Discussion for article #227585
Trying to run out the clock, eh Kobach?
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When I say his name it sounds exactly like my cat when she is hacking up a hairball. They kind of look alike too.
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What a POS!
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Taylor asked what he should submit for getting off the ballot and did what was requested and was approved. Kobach was not there the day request was submitted so Taylor could make sure everything was right. Now, Kobach is refusing to accept Taylor’s request when Taylor submitted everything requested in writing. Kobach is playing partisan politics and not doing his official job representing Kansas.
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He couldn’t make it look any more obvious if he tried.
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Kobach demanding a lower court hear the case so if it didn’t go his way he would have another shot at the state supreme court on appeal and drag it out until after the election.
Kansas is going blue bro…were sick of you Republicans trying to prevent progress.
The GOP raft just lost another twig
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Too bad, so sad, Korbach go kick rocks!
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Holy crap!!!
Eeeeeexcelleeeeent…
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I wonder if there is any precedent here. Has Kansas ever objected from removing someone from the ballot for the same reasons in the past?
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I’m rooting for Taylor, but I just don’t see how he wins this or why he should. His entire case seems to be “well the clerk told me this letter was all I needed, and so it is”.
The clerk made a mistake. The law clearly says that Taylor cannot withdraw unless claims that he is “unable to serve”. He made no such claim. The law is not unclear, even if the clerk administering the law was.
Why in the world didn’t the Democrats consult the rules before having Taylor withdraw?? It would seem a simple matter to arrange some federal job for him, that would take him out-of-state and thus render him “unable to serve.” This could have been easily managed!
Kobach is as bad as they come but the law is on his side here. I’m betting the Kansas Supreme Court agrees.
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Wouldn’t they be able to say it’s against the constitution to prevent someone from removing themselves from the ballot if they don’t want the position anymore? I don’t know if that’s possible or if every state does it like this. But it would be good.
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Democrats COULD say that. But they didn’t. And even if they had, it’s unlikely the courts would decide on the constitutional merits of an issue before the elections. And even if they were willing, would Taylor be able to show that the law is a burden on his rights? No one is actually forcing him to campaign after all.
Frankly it seems like a pretty reasonable law to me; having to show some cause to be dismissed from a ballot.
Has anyone seen Taylor’s actual resignation letter? Because it could come down to interpretation. Also, the court may well find that the provisions only recently inserted to require a declaration of unable to serve violates the Kansas State constitution. I’m not an expert there, but clearly the justices felt they needed to take this case, and if I was Kobach, I’d be concerned by that. Plus, there’s also the question of whether Kobach should have recused himself from this entire matter, given that he is directly linked to a party in the case…
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God I hope he loses this election.
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Fully expect the court to remove Taylor from the ballot as his intent was clear, and the law says nothing about having to articulate why you are incapable of serving, just that you have to serve notice that you incapable. Taylor did so and before the deadline
Also don’t see anything in the law that requires the Democratic Party to replace Taylor with another nominee – they are permitted to do so but not required. Lots of offices go uncontested.
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Look, it really doesn’t matter if Taylor loses. It doesn’t matter if he wins. What MATTERS is that Kobach be seen as the money-wasting partisan that he is.
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This whole debacle has put him front and center here in the state. I’ve talked to Republicans who are saying WTF is his deal?
That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
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What public interest would be served by leaving him on the ballot? I would hope the court could answer that.
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“…Taylor is suing Kobach…”
Taking bets!
How long before Korbach, a big government thug who uses the legal system for his personal career objectives, becomes the leading “proponent” of tort reform?
(Do conservatives still care about stopping bureaucrats like Kobach anymore?)
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