Governor Sam Brownback makes no bones about being a very devout Christian, as I recall from his time in the Senate. That’s fine, but he and his fellow Republicans in the state legislature might need some remedial study in just exactly what their God taught. Jesus was a compassionate man who fed people when they were hungry and succored them when they were ill. The so-called Christians in Kansas, not so much.

If you get Temporary Assistance for Needy Families support, surprise! You can’t get more than $25 in a single day from an ATM. You can’t use TANF for longer than 36 months. That’s not just consecutive; no siree Bob, that’s for your lifetime as a Kansas resident. What else? Well, don’t try to buy alcohol, cigarettes, concert tickets, psychic services or fortune tellers’ visions, theme park tickets or cruises with your food stamp money. Those things are all immoral, I guess.

Got two felony drug convictions? You’re done. Banned for life. Test positive for drugs? No food stamps for you!

The sanctimony of these clowns is astonishing. I suspect if their Lord Jesus sat in on that day-long debate last Wednesday he’d have started overturning desks and tables and forcing these oh-so-righteous men and women out of the building, possibly using a whip to do so.

Here’s the slimy little pursed-mouth Republican (who looks to be about 19) who was the principal author of this thing justifying it pridefully on Chris Hayes’s show this afternoon. (Link if the embedded video doesn’t work.)