24 Friday Jun 2022
Posted in Uncategorized
Tonight:
Rep. Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back 50 years tonight.[….]
#WomensRights #RoeVWade
9:10 PM · Jun 24, 2022
Previously:
But, her emails… (June 24, 2022)
In Missouri Mike Parson (r) now makes your health care decisions for you (June 24, 2022)
Forced birth (June 24, 2022)
It’s been a long road to now (June 24, 2022)
24 Friday Jun 2022
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
Twenty-two years ago.
A t-shirt distributed by NARAL to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles in 2000.
They had a plan.
24 Friday Jun 2022
Posted in Claire McCaskill, Resist, social media
Tags
#resist, abortion, Claire McCaskill, missouri, reproductive rights, Roe v Wade, social media, Supreme Court, Twitter
Today:
Claire McCaskill @clairecmc
Missouri is now the first home of government mandated pregnancy.
11:15 AM · Jun 24, 2022
Previously:
But, her emails… (June 24, 2022)
In Missouri Mike Parson (r) now makes your health care decisions for you (June 24, 2022)
24 Friday Jun 2022
Posted in Missouri Governor
Mike Parson (r) [2019 file photo].
JEFFERSON CITY Today, in response to the United States Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Governor Mike Parson signed a proclamation giving legal effect to Section 188.017 RSMo and activating the “Right to Life of the Unborn Child Act.”
“Nothing in the text, history, or tradition of the United States Constitution gave un-elected federal judges authority to regulate abortion. We are happy that the U.S. Supreme Court has corrected this error and returned power to the people and the states to make these decisions,” Governor Parson said.
“With Roe v. Wade overturned and statutory triggers provided in HB 126, we are issuing this proclamation to restore our state authority to regulate abortion and protect life. Thanks to decades of conservative leaders, Missouri has become one of the most pro-life states in the nation, and our Administration has always fought for the life of every unborn child. Today, our efforts have produced what generations of Missourians have worked and prayed for: Today, we have won our fight to protect innocent life,” Governor Parson continued.
Governor Parson’s proclamation notifies the Missouri Revisor of Statutes of the effective date of Section 188.017 RSMo.
Section 188.017, or the “Right to Life of the Unborn Child Act,” includes several provisions:
Prohibits doctors from performing abortions unless there is a medical emergency;
Creates criminal liability for any person who knowingly performs or induces a non-medical emergency abortion and subjects his or her professional license to suspension; and
Protects any woman who receives an illegal abortion from being prosecuted in violation of the Act.
The “Right to Life of the Unborn Child Act” was included in HB 126 and contingent upon the U.S. Supreme Court overruling Roe v. Wade in whole or in part. Governor Parson signed HB 126 in 2019.
[….]
Wire coathangers on the fence at the Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City – June 2, 2019.
Previously:
But, her emails… (June 24, 2022)
24 Friday Jun 2022
Posted in Resist
You were expecting anything else?
![Eric Schmitt (r) [2021 file photo].](https://i0.wp.com/showmeprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210819-606A2414.jpg?ssl=1)
Eric Schmitt (r) [2021 file photo].
Today:
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt Becomes First to Issue Opinion Following SCOTUS Opinion in Dobbs, Effectively Ending Abortion in Missouri
Jun 24, 2022, 09:22 AM by AG SchmittFollowing the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling in Dobbs that overturns Roe v. Wade, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today issued an opinion to the Missouri Revisor of Statutes that “triggers” parts of Missouri’s House Bill 126, effectively ending abortion in the State of Missouri. Missouri is the first state in the country to do so.
“Today, following the United States Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, with the issuance of an attorney general opinion, my Office has yet again reinforced Missouri’s dedication to protecting the sanctity of life, both born and unborn. With this attorney general opinion, my Office has effectively ended abortion in Missouri, becoming the first state in the country to do so following the Court’s ruling,” said Attorney General Schmitt. “My Office has been fighting to uphold the sanctity of life since I became attorney general, culminating in today’s momentous court ruling and attorney general opinion. I will continue the fight to protect all life, born and unborn.”
