Ladies and gentlemen, your Missouri General Assembly in action.
A bill, filed yesterday by Representative Robert Ross (r):
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2610 [pdf]
98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLYINTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROSS.
6594H.01I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 21, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to members of the general assembly.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 21, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 21.085, to read as follows:
21.085. A person who has served at least two years as a member of the Missouri general assembly shall:
(1) Qualify such person to practice law as an attorney in the state of Missouri; and
(2) Satisfy any requirements for a person to become an associate or circuit court judge in the state of Missouri.
[emphasis in original]
Left a few professions off the list, like: food and beverage inspector, public school teacher, certified public accountant, women’s health care physician…
This is a joke . Right.?
I wish it were. This is what passes for normal in the Missouri General Assembly.
As a retired teacher and principal, this is just like home schooling–a continuation of the utter contempt they have for training, experience, certification standards, etc. To them, the best qualifications seem to be no qualifications.
For right wingnuts that’s a feature, not a bug.
You know, when Donald Trump declared “I love the poorly educated” after the Nevada caucuses, he was obviously referring to Robert Ross.
I see Robert Ross is also a big proponent for Voter I.D. cards.
How about minimum I.Q. limits for Missouri legislators?
It’s the hallmark of ignorant people that they don’t know they’re ignorant. They have no compunction about running for elective office. All they have to do is convince a bunch of Americans, the ones who (on average) haven’t learned anything since the age of 12, to elect the image their advisers create for them.
..or a brain surgeon, or nuclear engineer or French chef. The sky’s the limit. If you can handle a job as tough and demanding as Missouri assemblyman, obviously you can do anything. BTW, where did the ‘injinear’ quote come from?
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