06 Thursday Dec 2018
Posted in Resist, social media
Tags
#resist, Donald Trump, impeachment, investigation, It's Mueller Time, Robert Mueller, social media, special counsel, Twitter
Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…
This evening:
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
FAKE NEWS – THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!
9:08 PM – 6 Dec 2018
Think again.
Pass the popcorn.
06 Thursday Dec 2018
Posted in Josh Hawley, US Senate
Uh, oh.
Alexandra @aliemalie
Can you serve in the US Senate if you’re in federal prison? Asking for a friend.
[….]
3:31 PM – 6 Dec 2018
A month ago:
ADLF Files Legal Complaint Against Hawley For Misuse of Public Funds
November 5, 2018, 12:15 pm
The American Democracy Legal Fund has filed a legal complaint against Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley for his misuse of taxpayer resources to further his political career.The complaint asks the Missouri Secretary of State to investigate Hawley’s alleged outsourcing of Attorney General business to two partisan political consultants, who directed taxpayer-funded Attorney General staff to conduct the office in a manner that would benefit Hawley’s political career.
“Hawley suggested nobody is above the law. And, as Missouri’s chief law enforcement officer and advisor, neither is he,” writes ADLF President Brad Woodhouse. “Hawley’s conduct violates the trust that Missourians gave him to serve the public interest and enforce this state’s laws honorably. And most of all, Hawley’s conduct appears to demonstrate a misuse of public funds.”
Today:
Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft launches investigation into Josh Hawley
JEFFERSON CITY – Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has launched an investigation into the way Attorney General Josh Hawley ran his attorney general’s office, Ashcroft’s deputy general counsel wrote to the Democratic-allied American Democracy Legal Fund on Thursday.The group wrote to Ashcroft on Nov. 2, days before the midterm elections, alleging that Hawley may have “used public funds as Attorney General to support his candidacy for U.S. Senate.”
[….]
Pass the popcorn.
Previously:
Josh Hawley (r): Who did you say was in charge at the Attorney General’s office? (October 31, 2018)
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D): Who was in charge at the Attorney General’s office? (November 1, 2018)
Senator Claire McCaskill (D): Who was in charge at the Attorney General’s office? – Press Q and A – November 1, 2018 (November 1, 2018)
Josh Hawley (r): Ask me no more questions, I’ll tell you no more lies… (November 4, 2018)
06 Thursday Dec 2018
Posted in campaign finance, Resist
Tags
campaign finance, campaign finance reform, CLEAN Missouri, lobbying reform, Missouri Ethics Commission, redistricting reform, Resist
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for CLEAN Missouri:
C161298 12/06/2018 CLEAN Missouri Missouri Jobs With Justice Voter Action 2725 Clifton Ave St Louis MO 63139 12/6/2018 $399,344.76
C161298 12/06/2018 CLEAN Missouri Sierra Club 2101 Webster St Suite 1300 Oakland CA 94612 12/6/2018 $6,999.67
[emphasis added]
$399,344.76. Dayam. These folk are serious.
So are the forces of dark money in politics.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: the smell of fear (November 21, 2018)
Pass the dutchie from the right hand side… (November 29, 2018)
Campaign Finance: the work is never done (December 5, 2018)
05 Wednesday Dec 2018
Posted in campaign finance, Resist
Tags
Amendment 1, campaign finance, campaign finance reform, CLEAN Missouri, lobbying reform, missouri, redistricting reform, Resist
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C161298 12/05/2018 CLEAN Missouri Action Now Initiative 1717 West Loop S Houston TX 77027 12/4/2018 $36,000.00
[emphasis added]
Because the forces of dark money in politics never rest.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: the smell of fear (November 21, 2018)
Pass the dutchie from the right hand side… (November 29, 2018)
04 Tuesday Dec 2018
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
Conspiracy, Donald Trump, Michael Flynn, Putin's Puppet, Robert Mueller, Russia, special counsel
Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…
Bradley P. Moss @BradMossEsq
Flynn ratted out Trump. He told all.That’s your headline.
7:44 PM – 4 Dec 2018
From the Addendum to Government’s Memorandum in Aid of Sentencing for Michael Flynn (r) from the Special Counsel:
Somebody is going to jail.
Pass the popcorn.
04 Tuesday Dec 2018
Posted in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Senate
It’s that time again. Bills are being prefiled for the coming session of the Missouri General Assembly.
