Kansas Dem faces pressure to resign after he votes to protect kids, women's sports: 'He needs to step aside and let a real Democrat represent his District'

A Kansas state Democrat is now facing pressure to resign after he recently voted to protect women's sports from male infiltration and to protect children from indoctrination at school.

Rep. Marvin Robinson (D) is a freshman state lawmaker representing a portion of Kansas City, Kansas, an area described by News-Press Now as "heavily Democratic." Despite his deeply blue district, Robinson has recently run afoul of his fellow Dems.

On Wednesday, Robinson cast a key vote which permitted a law protecting women's sports to eventually go into effect. Robinson initially voted against the Fairness in Women's Sports Act, but when Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed it on March 17, Robinson joined 83 Republicans in voting to override the veto, barely passing the two-thirds threshold needed for a successful override. The state Senate then voted 28-12 to override Kelly's veto, which means the measure will go into effect on July 1.

When asked why he changed his mind about the measure, Robinson claimed Democrats and radical voters attempted to bully him into submitting to their agenda. Robinson said such people were "rude and insulting and attacking." He even claimed that one female Democrat colleague told him that he "should die" as a result of his vote to override the veto, though he declined to name the culprit.

Rep. Heather Meyer, another Democrat from Kansas City, has been one of the most vocal proponents of allowing men to participate in women's sports. Meyer is married but identifies as bisexual and purports to have a 13-year-old "transgender son," News-Press Now reported. Meyer denied that any Democrat would have made such threats against Robinson.

"We care about mental health, and we care about our colleagues, even if we disagree," Meyer said.

Despite the appearance of collegiality, some Kansas Dems have called for Robinson's immediate resignation. "Right now, he’s voting more with the other party than he is with ours," said Kansas House Democratic Leader Vic Miller, who also said he would be "pleased" if Robinson resigned.

"He ran as a Democrat, but he doesn’t seem to be serving as a Democrat," Miller added.

"If Rep. Robinson is going to allow hate to overrule his commitment to Democratic values, he needs to step aside and let a real Democrat represent his District," argued Brandie Armstrong, chair of the LGBT caucus of the Kansas Democratic Party. "Democrats barely have representation in Kansas as is, the least someone who claims to be a part of our party can do is represent our ideals."

Though he stopped short of calling for Robinson to resign, transgender activist Stacy Cay, who admittedly doesn't "like republicans," is likewise trying to mount a pressure campaign against Robinson on social media, calling for followers to "beg" Robinson "to vote to protect trans people in the future."

Leftists are particularly worried about Robinson right now because he has the power to help Republicans override yet another possible veto. Robinson and many others in the state legislature have already approved HB 2236, which ensures that parents have the right to raise their children according to their morals and values and to "object to harmful and inappropriate educational materials" in schools.

"If there is one family who are denied their rights, we need to address it," claimed state Rep. Susan Estes (R-Wichita), who advanced the bill.

The measure now goes to Gov. Kelly's desk. Should she choose to veto it, Republicans will need Robinson's help to override the veto. It is unclear whether Kelly intends to veto the measure.

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