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They get no credit for finally doing what they should have done in the first place

30 Wednesday Jun 2021

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During the latest regular legislative session the right wingnut controlled Missouri General Assembly failed to continue the legislation enabling the previously non-controversial Federal Reimbursement Allowance [FRA] program for Missouri.

There is a looming deadline for legislation to implement the program before it impacts Medicaid and forces cuts in other general revenue funded areas.

Governor Mike Parson (r) called a special session of the General Assembly in an attempt to deal with the mess.

Today in the Missouri House:

House Communications @MOHOUSECOMM
The House has truly agreed to and finally passed SB 1 (Extends the sunset on certain health care provider federal reimbursement allowances and modifies provisions relating to certain family planning health care services) with a vote of 140-13. #moleg
[….]
1:24 PM · Jun 30, 2021

You know, finally doing the right thing.

Now the governor has to sign it.

Previously:

“The buck stops…somewhere over there” (June 22, 2021)

On the mark (June 22, 2021)

Now what? (June 22, 2021)

Denny Hoskins (r): sleeping through school as an aspirational model for life (June 23, 2021)

If you take the health care out of Medicaid, is it still Medicaid? (June 25, 2021)

It’s taking long enough (June 26, 2021)

Unintended consequences

17 Thursday Jun 2021

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This is now:

Vice President Kamala Harris @VP
United States government official

Throughout history, Juneteenth has been known by many names:
– Jubilee Day.
– Freedom Day.
– Liberation Day.
– Emancipation Day.

And today, a national holiday.
[….[
7:23 PM · Jun 17, 2021

That was then:

Representative Rick Brattin (r) [2013 file photo].

In 2013, for right wingnuts, it was all about the mythical “War on Christmas”:

97th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
HB 278
Prohibits any state or local governmental entity; public building, park, or school; or public setting or place from banning or restricting the practice, mention, celebration, or discussion of any federal holiday
Sponsor: Brattin, Rick (055)
Co-Sponsor: Riddle, Jeanie (049) … et al.
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2013
LR Number: 0507L.02T
Governor Action: 07/01/2013 – Vetoed by Governor (G)
Governor’s Veto Letter
Last Action: 09/11/2013 – Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
Bill String: HB 278
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar

1/23/2013 H 181 Introduced and Read First Time (H)
1/24/2013 H 192 Read Second Time (H)
1/31/2013 H 242 Referred: Downsizing State Government(H)
2/07/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
2/14/2013 Executive Session Completed (H)
2/14/2013 Voted Do Pass (H)
3/07/2013 Executive Session Completed (H)
3/07/2013 Voted Do Pass – Consent (H)
3/13/2013 H 619 Reported Do Pass – Consent (H)
3/13/2013 H 619 Referred: Rules(H)
3/14/2013 Rules – Executive Session Completed (H)
3/14/2013 Rules – Voted Do Pass – Consent (H)
3/14/2013 H 634 Rules – Reported Do Pass – Consent (H)
3/28/2013 H 768 Perfected by Consent – Pursuant to House Rules (H)
4/02/2013 H 791 Taken Up for Third Reading (H)
4/02/2013 H 792 – 793 Third Read and Passed (H) – AYES: 114 NOES: 32 PRESENT: 0
4/02/2013 S 625 Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)
4/04/2013 S 669 Second read and referred: Senate General Laws(S)
4/11/2013 Public Hearing Scheduled (S) – TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013, 1:30PM,SCR1
4/16/2013 Public Hearing Held (S)
4/16/2013 Executive Session Held (S) – Voted Do Pass
5/08/2013 S 1514 Reported Do Pass (S)
5/13/2013 S 1645 Placed on Informal Calendar
5/17/2013 S 2412 Taken Up for Third Reading (S)
5/17/2013 H 3300 Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed – AYES: 28 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0
5/22/2013 H 3330 Signed by House Speaker(H)
5/22/2013 S 2435 Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
5/22/2013 H 3330 Delivered to Governor
7/01/2013 H 12 Vetoed by Governor (G)
7/01/2013 H 12 Vetoed by Governor (G)
7/01/2013 H 12 Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
7/01/2013 H 12 Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
9/11/2013 H 25 – 26 House Votes to Override Veto (H) – AYES: 114 NOES: 45 PRESENT: 0
9/11/2013 H 25 – 26 House Votes to Override Veto (H) – AYES: 114 NOES: 45 PRESENT: 0
9/11/2013 S 23 – 24 House Message (H)
9/11/2013 S 26 – 27 Senate Votes to Override Veto (S) – AYES: 26 NOES: 8 PRESENT: 0
9/11/2013 H 35 Senate Message (S)
9/11/2013 H 35 Senate Message (S)
9/11/2013 Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

The bill summary [pdf]:

HB 278 — FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
(Vetoed by the Governor–Overriden by the General Assembly)
This bill prohibits any state or local governmental entity; public building, park, or school; or public setting or place from banning or restricting the practice, mention, celebration, or discussion of any federal holiday.

Heh.

Any federal holiday.

