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Allowing same-sex couples to marry—as the U.S. Supreme Court has now ruled is the law of the land in all 50 states—does not change that in any way, and so today’s Executive Order is unnecessary.
Representative Winn is being punished for speaking her mind on legislation before the committee – something the First Amendment is intended to protect against. If the investigative committee recommends action, many more legislators can expect to be silenced – and that’s bad for Kansans.
We look forward to bringing our Where Freedom Stands tour to the State, and to getting Kansas engaged in the movement to defend the constitutional rights that belong to all of us.
The Kansas House of Representatives gave Senate Bill 34 (SB 34) initial approval this morning with a 63-57 vote. Final approval of this bill would give Secretary of State Kris Kobach the power to prosecute voting crime in Kansas – a move that is strongly opposed by the ACLU of Kansas.
We are asking the Kansas Legislature to stand up and say that Kansas does not support discrimination, and to prevent the state from becoming the next target of national outrage.
The issue at stake in SB 175 is not whether student organizations are free to believe and associate as they like – they are. Instead, the issue is whether student organizations have a right to be publicly funded to operate in a discriminatory manner. They should not.