Kobach in Trump Cabinet can’t be good

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Opinion

April 17, 2019 - 10:15 AM

When Kris Kobach was Kansas Secretary of State he usurped the powers of the Kansas Attorney General, while Derek Schmidt put up no resistance. What will their relationship be if both are elected Nov. 8? Photo by TNS photo

Let’s establish right off the bat that Kris Kobach and Donald Trump fit together pretty well. Let’s also acknowledge that there’s a job opening in President Trump’s administration that would seem to fit Mr. Kobach’s particular orientation pretty well.

We almost always root for Kansans in this sort of situation: It would seem to be good for Kansas, and for us here in Manhattan, to have one of our own in high public office.

But in this case, we need to send a strong contrary signal: Please, Mr. President, don’t put Mr. Kobach in charge of the border.

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