The Supremacy Clause don’t mean shit

12 Saturday Jun 2021

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In Missouri.

United States Constitution:

Article VI
All debts contracted and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.

This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.

That part.

Today, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri:

Governor Mike Parson @GovParsonMO
Today, at 2 p.m., I will sign HB 85 into law, establishing the Second Amendment Preservation Act in the state of Missouri. #SAPA #mogov

The signing ceremony will take place at Frontier Justice in Lee’s Summit. Watch it LIVE at: [….]
1:16 PM · Jun 12, 2021

For Missouri right wingnuts there is only one true Amendment.

From the social media live feed:

– from the social media live feed

“…[We’re] taking a stand against a tyrannical government…” “…We are telling this President, who wants to take away our rights, that he can go pound sand…” – Rick Burlison (r) – Missouri State Senator

“…Now no one is coming to take my AR-15…” – Hardy Billington (r) – Missouri State Representative

– from the social media live feed

“…This facility represents Christian values, family values, and the Second Amendment…” – Mike Parson (r) – Missouri Governor

Some of the Twitter responses to Mike Parson (r):

do you actually think this will stand up in court? do you know how stupid of an act this is? pandering to your gun toting base instead of protecting the citizens of the state from criminals. how do you sleep at night?

Guns before people. For shame.

Like why do we need this? Playing to the base!!

Is there any state in America I can run to that’s not being governed by stupid people?

Can’t fix stupid

Showing your contempt for the Constitution (the supremacy clause) and human life, all with a single pen stroke!

So on brand for the modern so-called “pro-life” “pro-Constitution” party!

You disgusted me with your 2nd amendment BS. Easier to get a gun than to register a car.

Yay more guns with which nut bags can shoot innocent bystanders. Great job Gov. you da man. You will visit every funeral of those shot unnecessarily right?

Every school child is taught that federal law supersedes state. You are wasting MO taxpayers money on bs that will not stand up in court. SHAME!

Don’t ask him about state support for public education in Missouri.

That moment when the self proclaimed pro-lifer cares more about inanimate objects than he does about human lives.

You’re pathetic.
I used to be proud to be a Missourian.
You. Hawley. Greitens.
You people make me sick.

You are a fool @GovParsonMO

Previously:

HB 162: Tenthers and guns, what could go wrong? (January 16, 2013)

HB 2174: Guns, check. Sort of nullification, check. (March 25, 2014)

HB 2196: blah, blah, guns, tenther drivel, blah, recycle, blah, stir… (January 13, 2016)

SS SCS HCS HBs 85 & 310 – wasting time (March 15, 2021)

Rep. Martha Stevens (D-46) – Boone County Democrats – June 6, 2021

08 Tuesday Jun 2021

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“…There were definitely a lot of really terrible bills [in Jefferson City] that were pushed this year by the Republicans. But I will say that although they tried to go after the petition initiative process, they had these horrible attacks on trans children [….] The list could go on and on and on…”

Missouri Representative Martha Stevens (D-46).

The Boone County Democratic Central Committee held a picnic fundraiser in Cosmo-Bethel Park on Sunday afternoon in Columbia.

State Representatives Martha Stevens (D-46) addressed the crowd:

…I’m really optimistic that its [Medicaid expansion lawsuit] gonna go in our favor and that the courts are gonna tell Republicans that we have to follow the Constitution that voters put in for Medicaid expansion last August. Because we know that that is a win for every community in our state. So that people have access to preventative health cares, so that we have healthy communities, healthy parents, and it’s a job creator…

Missouri Representative Martha Stevens (D-46).

Previously:

Boone County Democrats – Picnic in the Park – Columbia, Missouri – June 6, 2021 (June 6, 2021)

Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-45) – Boone County Democrats – June 6, 2021 (June 7, 2021)

Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-45) – Boone County Democrats – June 6, 2021

07 Monday Jun 2021

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“…Not only are these bills [in the General Assembly] oppressive, but a lot of them are absurd…”

Missouri Representative David Tyson Smith (D-45).

The Boone County Democratic Central Committee held a picnic fundraiser in Cosmo-Bethel Park yesterday afternoon in Columbia.

Missouri Representative David Tyson Smith (D-45).

State Representatives David Tyson Smith (D-45) addressed the crowd:

…The Republicans have realized that if everybody votes they can’t win. Okay. That’s a reality. They know that if everybody votes they can’t win elections. And so they’ve been using the Trump lie, about the stolen election, to justify these outrageous bills that they’re trying to move through the legislature…

Missouri Representative David Tyson Smith (D-45).

Previously:

Boone County Democrats – Picnic in the Park – Columbia, Missouri – June 6, 2021 (June 6, 2021)

HB 271: Merry Christmas

28 Wednesday Apr 2021

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Christmas Tree – a bill before the Missouri General Assembly utilized as a vehicle to pass legislation which has not progressed or might not otherwise progress in the legislative process by hanging that legislation in the form of an amendment, like a Christmas tree ornament, on the original bill. The process can and does escalate. There is a point when enough amendments have been added that the bill is generally described as “a Christmas Tree”.

