Kansas Senate supports convention to term limit D.C. reps
RYCKMAN RECAP, Ron Ryckman, 38th District Senator
Week 7 of the Legislature — especially when contrasted with the week before — truly epitomized the metaphor “running hot and cold.” That’s because just seven days after we had feverishly worked through 61 bills while the temperature was zero degrees outside we took final action on just three measures while it had warmed up externally to 70 degrees.
Ultimately, it’s all about deadlines and timing, I suppose, as this initial period after so-called “Turnaround” is almost like beginning a new session. It reminded me of a funny anecdote from a guest speaker at the Dole Institute in Lawrence years ago when he was asked how he made the transition from being a political speechwriter in our nation’s capital to becoming a producer of the hit TV series “The West Wing” in Hollywood. “Oh, it was very difficult,” he responded, “because in D.C. it was all ‘dog eat dog,’ but in L.A. it was just the opposite!”
