Kansas proved that direct democracy abortion votes are being treated in strange and inexplicable ways by people who use them as an outlet to shout that abortion should be legal.
Tell me about it. I live here, and it has been hair-pulling frustration to see people talking about it. There is state-level support for pushing the ban limit back from the 22-weeks its at now to be closer to 15. But there is no support for a full ban. The wording of the amendment left open the option that the legislature could institute a full ban if they decided to. People decided they didnt want that. And I saw people say this was a sign the state was going blue and we were going to all die.
Then yesterday, the Dem governor barely managed to hold on (and only because she has actually been a moderate thus far), the Republicans blew out the State House and Executive offices, and many of those who won supported the amendment, and won by overwhelming votes.
Almost like, our issue was with the amendment itself, and nothing else.
Tell me about it. I live here, and it has been hair-pulling frustration to see people talking about it. There is state-level support for pushing the ban limit back from the 22-weeks its at now to be closer to 15. But there is no support for a full ban. The wording of the amendment left open the option that the legislature could institute a full ban if they decided to. People decided they didnt want that. And I saw people say this was a sign the state was going blue and we were going to all die.
Then yesterday, the Dem governor barely managed to hold on (and only because she has actually been a moderate thus far), the Republicans blew out the State House and Executive offices, and many of those who won supported the amendment, and won by overwhelming votes.
Almost like, our issue was with the amendment itself, and nothing else.