The people of Sedgwick
County , in Kansas , organized an effort to eject a right-wing politician-
"The bourgeoisie, with its base selfishness, is unable to
suppress its hatred for the masses." -Mao
Zedong/毛泽东
From The
Idiot Factor:
The recall effort to
get rid of Sedgwick County Commissioner Richard Ranzau continues despite
efforts by a Sedgwick County District Attorney, Marc Bennet to block a petition
filed, by the Committee to Recall Richard Ranzau.
According to KAKE News:
“Sedgwick County
District Attorney Marc Bennett has blocked a recall effort against a county
commissioner who has refused to accept millions of dollars in grants for local
health programs.”
KAKE also reported that Bennet said that the remedy
prescribed by law when someone disagrees with an elected official is the ballot
box.
So what Bennett is
saying is that once one of these right wing scum bags weasels his or her way
into office, there isn’t Jack Squat we can do about it. Bennett is a Republican
with the same narrow-minded ideas that Ranzau has. There is little doubt that
Bennett is just trying to make sure a fellow Republican can stay in office
without being accountable to his constituents. His actions are just
plain-old-stall tactics design to keep Ranzau in office against the will of
local people.
Giving away tax
payer’s money, when it is clearly needed by the citizens of this area, is an
unthinkable action and it shows deep disrespect to the neediest people in this
county.
Ranzau told KAKE; the DA's decision is a victory for taxpaying
American citizens and legal immigrants.
His use of the term “legal
immigrants” shows that he is a bigot who believes in punishing young children
for illegal acts they are not responsible for. It also shows how biased he is
against Latinos. He recently and rudely refused an interview with KWCH reporter, Beatriz Parres, who is
bilingual and a legal immigrant from Spain . The attempted interview was
recorded by KWCH TV.
The people are being
denied what is rightfully theirs and he needs to be held accountable.
It is our democratic
right to get rid of any politician who we feel has acted against the people’s
interests.
Here is information to
the last the Committee to Recall Richard Ranzau meeting:
Nov 25 at
10:58 PM
On Wednesday, November
25, 2015, the Committee to Recall Richard Ranzau resolved to not allow DA
Bennett to substitute his flawed opinion for the will of Sedgwick County
Voters who want to see Commissioner Ranzau removed from office. We resolved to
not allow him to block a constitutional and fundamental right of the Electors
to determine Ranzau’s continued employment at the ballot box. Eveleigh v.
Conness, 261 Kan.
970, 977 (1997). SeeKan. Const., Art. 4, § 3.
While we disagree with
the DA’s legal opinion dated November 23, the Committee has resolved to file
a new Recall Petition, providing different grounds to
Recall Commissioner Ranzau. The new filing date will be announced by the
end of next week. The Committee also resolved to file a Mandamus
Action with the Kansas
Supreme Court should District Attorney Marc Bennett improperly block our
efforts again. Mandamus is the proper remedy where the essential purpose
is to obtain an authoritative interpretation of the law for the guidance of
public officials in their administration of the public business, or to compel a
public official to act. An authoritative interpretation of the DA’s limited
role in the recall process, as well as the public health duties imposed by law
on County Commissioners would be of significant
statewide interest. The Kansas
Supreme Court has often exercised its original jurisdiction in mandamus to
provide speedy adjudication of issues of law affecting public officials. Recall
Petitions in particular are a fundamental and constitutional right of
registered voters, therefore the issues that our Petition raises should be of
sufficient public concern for the Kansas
Supreme Court to entertain if DA Bennett blocks our efforts again.
It is not the role of
the District Attorney to decide if the recall allegation is true or untrue. And
for District Attorney Bennett to split hairs on a distinction between powers
and duties to block a constitutional and fundamental right recall petition
seems highly irregular, particularly if the duty to contract for the protection
and promotion of public health already exists, and is recognized as one of the
duties of a County Commission which doubles as the sitting local Board of
Health. It is pursuant to its power and duty to contract for the
protection and promotion of public health and welfare that the
Commission, through the local health department, meets its ongoing legal
obligations under KSA 65-201. Bennett’s opinion that county commissioners have
“no legal duty” to contract for the protection and promotion of the public
health and welfare not only defies logic, it is inconsistent with KSA 19-212
which clearly empowers the Commission to perform the corresponding duties
enumerated in that provision. The DA’s ruling is also inconsistent with a Kansas Supreme Court
case cited in his decision, i.e. “if the petition contains sufficient
information concerning the alleged violation …, the electors become the
decision-makers and may decide for themselves the truth or falsity of the
allegations contained in the recall petition. While we might prefer more
specific information in the petition in question … it contains sufficient
information concerning the alleged misconduct.” Unger v. Horn, 240 Kan. 740, 743 (1987).
The law is clearly on
our side, and we will not be deterred by the District Attorney. This Recall
Action will continue even if it drags on till the November 2016 elections!
#RecallRanzau lives
on!
PLEASE
NOTE: The Campaign Event previously scheduled for this Saturday,
Nov. 28 has been moved to Thursday, Dec. 10 at 6pm. See the Facebook
Event for details.
Committee To Recall
Ranzau, Inc.
Sandrine Lisk
Esau Freeman
Scott Poor
Mary Dean
Mary Ware
Shirley Benton Kelley,
Recall Elector
Tom James, Recall
Elector
Lyle “Chip” English
Wendell Turner
Lisa Vayda
Billie Knighton
Melody Miller
Throw the bum out.
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