“….the members of the Missouri House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth General Assembly, hereby insist that each member of the Missouri Congressional delegation endeavor with “manly firmness” and resolve to totally and completely repeal the Affordable Care Act….”

Not totally enlightened.

A might touchy:

Matt Wills ‏@gopmatty

Leave it Missouri Dems to pick on language and not substance. Newflash: this is why you continue to lose #moleg seats. 9:12 PM – 9 Feb 2015

Yeah, right. Words have no meaning.

With ‘manly firmness’: Lawmaker calls on members of Congress to repeal ACA, oppose replacement

By Rudi Keller

Monday, February 9, 2015 at 6:08 pm

JEFFERSON CITY – State Rep. Mike Moon wants the Affordable Care Act repealed and according to a House resolution he’s sponsoring, it will take the proper application of “Y” chromosomes to get the job done….

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….Rep. Wanda Brown, R-Lincoln, said she opposes Obamacare because “it is truly just an expansion of Medicaid. Medicaid is a terrible system. It is a broken system and we need to look at fixing problems, not increasing problems.”

She could not be more firm in her opposition to the law, Brown said. When shown the “manly firmness” provision, she shook her head and walked away, declining to comment.

State Rep. Stephen Webber, D-Columbia, said the language is unnecessary and insulting to Hartzler, Wagner and McCaskill. “It is a throwback to this idea of gender roles and I can’t believe anyone in 2015 talks like that. We have numerous female members of the congressional delegation, whether I agree with them or not they are capable of being strong people no matter what their gender is.”

We noted this a while back:

HR 99: Are those instructions good for Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r) and Rep. Ann Wagner (r)? (January 20, 2015)

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“….WHEREAS, the Missouri House of Representatives agrees with the four United States Supreme Court justices about the unconstitutionality of the ACA, and finds that act to be most injurious of the basic freedoms Missouri citizens deserve….”

That and $1.50 will get you downtown on the bus. If your town has a bus.

And then there’s this call to action:

“….the members of the Missouri House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth General Assembly, hereby insist that each member of the Missouri Congressional delegation endeavor with “manly firmness” and resolve to totally and completely repeal the Affordable Care Act….”

We’re quite certain Representatives Hartzler (r) and Wagner (r) appreciate the sentiment behind the unfortunate use of language.

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Right. Because four U.S. Supreme Court justices voting one way is more than five U.S. Supreme Court justices voting the other way.

Math is hard.