Don't Let This Stand - Demand an End to the Roe Rule
The Kansas legislature has once again been thwarted by the now-infamous “Roe Rule”.
Since 1974, the Kansas Constitution has contained this two-thirds voting requirement for Kansas to join any Convention of States effort. The Roe Rule was originally devised to stop efforts by the states to overturn the Roe vs Wade decision in 1973. The language found its way into the Kansas Constitution, and today, it was the sole reason why leadership in both the House and the Senate gaveled down our Convention of States resolution as “not passed.”
With a vote in the House of Representatives of 74 to 48 in favor and a vote in the Senate of 22 to 16 in favor, the presiding officers both cited the Roe Rule that exists in the Kansas Constitution for ruling the effort failed in the legislature this session.
In the House, 72 Republicans and 2 Democrats voted in favor of HCR5008, while 11 Republicans and 37 Democrats voted against. In the Senate, 22 of Republicans and 0 Democrats voted in favor of SCR1607, while 4 of Republicans, 1 Independent, and 9 Democrats voted against.
Kansas had the opportunity to join in the effort sweeping the nation that is the only solution big enough for the nightmare dysfunction we are witnessing in Washington, D.C. Calling a Convention of States to propose reforms like Term Limits on Congress, a Balanced Budget Amendment, and anti-Court Packing.
Congress will never pass the reforms to fix the disfunction in D.C. That is why the Framers of the U.S. Constitution wrote Article V to provide our state legislators an avenue to force the reforms.
Politicians have been using excuses like the 2/3 requirement from the "Roe Rule" to avoid joining 19 other states already on board (including TX, OK, MO, and NE).
Take 1 minute to find out how your legislator voted on Convention of States and encourage their support of eliminating the Roe Rule!
Don't Let This Stand - Demand an End to the Roe Rule
The Kansas legislature has once again been thwarted by the now-infamous “Roe Rule”.
Since 1974, the Kansas Constitution has contained this two-thirds voting requirement for Kansas to join any Convention of States effort. The Roe Rule was originally devised to stop efforts by the states to overturn the Roe vs Wade decision in 1973. The language found its way into the Kansas Constitution, and today, it was the sole reason why leadership in both the House and the Senate gaveled down our Convention of States resolution as “not passed.”
With a vote in the House of Representatives of 74 to 48 in favor and a vote in the Senate of 22 to 16 in favor, the presiding officers both cited the Roe Rule that exists in the Kansas Constitution for ruling the effort failed in the legislature this session.
In the House, 72 Republicans and 2 Democrats voted in favor of HCR5008, while 11 Republicans and 37 Democrats voted against. In the Senate, 22 of Republicans and 0 Democrats voted in favor of SCR1607, while 4 of Republicans, 1 Independent, and 9 Democrats voted against.
Kansas had the opportunity to join in the effort sweeping the nation that is the only solution big enough for the nightmare dysfunction we are witnessing in Washington, D.C. Calling a Convention of States to propose reforms like Term Limits on Congress, a Balanced Budget Amendment, and anti-Court Packing.
Congress will never pass the reforms to fix the disfunction in D.C. That is why the Framers of the U.S. Constitution wrote Article V to provide our state legislators an avenue to force the reforms.
Politicians have been using excuses like the 2/3 requirement from the "Roe Rule" to avoid joining 19 other states already on board (including TX, OK, MO, and NE).
Take 1 minute to find out how your legislator voted on Convention of States and encourage their support of eliminating the Roe Rule!