Section B of HB126 states, “The enactment of section 188.017 of this act shall only become effective upon notification to the revisor of statutes by an opinion by the attorney general of Missouri…”
And Section 188.017 that is “triggered” by an attorney general’s opinion states, in part, “Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no abortion shall be performed or induced upon a woman, except in cases of medical emergency…”
Thus, with the opinion from the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, abortion, except in cases of medical emergency, is now outlawed in the State of Missouri.
The opinion states, “By issuing this Attorney General Opinion No. 22-2022 and providing it directly to you, I hereby provide notification to the Revisor of Statutes, pursuant to § 188.017.4(1), that the United States Supreme Court has overruled, in whole or in part, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), restoring or granting to the state of Missouri the authority to regulate abortion to the extent set forth in § 188.017, RSMo, and that as a result, it is reasonably probable that § 188.017 would be upheld by the court as constitutional.”
[….]
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The Attorney General’s Opinion No. 22-2022:
“…Missouri is the first state in the country to do so…”
That’s going to be some campaign slogan for Eric Schmitt (r): “I’m quick on the trigger.”
24 Friday Jun 2022
Posted in campaign finance
It fits, if the object is to repeal progress.
Yesterday, at the Missouri Ethics Commission, for a brand spanking new PAC:
C222160 06/23/2022 Gladius PAC Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Lane Westphalia MO 65085 Retired Retired 6/23/2022 $75,000.00
[emphasis added]
It is new:
Apparently the cost of doing business is getting cheaper.
23 Thursday Jun 2022
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
court expansion, gun violence, guns, Joe Biden, Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Supreme Court, White House
Mitch McConnell (r) unilaterally reduced the U.S. Supreme Court to eight for almost a year. Fancy that.
Today from the White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on Supreme Court Ruling on Guns
JUNE 23, 2022[….]
I am deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Since 1911, the State of New York has required individuals who would like to carry a concealed weapon in public to show a need to do so for the purpose of self-defense and to acquire a license. More than a century later, the United States Supreme Court has chosen to strike down New York’s long-established authority to protect its citizens. This ruling contradicts both common sense and the Constitution, and should deeply trouble us all.In the wake of the horrific attacks in Buffalo and Uvalde, as well as the daily acts of gun violence that do not make national headlines, we must do more as a society — not less — to protect our fellow Americans. I remain committed to doing everything in my power to reduce gun violence and make our communities safer. I have already taken more executive actions to reduce gun violence than any other President during their first year in office, and I will continue to do all that I can to protect Americans from gun violence.
I urge states to continue to enact and enforce commonsense laws to make their citizens and communities safer from gun violence. As the late Justice Scalia recognized, the Second Amendment is not absolute. For centuries, states have regulated who may purchase or possess weapons, the types of weapons they may use, and the places they may carry those weapons. And the courts have upheld these regulations.
I call on Americans across the country to make their voices heard on gun safety. Lives are on the line.
It’s time to expand the court.
22 Wednesday Jun 2022
Posted in meta
Tags
comment, cult, Donald Trump, dumbasses, MAGA, meta, right wingnuts
Why do they bother? Are they somehow convinced that their random talking points are going to persuade anyone else? Or, are they just afraid that if they don’t regurgite anything that they’ll confirm their lack of gravitas with their silence?
Once again. In response to this and its accompanying traffic spike.
As always, this is too easy.
We don’t allow ignorant comments out of moderation to be linked with the original post, but we do occasionally present some of them in subsequent posts for the purpose of public derision and mockery. As we see fit.
Here we are.
We try not to engage right wingnuts directly. By any definition of their thought processes and ideology, it’s a colossal waste of time. [….]
Unless we’re bored or it amuses us.
We are slightly amused.
Once again.
