Kansas, Selective Prosecution & Election Bribery

Kansas, Selective Prosecution & Election Bribery
(Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)

The Ellis County Attorney’s decision to not prosecute election bribery signals that the trend of picking and choosing which crimes to prosecute is no longer confined to major U.S. cities with progressive prosecutors.  And that is a very dangerous sign for freedom in Kansas.

As we reported earlier this month, USD 489 Hays Superintendent Ron Wilson emailed district staff on April 22nd concerning the May 10 bond issue election, which included this offer:

“Here’s my challenge to you. If 100% of the eligible voters in your building vote before May 10th we will bring lunch for you one day before the end of school. Yes, we’ll know if you vote (and no we can not see how you vote) The first building in our district to get 100% also gets dessert with their lunch! My expectation is to buy lunch for every building in our district!”

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