National Review: We are now at five days and counting since the second writ was filed, and the Kansas Supreme Court, which is dominated by judges nominated by former Democratic governor Kathleen Sebelius, has not acted on the writ. This is in sharp contrast to its having issued a scheduling order within two days of receiving the first writ. When it issued that initial scheduling order, the court noted the “expedited nature of this case and the necessity for an authoritative ruling.”

This second writ is obviously in just as much need of expedition and an “authoritative ruling” from the court. But of course, this second writ is one that the Kansas Democratic party would like to see ignored completely or handled as slowly as possible, until it becomes too late for the court to intervene.

So the question for the Kansas Supreme Court is very simple: Are you going to handle this second writ as you should and why the delay? Are you going to avoid acting on the writ, even if doing so allows the Democratic party to violate Kansas law and manipulate the candidate-slating process for political advantage?