By SJ Otto
what was the point of voting for Democratic Governor Laura Kelly and her allies, when she does the same things Republicans do? Progressive political activists and politicians across the country are trying to ease prison over crowding by releasing some people from prisons. Some can be paroled. Others can have their sentences either reduced or scrapped all together. But the answer to over crowding here in Kansas is to send Kansas prisoners to a private prison, in which a high number if inmates have been killed. Worst of all, this action is from our Democratic Party here in Kansas.
That is one reason so many people want to legalize or decriminalize marijuana and some other drugs, such as Psilocybin. we simply have too many people locked up in this country.
Another problem with this idea is privatization. That is a Republican idea and it is a bad idea. It is based on the idea that government services can be contracted out to people who want to profit form institution that have always been set up to serve the public. They weren’t worried about making money, they were worried about providing services. Such institutions should also answer to the people who elect the leaders who oversee them. Who oversees a private corporation?—no one.
A good example of how badly privatization works is KanCare. It has been a disaster. what is most surprising is that the Democrats who now control the governorship, have not overturned KanCare. The Republicans have overturned Democratic institutions as fast as they can. Why aren’t the Democrats overturning Republican stupidity?
Once again we need to put fire under the feet of those Democrats who run for office and win. Too many Democrats think they can win elections and then just sit on their asses and do nothing. They need to do their jobs and reverse all the conservative stupidity we have endured for the last 30 years. For some of us—we have had enough. We need to fix what is wrong with this state and this country.