The first comment:
I agree it should not have been certified. Too many laws were broken in the name of Covid. Rules were broken, extended mail in days assigned improperly and so on.
No certification on the ballot? All of the races on the ballots you’re considering shouldn’t have been certified then? That’s the only way you could attempt to make this work. Have you ever bothered to vote? Did you sleep through your civics classes in elementary school? Did you ever attend elementary school? You appear to be really new to the concept of how elections actually work.
Laziness is a personal choice. It doesn’t ever serve the quality of public discourse. And so on.
The next comment:
Hardly a cult in any language. They simply did what the left has been doing every time they lose an election in any category.
Again with the laziness. Tu quoque.
“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.
Yes, it is a cult. In any language.
Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…
Previously:
What gives you the mistaken impression we give a shit about what you think? (JUne 10, 2022)
Doing the same thing as everyone else and expecting a different result (June 11, 2022)
It’s a cult (June 19, 2022)
20 Monday Jun 2022
Posted in social media, US Senate
Tags
Eric Greitens, Fascist pig, gun violence, guns, irony, right wingnut, social media, Threats, U.S. Senate
Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].
No surprise.
This morning:
Eric Greitens for U.S. Senate @greitens_eric
Look out @Rep_TRichardson @jaybarnes5 @mikeparson @calebrowden @elijahhaahr, we’ve got our permits and we’re coming for you!
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11:43 AM · Jun 20, 2022
A response from the Missouri Senate Majority Floor Leader (r):
Caleb Rowden (r) [2016 file photo].
Caleb Rowden @calebrowden
We have been in contact with the Missouri Highway Patrol and hope that former Gov Greitens finds the help he needs.Anyone with multiple accusations of abuse toward women and children should probably steer clear of this rhetoric. #MOSen #MOLeg
[….]
1:24 PM · Jun 20, 2022
It’s an inevitable result.
Michael Bersin @MBersin
First they came for the RINOs and I didn’t speak up because – there is no such thing as a “moderate” republican, they built this, and we should all appreciate the irony…
11:50 AM · Jun 20, 2022
You think a possible red flag law is looking pretty good right now?
Who could have known?
Previously:
Oh, my. (January 11, 2018)
Oh, my – part 2 (January 11, 2018)
Oh, my – part 3 (January 11, 2018)
אַ שאַנדע פֿאַר די גוים and *IOKIYAR (January 11, 2018)
Oh, my – part 4 (January 11, 2018)
Oh, my – part 5 (January 11, 2018)
Oh, my – part 6 (January 12, 2018)
Sen. Denny Hoskins (r): not exactly a ringing endorsement (January 12, 2018)
Gov. Eric Greitens (r): piping (January 16, 2018)
Oh, my – part 7 (January 16, 2018)
Waiting… (January 19, 2018)
Oh, my – part 8 (January 29, 2018)
The unanswered question (February 8, 2018)
RSMo § 565.252 (February 22, 2018)
Well, you were the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 22, 2018)
Well, he was the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 23, 2018)
A few words of advice (February 26, 2018)
Eric Greitens (r) and the House – pass the popcorn (March 6, 2018)
Oh, my – part 9 (March 6, 2018)
“That’s not how you spell bare.” (March 7, 2018)
It’s their world, the rest of us only get to live in it (April 8, 2018)
The popcorn is ready (April 10, 2018)
The Report (April 11, 2018)
Call it what it is (April 11, 2018)
Go away, asshole. (April 12, 2018)
Sen. Denny Hoskins (r-21): impeach Greitens (April 13, 2018)
Getting ironical about Greitens (April 13, 2018)
Standing ovation (April 14, 2018)
Quid pro quo (April 16, 2018)
It’s a fine mess he’s gotten himself into… (April 17, 2018)
Really, just go away… (April 17, 2018)
HR 6783: Impeachment (April 18, 2018)
Unhinged (April 19, 2018)
Really unhinged (April 19, 2019)
Seriously, just go away already… (April 20, 2018)
He doth protest too much, methinks… (April 20, 2018)
No, Chuck Raasch, nobody’s giving Eric Greitens’ scandals short shrift (April 22, 2018)
Does somebody want to tell them? (April 25, 2018)
Our life on the “D List” (April 30, 2018)
The Report – supplement (May 1, 2018)
