The court case of ACLU v. Kobach took another odd twist this morning, as the Kansas Secretary of State noted that he had some concerns, and would feel better if he could bring a gun to court.
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On his way into a federal courthouse Wednesday, Kris Kobach asked the guards if he or an associate would be allowed to bring a firearm the next day and check it at their desk if he isn’t accompanied by a security detail.
The guards told him no.
Kobach, potentially intimidated by voter-registration types, often characterized as young students or older women, hoped to find happiness in a (hopefully) slightly cool gun on his hip. It was not to be, however, as the guards of the federal court building had to tell him no.
The Kansas League of Women Voters, leadership pictured above, is certainly terrifying if your concern preventing people from being registered and, well, in need of assistance getting registered to vote.
The League offered testimony today:
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The first witness called during the trial’s second day was Marge Ahrens, a former co-president of the Kansas League of Women Voters, who testified on the law’s impact to voter registration drives after the law took effect in 2013.
“It was a dead hit. It was absolutely a blow… The League was really knocked off its feet,” Ahrens said. “We stopped registering voters. It was just that pure and simple.”
Kobach, who had prior been denied his gun, was apparently not well suited to defend himself on his own. Citing concerns over video dispositions — which were also apparently taken where Kobach didn’t have a gun on him — Kobach claimed the process was unfair.
For now, the court case continues. And the Secretary of State who is defending himself, is apparently missing his blankie.. er.. gun.