court rulings have repeatedly upheld is the state’s right. The bill also secures civil litigation rights for the unborn, and insures the promotion of medically accurate information in…

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Added by Leah Herron on February 17, 2012 at 11:35am — 1 Comment

HB 2577/E-Verify ACTION NEEDED

Before our Kansas Legislature, is HB 2577, which will require businesses and government entities to use the E-Verify system to verify someone applying for employment in Kansas is in our state legally.

Did you know that Kansas is surrounded by states who have addressed this issue? Kansas is, for all intents and purposes, a Sanctuary State. Kansas is a magnet for illegals.

PLEASE contact your state Representative and Senator and ask them to vote YES on this…

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Added by Leah Herron on February 17, 2012 at 11:27am — No Comments

Help Stop Tim Owens from Redistricting Greg Smith Out of District 8

Senator Tim Owens is Co-Chair of Special Committee of Redistricting. His current map removes Greg Smith from this district by 8 houses! Please call these Senate members and tell them that you do not approve of this map.

Chair

Vice…

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Added by Leah Herron on February 13, 2012 at 9:24pm — 9 Comments

The Importance of the Second Amendment to the Individual

The following is a column I wrote that was recently published in the Johnson County Gazette:

While the Second Amendment has become one of the most controversial parts of the Constitution, I strongly believe in and support it! It is our most important right because without it, we loose all the others.

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be…

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Added by Leah Herron on February 11, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

Kansas Immigration Bills - Action Needed

KANSANS URGENT!!!!!

(from Renee Slinkard)

Several Immigration bills are coming up for hearings in the House Federal and State Committees next week. HB 2603, HB 2492, HB 2576, HB 2577, HB 2578. Go to …

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Added by Leah Herron on February 9, 2012 at 8:12am — No Comments

Kansas Health Care Freedom Amendment moves out of Judiciary Committee with 6 - 4 vote

I had the opportunity today to hear the Senate Judiciary committee discuss and vote on the the Kansas Health Care Freedom Amendment.

The Kansas Health Care Freedom Amendment is a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution that would preserve certain existing rights that individuals have regarding health care. There are two key provisions in the amendment: 1) protects a…

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Added by Leah Herron on February 3, 2012 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments