Women for Kansas, eNewsletter, May 31, 2022

 

May 31, 2022 FOUR DAYS LEFT. REGISTER TODAY! There's still time to register to attend this one-of-a-kind opportunity to hear more about what’s at stake for Kansans and what we can do! For a complete event schedule, click here. For downloadable speaker agenda, click here. REGISTER TODAY or select a sponsorship level to upgrade your registration to provide additional support to Women for Kansas. RBG SILENT AUCTION: DON’T MISS OUT! Baskets of cool items and art to bid on in RBG Auction! SOME THINGS WE CAN’T GET OVER Rod Haxton, ctnewsonline.com A Kansas publisher was gleefully taking a victory lap following the state Supreme Court’s decision not to overturn gerrymandered redistricting maps that favor Republicans. The ultra-conservative writer decided to also use the opportunity to take a swipe at the George Soros-funded media, Black Lives Matter, transgender athletes, the invasion of immigrants at our southern border and the general demise of this nation thanks to the influence of liberal propaganda. The problems we are facing in Kansas and across this nation demand a higher level of intellectual discourse. That reality struck again this week when 19 school children were gunned down by an 18-year-old who had access to assault weapons. We should be accustomed to it by now after Columbine High School, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the list goes on and on. I know. We should just get over it. Read more here. GUIDE: HOW WILL MY STATE BE IMPACTED BY THE OVERTURNING OF ROE V. WADE? Molly Shah, therealnews.com From state “trigger” and “zombie” laws set to take effect after the Supreme Court’s expected ruling, to safe states preparing for influxes of out-of-state abortion seekers, we conduct a state-by-state breakdown of abortion access in a post-Roe America. Read more here. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO DEFEAT! The right to make personal decisions about reproductive care in KS is under threat. Politicians put a Constitutional amendment on the August 2022 primary ballot. Read about “How we got here”. Learn more here. WITH ROE DOOMED, THE KANSAS FIGHT OVER ABORTION TAKES ON A NEW URGENCY Dylan Lysen, kcur.org An August vote to amend the Kansas Constitution has taken on heightened importance. Read more here. W4K SUPPORTS PROTECTING THE FREEDOM OF EVERY KANSAN TO CHOOSE IF, WHEN, AND WITH WHOM THEY START OR GROW A FAMILY Click here, learn about how you can VOTE NO on this Amendment to the KS Constitution, no matter your party. CONVINCING NON-POLITICAL FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO VOTE MSNBC, youtube.com What do you say to friends and loved ones who claim voting never changes anything? Latosha Brown of Black Voters Matter and political firebrand Roland Martin join Tiffany Cross to discuss how we can hold elected officials accountable without stoking cynicism among would-be voters of color. Watch here. NO EVIDENCE OF EXPLOITATION OF DOMINION VOTING MACHINE FLAWS E Nakashima and A Gardner, washingtonpost.com Read more here. WOMEN FOR KANSAS Support our election work by making a donation of ANY amount to this 501(c)(4) nonprofit. You'll help with our continued effort to elect moderates to office in KS. This is our primary membership organization, providing support for our staff and advocacy activities. Our most flexible funding source, it is the best choice for donors. Donations are not tax deductible. WOMEN FOR KANSAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, W4KEF engages in non-partisan, non-political educational activities. Donations are tax deductible. Mail your check to: Women for Kansas (or) Women for Kansas-EF PO Box 8774, Wichita, KS 67208 Pay online with PayPal: Women for Kansas Membership & Election support, click here. W4KEF click here. (PayPal account not required). Visit womenforkansas.org for contact information and a calendar of events around Kansas. Political moderates are not tied to a single ideology or ideological extremes in making public policy; they prefer making progress through incremental adjustments rather than radical change. Political moderates are willing to listen to diverse points of view and solve problems through compromise or finding middle ground. W4K HAS VIDEOS Throughout the year, Women for Kansas hosts events featuring remarkable speakers, and you can watch anytime! Visit the Women for Kansas Youtube Channel for videos from W4K and our many friends! THE ATROCITY OF AMERICAN GUN CULTURE Jelani Cobb, newyorker.com Ten years ago, in the aftermath of the horror in Newtown, Connecticut—where a twenty-year-old with a semi-automatic rifle entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and fatally shot twenty children and six adults—Wayne LaPierre, the C.E.O. of the National Rifle Association, said, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” The idea of vigilant protectors subduing armed antagonists spoke to a vision of a society in which firearms are as commonplace as cell phones, and where more guns mean more safety. If the idea seemed absurd then, the passage of time has only made it empirically so. Read more here. SUPREME COURT MAY SOON LOOSEN GUN LAWS AS NATION REELS FROM MASSACRES Ariane de Vogue, abc17news.com While the Supreme Court has been working behind closed doors on its first major Second Amendment opinion in more than a decade, three mass shootings have broken the country, including Tuesday’s massacre of 19 schoolchildren in Texas. Read more here. WHY SIGNIFICANT GUN RESTRICTIONS ARE UNLIKELY IN CONGRESS Michael Schnell, thehill.com If there’s one thing members of both parties agree on it is this: Congress is unlikely to pass significant gun control legislation, even after two shocking mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y. and Uvalde, Texas, that targeted Black people and children. Read more here. WHY DO WE LET CHILDREN BUY FIREARMS? Ruth Marcus, washingtonpost.com Why do we let children buy guns? They can’t purchase alcohol or cigarettes in this country until age 21. But deadly weapons? Read more here. AFTER UVALDE, MASS SHOOTINGS CONTINUE OVER THE WEEKEND ACROSS THE U.S. Dustin Jones, kansaspublicradio.org Read more here. HOW MUCH HAS THE NRA SPENT ON MISSOURI AND KANSAS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS? Celisa Calacal, Frank Morris, Jodi Fortino, kcur.org Read more here. MASS SHOOTINGS ARE SO COMMON THAT MAYORS NOW HAVE A CHECKLIST FOR WHEN ONE HAPPENS Wynne Davis, npr.org Listen