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21. Meet State Representative Gail Finney

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 08:33 PM

Feb 2014

Representative Gail Finney is in her third term in the Kansas House. Her legislative assignments in Topeka include:

Assignments 2014 Session

Committees:

House Appropriations
House Corrections and Juvenile Justice
House Transportation and Public Safety Budgets, Ranking Democrat

http://www.gailfinney.com/meet-gail.html

* This needs to be challenged, big time...she is dangerously dead wrong on this subject.

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WTF? Kansas bill would allow teachers to beat children to the point of leaving bruises. [View all] Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 OP

Aid and abetting assaults? warrior1 Feb 2014 #1

This person should be arrested for aiding and abbeting child abuse Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #2

The District Attorney who brought this forward as a good idea, 10 assaults is legal, 11 is not(?)... Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #27

there always seems to be something "off" about your posts Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #37

That (D) next to her name should be removed. nt TheMathieu Feb 2014 #3

No, because it probbaly stands for Dumbass... joeybee12 Feb 2014 #5

Yes. Extremely unfair to dumbasses. TheMathieu Feb 2014 #6

And I apologize to dumbasses everywhere! nt joeybee12 Feb 2014 #11

This country is going TBF Feb 2014 #4

Kansas is leading the way. subterranean Feb 2014 #50

I see finger pointing in the future if this passes. chowder66 Feb 2014 #7

How is it "restoring parental rights" to let a teacher bruise someone's child? arcane1 Feb 2014 #8

That part didn't make sense 2naSalit Feb 2014 #32

WTF indeed sakabatou Feb 2014 #9

However she wants to spin it, it is still child abuse. MissB Feb 2014 #10

oh, she's trying to spin it rollin74 Feb 2014 #59

Unbelievable theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #12

we have lots of microsociieties. that would no more get proposed in the VT cali Feb 2014 #15

I'm not sure she's a Democrat, I think maybe she went so far right she came back around the other okaawhatever Feb 2014 #13

Many democrats in Kansas are worse than republicans. They are a whole new breed. One is RKP5637 Feb 2014 #41

jaysus wept. and so do I. fucking stupid cruel piece of dog shit pol- and a dem cali Feb 2014 #14

Yipes shenmue Feb 2014 #16

Because beating kids will correct their behavior neverforget Feb 2014 #17

THIS! n/t DebJ Feb 2014 #56

Yes a Democrat and not alone MuseRider Feb 2014 #18

If this is what Democrats propose then they deserve to lose Bandit Feb 2014 #19

I agree with you. MuseRider Feb 2014 #23

The grown ups in the room know, like the blue dogs Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #36

so Democrats more conservative than me are for beating children? nt arely staircase Feb 2014 #38

Apparently some are. In Kansas they are. Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #39

It was sarcasm. Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #40

ah thanks nt arely staircase Feb 2014 #43

This is just nuts. Lifelong Protester Feb 2014 #20

Meet State Representative Gail Finney Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #21

here is her facebook page also rollin74 Feb 2014 #55

Thanks, have you seen her recent response? She needs to be stopped..it's disgusting. Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #60

yeah. I read her statement rollin74 Feb 2014 #61

Upside down world. I don't know if her district is so conservative that she is hearing requests for Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #62

good news. the bill is dead! rollin74 Feb 2014 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author rollin74 Feb 2014 #64

Fantastic...and now the true child advocates in Kansas need to push for a Democratic Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #66

Won't that just indirectly spur more kiddie shooting rampages? Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #22

I need to move out of this Shit-hole state! Sky Masterson Feb 2014 #24

No, please don't. We NEED your vote! nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #30

Isn't the Kansas Leg the one trying to pass the refuse service to LGBT citizens? nt arely staircase Feb 2014 #25

Yes. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #34

Yep, same place, and not long ago they also tried to deny medical services to LGBT if RKP5637 Feb 2014 #44

it is sort of how I don't go to Hobby Lobby arely staircase Feb 2014 #45

I use to go to Hobby Lobby before I learned all about them. I was so naive, I thought they RKP5637 Feb 2014 #47

Arizona still allows and sanctions corporal punishment. Spare the rod, spoil the child. Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #26

I would like to be able to give an administrator or teacher 10 wackes with a closed fist with RKP5637 Feb 2014 #46

I don't remember there being a parental right to beat a child to the point of leaving bruises. JoeyT Feb 2014 #28

You obviously never heard of the "I think my son is gay" law, which allows beating the kid Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #51

I have to wonder. A number of Republicans, including some politicians, tblue37 Feb 2014 #29

This is Child Abuse! mrchips Feb 2014 #31

Law or not.. one_voice Feb 2014 #33

I just don't get it, this is state sanctioned child abuse! They should be charged with RKP5637 Feb 2014 #48

this is state sanctioned child abuse! one_voice Feb 2014 #52

Is Kansas a Stand Your Ground State? Wolf Frankula Feb 2014 #35

That was my first thought... Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2014 #42

Same here! RKP5637 Feb 2014 #49

Jesus H... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #53

If someone beat my child, I would beat them. n/t PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #54

Legalized child abuse. MadrasT Feb 2014 #57

ANYBODY.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #58

Spanking bill dies in Kansas House committee rollin74 Feb 2014 #65