Eric Burlison (r) [2016 file photo]
A bill, prefiled by Eric Burlison (r):
SB 63
Creates new provisions of law relating to labor organizations
Sponsor: Burlison
LR Number: 0284S.01I
Last Action: 12/1/2018 – Prefiled
Effective Date: August 28, 2019Current Bill Summary
SB 63 – Under this act, employers are barred from requiring employees to become, remain, or refrain from becoming a member of a labor organization or pay dues or other charges required of labor organization members as a condition of employment.
Any person who violates or directs another to violate this act is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Moreover, any person injured as a result of violation or threatened violation of this act is entitled to injunctive relief and certain other damages.
Prosecuting attorneys, circuit attorneys, and the Attorney General are charged with investigating complaints under this act.
The provisions of this act do not apply to any agreement between an employer and a labor organization entered into before the effective date of this act but shall apply to any such agreement upon its renewal, extension, amendment, or modification in any respect after the effective date of this act.
This act is identical to the truly agreed to and finally passed SS#2/SB 19 (2017) and substantially similar to HCS/HB 91 (2017), HB 42 (2017), HB 131 (2017), HB 265 (2017), HB 314 (2017), SB 667 (2016), SCS/HCS/HB’s 116 & 569 (2015) which was vetoed by the Governor and SCS/SB 127 (2015), HB 1462 (2016), SB 76 (2013), SB 547 (2012), SB 614 (2012), SB 438 (2012), SB 109 (2011), SB 1 (2011), SB 888 (2010), and HB 877 (2005).
Working people didn’t finish the job in 2018.
There’s definitely a disconnect with Missouri voters.
Via the Missouri Secretary of State web site:
State of Missouri – General Election, November 06, 2018
Official Results
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on November 30, 2018State Senator – District 20
63 of 63 Precincts ReportedEric W. Burlison Republican 62,209 73.871%
Jim Billedo Democratic 22,004 26.129%
Total Votes: 84,213Christian County
Eric W. Burlison, REP 26,768
Jim Billedo, DEM 8,906Greene County
Eric W. Burlison, REP 35,441
Jim Billedo, DEM 13,098
Proposition A, “right to get paid less”, was overwhelmingly defeated statewide in August. In Christian and Greene Counties:
State of Missouri – Primary Election, August 07, 2018
Official Results
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on August 27, 2018Christian County
Proposition A
27 of 27 Precincts Reported
YES 8,387 51.457%
NO 7,912 48.543%
Total Votes: 16,299Greene County
Proposition A
113 of 113 Precincts Reported
YES 25,192 42.589%
NO 33,959 57.411%
Total Votes: 59,151
Passing by just under 500 votes in one county and losing big in another ain’t exactly an anti-labor mandate.
Unless you’re a republican.
04 Tuesday Dec 2018
Posted in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House
Heh. Rick Santorum (r) [pdf].
It’s that time again. Bills are being prefiled for the coming session of the Missouri General Assembly.
HB 26
Changes the law regarding primary elections
Sponsor: Stacy, Dan (031)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 0330H.02I
Last Action: 12/03/2018 – Prefiled (H)
Bill String: HB 26
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar
The bill text:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 26 [pdf]
100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLYINTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE STACY.
0330H.02I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief ClerkAN ACT
To amend chapter 115, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to closed primary elections.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 115, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 115.628, to read as follows:
115.628. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Integrity in Political Party Voting Act”.
2. Except as provided in subsection of this section, the governing body of any established political party shall adopt a closed primary election system that shall be enforced by the office of the secretary of state and the requisite local election authority. The closed primary election system shall be binding upon all elections for partisan offices in this state.
3. The secretary of state shall maintain voter registration records in accordance with the Missouri voter registration system defined under section 115.158. No later than six months prior to a primary election date, the secretary of state shall distribute a list of eligible voters for each established political party to all requisite local election authorities. Local election authorities shall implement the closed primary system for any primary election after January 1, 2021, by providing primary ballots indicating political party nominees only to those individuals who are registered to vote in this state and who appear on the lists provided by the secretary of state.
4. Any registered voter affiliated with a political party shall remain affiliated with that political party for one year after any primary election before he or she may change party affiliation.
5. Any political party entitled to ballot access as established under section 115.315 shall be allowed to exempt itself from a closed primary and conduct a caucus or primary election at its own expense. The party shall be allowed to submit a general election candidate for the general election ballot.
6. The state shall pay the costs of implementing the closed primary system under this section, with the exception of any caucus or primary election conducted under subsection 4.
7. Local election authorities shall notify registered voters of the political party affiliation requirements of this section prior to the August 2020 primary election by using all current election mailings that would otherwise be mailed to registered voters.
