Kansans, do you know what they're doing in Topeka?

From Kansas Representative Paul Davis' Facebook page today:

"House Bill 2314 would give legislators a 'cost of living adjustment'...for special interest wining and dining. It increases lobbyist gifts from $100 to $500 per legislator, bumps up the threshold for reporting daily gifts from $2 to $15, and increases the meal limit maximum from $25 to $50. It will be very disappointing if the Legislature gets this done this year but is unable to come together to provide adequate funding for our kids' education."

More on this here: Bill could shroud thousands of dollars in gifts to KS legislators

A small bit of a synopsis:

TOPEKA — New legislation in the Kansas Capitol aims to help state legislators rake in more of the sweet perks that come with their seat under the dome.

Whether it’s a T-bone steak or a round of golf, it’s no secret that lobbyists love to shower Kansas lawmakers with incentives to foster political ties or sway legislative leanings. However, a new bill in the House would not only make it easier for politicians to accept bigger and better gifts, it would make some entirely undetectable.

The bill, HB 2314, was set before members of the House Elections committee Monday afternoon, and would allow individual lobbyists to give — and lawmakers to receive — as much as $500 in recreational gifts per calendar year, up from the current $100 maximum. Chris Carroll, who lobbies for AT&T, said as it stands now anything beyond the maximum must be repaid by the legislator. 

They're certainly taking care of themselves over there in Topeka, aren't they, ladies and gentlemen?

This on top of their earlier attempt at more of the same, just a couple weeks ago that Rep. Davis and the Hutchinson News also pointed out:

Laughable legislation

Proposed bill would guarantee perpetual employment for lawmakers

Kansas Senator Greg Smith, R-Overland Park, has introduced one of the most absurd pieces of legislation to ever see the light of day.

Senate Bill 119, introduced on Monday, would offer employment protection for legislators who find themselves unemployed due to a failed re-election bid. According to the bill, legislators who give proper notice to their employers before taking office - either through election or appointment - would be guaranteed a return to those same positions - with the same pay, seniority and responsibility level - they would have enjoyed had they never left the job at all.

Essentially, the bill aims to treat a stint in Topeka much like a leave of absence for medical reasons or military duty.

It makes me wonder. Is there something in the drinking water over there at the capitol? Because if there isn't, this is just bold-faced, raw greed and selfishness.
 
Question to Kansans: Are you really going to put up with this? Is this what you elected these people for over there? This and taking tax burdens off the wealthy and putting it on the middle-class and poorer people of your state, among other things like also trying to weaken unions and screw up school funding. Really?