Rick Brattin (r) [2025 file photo].
Today:
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Statement from Senator Rick Brattin
‘I am disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court’s stay, which would result in the disenfranchisement of Missouri primary voters. However, I look forward to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals hearing the case on its federal merits and hope they will provide certainty about the upcoming general election.’
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Is somebody going to tell him?
Some of the responses:
Shhhhh the adults in the room are talking
When you play silly games you get silly prizes.
The certainty will be confirming the 2022 map and not the illegal one rammed through without public consent.
You got your certainty today. You don’t get to break the law.
They’re not disenfranchised. They still got to vote.
Well, I guess Republicans have worn out their welcome here in the Show Me State. What have you done for us in over 20 years? Closed rural hospitals, given us the least funded education and educators in the country, continually told Missourians that we don’t know what we are voting for by trying to repeal every safeguard we have put in place to prevent you from further putting this state in the toilet? BYE BYE!
The map was illegal. The SoS delayed to cause the problem. To use the illegal map would disenfranchise legal voters of legal districts.
Stick a fork on it bud. It’s done.
Funny how you say disenfranchisement but your map would be the one disenfranchising people.
The opposite is true! The maga map you support is the one that actually disenfranchises voters! In addition, you should be prosecuted for an ethics violation for calling for the impeachment of the Supreme Court justices as retaliation for a ruling. That was way out of line and you should not only be ashamed of yourself, you need to be held accountable for your unethical actions. It’s felony judicial tampering to make that threat.
So just ignore the will of the people and the rule of law and you are a SENATOR? You should not be.
Cry harder, loser.
No one cares about your feelings. Get over it. You can’t break your oath to the MO Constitution and expect it to go well.
What do you think about the disenfranchisement of everyone who deserved to vote on this map earlier and would’ve had that chance had Hoskins acted in December when he knew what this result would be? All of you knew the law and you attempted to ignore a citizen led initiative. You then signed on to a letter threatening to impeach the entirety of SCOMO for doing nothing but follow the law. And that threat, had Hoskins held firm and you followed through, was 100% illegal. It was an empty threat because you know that. Maybe try listening to your constituents sometime instead of trying to find underhanded ways to work around them. If you did that, maybe you wouldn’t lose every election policy initiative by a landslide in a state that has a Republican supermajority
NO ONE is disenfranchised you F’ing idiot! Disenfranchised means taking away a person’s right to vote. No one lost their right to vote. You really are stupid.
Don’t whine about a self-inflicted wound. Hoskins did you in with your enthusiastic agreement.
When the guy who set your house on fire complains when the firefighters put it out.
I voted for you in the primary. You have now shown your true colors and character. You will be a has been if the 2022 map is used. You will lose the district if the 2025 map is somehow used. Conservative people of the new 5th district will never vote for someone who exhibits the character and morals you have shown the last 10 days.
You’re on the wrong side of history, Bucko. Again.
No one has been disenfranchised. Everyone still gets to vote. The map wouldn’t have even been used in the August primary if Hoskins wasn’t a toadie for the White House.
Give up games already. You are making the voters hate you.
What an obtuse tool.
GOP made this mess and should be held responsible. Thanks for wasting taxpayer money and trying to force 40% of Missouri’s blue voters represented by 1 out of 7 Members of Congress
Hey buddy, pal, enjoy retirement. I hear Sonic is looking for help.
There is certainty, you are not going to Congress.
“Gerrymander This”
Previously:
HB 1: Gerrymander this (September 9, 2025)
Can play with AI, can’t be bothered to certify petition signatures (June 7, 2026)
Denny Hoskins (r) is a pre-eminent legal scholar and final arbiter of the Missouri Constitution, said no one ever… (August 4, 2026)
Missouri Supreme Court: “HB 1 congressional redistricting, yeah, no.” (September 3, 2026)
Favorite whine (September 3, 2026)
Gov. Mike Kehoe (r) thinks we’re all ignorant and stupid (September 3, 2026)
What the Missouri Supreme Court said (September 3, 2026)
Missouri Supreme Court slaps down Denny Hoskins (r)….again (September 4, 2026)
Tears in the rain (September 4, 2026)
Denny Hoskins (r): “…unclean hands…” (September 7, 2026)
Justice Brett Kavanaugh – SCOTUS: “Yeah, no.” (September 8, 2026)
Missouri Supreme Court order to Denny Hoskins (r): “…show cause…” (September 9, 2026)
Missed it by that much (September 9, 2026)
Salus populi suprema lex esto (September 10, 2026)
Stupid is as stupid does (September 10, 2026)
Denny Hoskins (r) and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (September 10, 2026)
