Didn't learn shit from Brownback
this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2026
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_experiment
The Kansas experiment was a name given to a controversial and widely noted tax-cutting policy/agenda of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback that began with Brownback signing a bill cutting state taxes (Kansas Senate Bill Substitute HB 2117), in May 2012,[1][2] and ended with the Kansas legislature's repeal of the bill in June 2017. It was one of the largest income tax cuts in
Despite its record and the fact that "many experts regard the Kansas tax cuts as a failure", the 2017 Republican tax cuts (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017) had some of the same elements of Brownback's policy, and "many Republicans still embrace the ideology" behind the Kansas tax cuts.[2]
Conservatives don't learn shit.
Well of course, you can't be conservative and learn. Its an either or.
Learning requires growth, changing your views and behaviors, and admitting you might be wrong about some things.
That’s just not in the mental DNA of a typical conservative. Admitting one was wrong and taking on a different stance makes you a loser (if you’re a con).
I have seen some recovering cons out in the wild, but they’re as rare as hen’s teeth and usually sharper than the rest of the bunch.
I’m curious if the governor of Kansas is a Democrat what makes them think voting for justices will get republican justices?
One lesson everyone should learn is anything you do in politics can eventually bite you in the ass.
When Harry Reid ended the fillibuster for (non-Supreme Court) judicial appointments in 2013, Mitch the Cocaine Turtle admonished "you'll regret this and maybe sooner than you think". Smashcut fast-forward and he was able to manipulate court appointments.
Likewise there are now some Republicans who want to nuke the fillibuster entirely to ram through the elections bill. Well what do they think is going to happen in a few years when they no longer have a majority? Dems will also be able to ram through anything and everything with a bare majority.
Same thing with these state level initiatives. There is no way to create a "magic tool" that your opponent can't also use against you eventually.
They don't think there will be any more elections
District gerrymandering.
How is it that electing is more likely to get Republicans who they want than letting the Republican governor appoint a choice justice ?
I'm confused.
I think elections by the people would be less likely to elect extreme right wing justices.
What a headline! A team wants their team to win. That is dedicated journalism we haven't seen since way back in the past. /s
Very much a “yes and…?” Type of headline.
To the point of other commenters, the hell is wrong with Kansas voters…
Have they learned nothing since Brownback?
Haven't conservatives fucked up Kansas enough? Haven't Kansans figured out that conservatives have fucked up their state enough?
Seriously, they are among the dumbest MAGAs in America, and that's saying something.