Kansas decides: Governor

Recently, the GOP candidates for Governor in Kansas were asked a series of three ques

All of the questions were the same for each candidate. The candidates are Sam Brownback and Joan Heffington.

The following are their responses:

1. Why do you believe you are the best-qualified to be the Governor of Kansas?

Brownback: Kansas is my home. My wife Mary and I were born here, schooled here and have raised our five children here. After a career as a teacher, attorney and broadcaster, I have been honored to serve Kansas in executive and legislative capacities in Topeka and Washington. During my time as Secretary of Agriculture here at home to a Senator representing Kansas in Washington I have listened to Kansans face-to-face in every county of our state many times over. This familiarity with our state and its people I believe is essential to being a Governor for all Kansans.

Heffington: I am best qualified to be governor of the state of Kansas because I am not a Washington insider,or even a career politician. I think the middle class is not truly represented because most politicians are either wealthy or lawyers or both.  Because I am neither, I feel I can effectively govern the state of Kansas according to God’s will and the will of the people. In addition to 37+ years of experience, education and observation of our legal system, I can offer honesty, integrity and the fact that I care about people more than money.

2. What, in your opinion, is the most pressing issue facing the state?

Brownback: We must grow the Kansas Economy. Last year, Kansas lost over 50,000 private sector jobs. Government employment grew. Personal income dropped by 2.5%. That is not sustainable. Government cannot continue to grow while the private sector shrinks. Our top priority has to be to grow our economy and provide private sector jobs for Kansas families. We need to reject the Obama approach and unleash the creative power of free enterprise.

Heffington: The most pressing issue facing our state is the CIA abuse of National Security Letters and using innocent Kansas citizens as experiments for their chemical and biological warfare. I urge you to listen to my 15-minute interview on WIBW radio in Topeka last week which is on their website. After they tried to put a steroid cocktail mix in my I.V. in March, 2007 (I let it drip into a bedpan all night or I would have died), I tried to get help from Senator Brownback. Instead, a woman in my office was targeted 3 weeks later. Then in Nov., 2007, a Mulvane woman named Sharon Frank died from this. The steroid cocktail mix caused her to become diabetic, they withheld her insulin and she died the next day. Why was she targeted? Her husband ongoing litigation with a former state representative over a drainage dispute, and when they couldn’t get to him, they went after her. After a 22-year old boy was targeted in Wichita in Oct., 2009, I pressured Tiahrt’s office for a Congressional inquiry. Instead, they brought a false lawsuit against me for practicing law without a license. I also met with a man named James Wolbert in Feb. of this year. He had five microchips implanted in him (by satellite) because the government wanted his billion dollar invention, and he refused to turn over the patent and the rights. This is outrageous government conduct, abuse of power and crimes against humanity, and it needs to stop. I believe Washington insiders are involved which is why I am running.

3. How do you intend, if elected, to carry out your legislative goals?

Brownback: Our campaign is offering a Road Map for Kansas — a specific positive plan of concrete steps we can take to Grow our Economy, Improve Education and Protect Families. This plan will provide the framework for a new administration. We will continue to work across party lines to achieve results that make a difference in the everyday lives of Kansans.

Heffington: My goals are to overhaul the legal system and give government back to the people. I want to ensure that judges are elected and not appointed and create citizen review boards to ensure that false/frivolous charges are not brought against people, especially our youth. I want to implement a review board which I will oversee with regard to any complaints against government entities (police, courts, cities, counties, judges, lawyers, school systems, etc.) for a resolution without litigation. Our research shows that these people cannot obtain lawyers, and that there is no “justice for all” — the side with the most money to pay their attorney wins. I also want to introduce a justice amendment which will reduce lawsuits significantly and ensure fairness in our legal system. It is described on my website at www.JoanHeffington.com and at www.assocforhonestattys.com. Concerning the passage of laws, I plan to only sign those bills into law that have 2/3 approval of the people, and will take a poll before signing each bill. I believe this can help us achieve government “of the people, by the people, for the people” as it should be.