8. Beginning January 1, 2020, the voter registration application form shall be amended to include a choice of political party affiliation.
9. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, this section shall provide that initial political party registration be determined by the political party ballot chosen by the voter in the 2020 presidential preference primary and the August 2020 primary. Appropriate software shall be provided at voter check-in for political party ballot selection so as to minimize later data entry for election authorities. Those who have not declared a party affiliation before the 2020 general election shall have the option to do so using the appropriate software during voter check-in for such election. The election authority shall have six months to process this initial political party registration through its normal means of administration.
10. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all current processes for registering voters in the various counties shall remain in place.
Closed primaries, with an opt out for parties at their expense.
“…No later than six months prior to a primary election date, the secretary of state shall distribute a list of eligible voters for each established political party to all requisite local election authorities. Local election authorities shall implement the closed primary system for any primary election after January 1, 2021, by providing primary ballots indicating political party nominees only to those individuals who are registered to vote in this state and who appear on the lists provided by the secretary of state…”
Wait, so if you registered to vote thirty days before the primary you won’t be on “the list” so then you can’t vote in the primary?
Heh. Rick Santorum.
04 Tuesday Dec 2018
Posted in Resist, social media
Tags
#resist, Donald Trump, impeachment, prison, social media, Twitter
18 U.S. Code § 1503 – Influencing or injuring officer or juror generally
…corruptly or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, influences, obstructs, or impedes, or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede, the due administration of justice…
18 U.S. Code § 1512 – Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant
…(b)Whoever knowingly uses intimidation, threatens, or corruptly persuades another person, or attempts to do so, or engages in misleading conduct toward another person, with intent to—
(1)influence, delay, or prevent the testimony of any person in an official proceeding;
(2)cause or induce any person to—
(A)withhold testimony, or withhold a record, document, or other object, from an official proceeding;
(B)alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal an object with intent to impair the object’s integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding;
(C)evade legal process summoning that person to appear as a witness, or to produce a record, document, or other object, in an official proceeding; or
(D)be absent from an official proceeding to which such person has been summoned by legal process……(d)Whoever intentionally harasses another person and thereby hinders, delays, prevents, or dissuades any person from—
(1)attending or testifying in an official proceeding;
(2)reporting to a law enforcement officer or judge of the United States the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of probation 1 supervised release,,1 parole, or release pending judicial proceedings;
(3)arresting or seeking the arrest of another person in connection with a Federal offense; or
(4)causing a criminal prosecution, or a parole or probation revocation proceeding, to be sought or instituted, or assisting in such prosecution or proceeding;
or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both…
Sigh.
Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…
Yesterday, via Twitter:
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
“I will never testify against Trump.” This statement was recently made by Roger Stone, essentially stating that he will not be forced by a rogue and out of control prosecutor to make up lies and stories about “President Trump.” Nice to know that some people still have “guts!”
9:48 AM – 3 Dec 2018
And:
George Conway @gtconway3d
File under “18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1512”
[….]
10:02 AM – 3 Dec 2018
This from a republican, spouse of a Counselor to Donald Trump.
Pass the popcorn.
03 Monday Dec 2018
Posted in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House
Pre 1973 medical instruments.
Abortion and republicans.
It’s that time again. Bills are being prefiled for the coming session of the Missouri General Assembly.
HB 126
Requires the use of a fetal heartbeat detection test prior to an abortion and prohibits an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected
Sponsor: Schroer, Nick (107)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 0461H.01I
Last Action: 12/03/2018 – Prefiled (H)
Bill String: HB 126
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar
RepStaceyNewman @staceynewman
Pre-filing of anti-women MO abortion bills has begun – complete with unconstitutional heartbeat bill.
#StateMandatedPregnancy #NoMedicalInput
[….]
3:07 PM – 3 Dec 2018
And:
HB 127
Changes the laws regarding the parental notification required for a minor to obtain an abortion
Sponsor: Miller, Rocky (124)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 0510H.01I
Last Action: 12/03/2018 – Prefiled (H)
Bill String: HB 127
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar
Like clockwork.
03 Monday Dec 2018
Posted in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House
It’s that time again. Bills are being prefiled for the coming session of the Missouri General Assembly.
HB 78
Designates July 7th of each year ad[sic] “Missouri Sliced Bread Day”
Sponsor: Black, Rusty (007)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 0543H.01I
Last Action:12/03/2018 – Prefiled (H)
Bill String: HB 78
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar
Uh.