Comments on: Rural candidates feel pump pain

By: Jaylan Hernandez

Jaylan Hernandez — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:58:22 +0000

I mentioned your text to an associate of mine and she told me she really dug it

By: Predestined

Predestined — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:56:56 +0000

They should just be happy they aren’t in Alaska, where gas is over $8 a gallon.

By: ksfarmgrrl

ksfarmgrrl — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:47:49 +0000

Cattle may not vote, but they can sure stare you down in the morning when the grass is gone and they are looking for a bale of feed to be delivered. They’re like that ya know. Demanding breakfast in bed before they start swilling that cool, cool well water. Pond water isnt good enough for my girls. Hell, they’d like that cold well water even better if I put a little Crystal Light in in.

Google “cows with guns” for a HUGE laugh.

And while I disagree with virginia and ralph about almost everything but water, I gotta say, they cover their territory. I saw both of them twice last week. Even though they have NO democrats opposing them. Thanks Tim Peterson for doing such a great job!

So much for the “105 county strategy” that Howard Dean wanted for Kansas. Governor “leadership” has more important things to worry about. Like campaigning for obama.

Of course, both virginia and ralph have the money to travel at will. And with increasing travel costs, it will be even harder for someone of modest means to run for the kansas house and senate. Which get more elitest every year. (thanks again democrats!)

And we wonder why our leggies cant relate to real issues like water and fiscal responsibility? I’m sure they frequently utter the equivalent of “let ‘em eat cake.” I wonder if either of them has ever worried about making ends meet even one day of their lives.

But hey. We’re STILL safe from gay marriage….

By: JWink

JWink — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:54:40 +0000

The idea is that each Kansas voter should have approximately the same vote for their individual 40 state senators and 125 state representatives. Some years ago in Kansas, legislative districts were divided more by geography leading to the old idea that some state legislators represented more cattle than people.

So some 30 or 40 years ago, laws were changed to require legislative districts to contain approximately the same number of voters rather than square miles.

That’s why Jim Ward’s state house of representatives district in southeast Wichita with a dense population is the smallest in area. Likewise, my old friend, Barbara Allen’s state senatorial district up in Overland Park/Leawood area is a heavily populated area of Kansas.

I suspect now in the United States, the U.S. Senate apportionment of two U.S. Senators per state, established by the U.S. constitution, is one of the last political districts that ignores the general rule of “cattle don’t vote, so one person, one vote.”