HR 7432: Impeachment (May 1, 2018)
The second report (May 2, 2018)
Rep. Gina Mitten (D): shining a light in the dark money campaign finance neighborhood (May 2, 2018)
The process begins (May 4, 2018)
Campaign Finance: in the news (May 6, 2018)
Oxford coma (May 7, 2018)
A definition (May 13, 2018)
Felony invasion of privacy case against Eric Greitens (r) dropped (May 14, 2018)
“So far, so good…” (May 14, 2018)
Jean Peters Baker appointed as special prosecutor in Greitens (r) case (May 21, 2018)
Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – transcript of witness deposition – cross examination (May 23, 2018)
Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – transcript of witness deposition – on Koster and Greitens (May 22, 2018)
HR 2: Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – the process for impeachment (May 22, 2018)
Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – Scott Faughn (May 23, 2018)
Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – not going to allow “cherry picking” (May 25, 2018)
Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – Michael Hafner (May 29, 2018)
Eric Greitens (r) resigns as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)
State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)
Senator Jill Schupp (D) on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)
Statement by Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)
Representative Stacey Newman (D) on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)
State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D): about those legal bills for Eric Greitens (r) submitted to the state… (June 9, 2018)
Eric Greitens (r) – quarterly campaign finance report – July 2018 (July 16, 2018)
Final Report of the Special Investigative Committee on Oversight in the matter of Governor Eric R. Greitens (January 2, 2019)
Eric Greitens (r): Were they stored in the basement? (March 31, 2020)
Eric Greitens (r): there’s always 2024 (June 10, 2020)
Eric Greitens (r) is having another one of those days (March 21, 2022)
20 Monday Jun 2022
Posted in social media, US Senate
Tags
ad, cosplay, duct tape, Eric Greitens, Fascist pig, gun violence, guns, missouri, right wingnut, social media, U.S. Senate
Just asking.
Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].
This morning:
Eric Greitens @EricGreitens
We are sick and tired of the Republicans in Name Only surrendering to Joe Biden & the radical Left.Order your RINO Hunting Permit today!
[….]
8:30 AM · Jun 20, 2022
Some of the responses:
Oooh so tough!
Not a good ad.
Threatening others’ lives while cosplay the hero.
Sick.
This is disgusting. I’m sure it will appeal to the knuckle scrapers who would vote for you.
You’re a seditionist promoting more violence against your political enemies, all so you can regain the personal power you pissed away.
Ambition over America is a shit cause, Eric.
What the hell is wrong with you?
You are one sick son of a bitch
Just openly threatening people now, aren’t ya?
Cool commercial, dingus. Kinda heavy on policy though. May wanna dumb it down a little for folks who aren’t interested in the wonky minutiae of federal legislation and the machinations of the law with respect to the historical interpretations and implications of the constitution
Are you guys training with the Uvalde police? They also liked to dress up like that
Do you tie them up before shooting them or is that just reserved for the women you’re having affairs with?
Oh my god what is wrong with you?
Seee above.
You think this is normal?
Really going for the 1930s Germany look there, aren’t you?
Irony, too, apparently?
In a world where we’ve lost so much as nation, you’re sick certifiably, sick
What, and I emphasize, the fuck?!
This is deeply embarrassing, like this is pandering to the dumbest voter imaginable. The people responding positively to this already live in hell, they just need to be entertained.
Big jump from duct taping women.
Not really.
So you are encouraging murder because of a difference of political beliefs?
Demonizing and dehumanizing your political opponents is an old trick of totalitarian regimes
The only way I’m watching this is if you tie me up with duct tape and force me against my will
And on and on….
Campaign supplies.