The Kansas House and Senate Minority leaders have been circulating a petition ordering Governor Brownback to call legislators back to Topeka for a special session to fix the budget, especially in the area of school finance and following the directive of the Kansas Supreme Court, in order to avoid closing of schools across Kansas.

As of today, Brownback announced he will call for a special session but with no specific date. I fear this is simply another delay tactic, the petition should contain a specific date for the special session to avoid further delays.

I am calling on Sue Boldra and all other legislators in this region of the state, who have been supporting the “Brownback Experiment,” to do their job and uphold the Kansas Constitution. Defying or ignoring the court’s decision is no longer an option. It is time to admit the huge tax cut experiment has failed and the sun is not shining on Kansas, instead, the state is under a dark cloud of mortgaging our future. It is time for Boldra and other legislators to get the job done.

Please join me in demanding that Sue Boldra either sign a petition calling on the Governor to call a special session with a specific date or write a letter requesting a special session with a specific date. This is a self-inflicted problem and it is time to repair the situation.

Eber Phelps, Hays