Clik here to view.
Wichita sends educational mailer to non-Wichitans, using Wichita taxes
Why is the City of Wichita spending taxpayer money mailing to voters who don’t live in the city and can’t vote on the issue? A resident of Bel Aire thought it was curious that she received an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Examining claims in favor of the proposed Wichita sales tax
In an advertisement in the Wichita Eagle and in a mailer sent to Wichita voters, the “Yes Wichita” group makes a series of statements regarding plans for a new water supply. It’s important that Wichita...
View ArticleWichitaLiberty.TV: The proposed one cent per dollar Wichita sales tax
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: We’ll talk about the proposed Wichita sales tax, including who pays it, and who gets special exemptions from paying it. Then, can we believe the promises the city...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Haupt’s Commentary: American politics is about local politics, nothing more
“Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.’” ~Lao Tzu Political, social or community problems by their very definition concern a large number of people....
View ArticleVoter privacy a subject ready for debate
Campaign methods used in the recent election may spark debate on the information government makes available about voters and their voting behavior. This election day, after voting, someone posted on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Here’s a Wichita sales tax election map by district
Here’s a map I created of the “No” vote percentage by council district for the 2014 sales tax referendum. To use an interactive version of this map, click here. On the interactive map you may scroll...
View ArticleWichitaLiberty.TV: The Wichita Eagle fails the city and its readers
In this excerpt from WichitaLiberty.TV: In its coverage of the recent election, the Wichita Eagle has failed to inform its readers of city and state issues. View the video below, or click here to view...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Haupt’s Commentary: Get over it! It’s not about politics, it’s about the law
“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other.” ~John Adams In 1789,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Wichita, the need for campaign finance reform
Actions of the Wichita City Council have shown that campaign finance reform is needed. Citizen groups are investigating how to accomplish this needed reform, since the council has not shown interest in...
View ArticleACLU and NAACP suing Ferguson School District for having ‘Unfair’ election...
The ACLU and NAACP announced a lawsuit Thursday morning against the Ferguson-Florissant School District, on allegations that the use of at-large elections prevent black candidates from getting elected...
View Article