Yesterday in the Missouri General Assembly:

HB 271 – Modifies provisions relating to expenditures of local governments

Available Senate Amendments

Amendment Status Date Offered
0195S.04F 4/27/2021 – Withdrawn 4/27/2021 – SS for SCS S offered (Crawford)–(0195S.04F)
0195S04.12S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Onder)–(0195S04.12S)
0195S04.13S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 1 to SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Rowden)–(0195S04.13S)
0195S04.10S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (O’Laughlin)–(0195S04.10S)
0195S04.17S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Hegeman)–(0195S04.17S)
0195S04.06S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (White)–(0195S04.06S)
0195S04.23S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 5 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Schatz)–(0195S04.23S)
0195S04.03S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 6 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Schupp)–(0195S04.03S)
0195S04.01S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 7 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Brattin)–(0195S04.01S)
0195S04.11S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 8 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Cierpiot)–(0195S04.11S)
0195S04.08S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 9 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Luetkemeyer)–(0195S04.08S)
0195S04.29S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 10 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (May)–(0195S04.29S)
0195S04.25S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 11 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Roberts)–(0195S04.25S)
0195S04.27S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 12 to SS for SCS S offered (Moon)–(0195S04.27S)
0195S04.36S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 1 to SA 12 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Onder)–(0195S04.36S)
0195S04.28S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 13 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Brown)–(0195S04.28S)
0195S04.37S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 14 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Razer)–(0195S04.37S)
0195S04.22S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 15 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Bernskoetter)–(0195S04.22S)
0195S04.21S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 16 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Burlison)–(0195S04.21S)
0195S04.35S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 17 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Luetkemeyer)–(0195S04.35S)
0195S04.14S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 18 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Eigel)–(0195S04.14S)
0195S04.32S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 19 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Eigel)–(0195S04.32S)
0195S04.15S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 20 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Wieland)–(0195S04.15S)
0195S04.26S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 21 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Rowden)–(0195S04.26S)
0195S04.31S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 22 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Schatz)–(0195S04.31S)
0195S04.41S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 23 to SS for SCS S offered (May)–(0195S04.41S)
0195S04.43S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 1 to SA 23 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Riddle)–(0195S04.43S)
0195S04.42S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 24 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Luetkemeyer)–(0195S04.42S)
0195S04.20S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 25 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Wieland)–(0195S04.20S)
0195S04.39S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 26 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Hough)–(0195S04.39S)
0195S04.44S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 27 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Roberts)–(0195S04.44S)
0195S04.45S 4/27/2021 – Moot 4/27/2021 – SA 28 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Brattin)–(0195S04.45S)
0195S.06F 4/27/2021 – Adopted, as amended 4/27/2021 – SS#2 for SCS S offered (Crawford)–(0195S.06F)
0195S06.01S 4/27/2021 – Adopted 4/27/2021 – SA 1 to SS#2 for SCS S offered & adopted (Wieland)–(0195S06.01S)

As HB 271 now appears on the House side:

HB 271
Establishes the “Missouri Local Government Expenditure Database”
Sponsor: Wiemann, John (103)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2021
LR Number: 0195S.03C
Last Action: 04/27/2021 – Placed on Informal Calendar – SA1 to SA 1, SA 1 as amended, SA 2, SA 3, SA 4, SA 5, SA 6, SA 7, SA 8, SA 9, SA 10, SA 11, SA 1 to SA 12, SA 12 as amended, SA 13, SA 14, SA 15, SA 16, SA 17, SA 18, SA 19, SA 20, SA 21, SA 22, SA 1 to SA 23, SA 23 as amended, SA 24, SA 25, SA 26, SA 27 and SA 28, pending
Bill String: SCS HCS HB 271
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar
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If enough legislators have a vested interest in an ornament or two on the tree the likelihood of the bill passing, as amended, increases.

The original bill summary (as introduced):

HB 271 — LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE DATABASE
SPONSOR: Wiemann

This bill establishes the “Missouri Local Government Expenditure Database”, to be maintained by the Office of Administration. For each fiscal year beginning after December 31, 2022, the database must include extensive information about a given municipality’s or county’s expenditures and the vendors to whom payments were made. The database must be accessible by the public without charge and have multiple ways to search and filter the information. A municipality or county may voluntarily participate in the database, or may be required to participate if a petition process used by its residents is used to require participation as specified in the bill. A link to the database on a municipal or county website is required.

The Office of Administration may stipulate a format for information and will provide a template for municipalities and counties to use in sending information. Other duties and responsibilities of the Office of Administration regarding the database are detailed in the bill. Financial reimbursement to municipalities and counties for costs associated with the database is authorized.

This bill is the same as HB 1933 (2020).

Transparency, you say? How ironic.

HB 952: making the trains run on time

19 Monday Apr 2021

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So much for local control.

Apparently, for right wingnuts, there is only the one true amendment.

A bill, sponsored by Brian Seitz (r)

FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 952 {pdf]
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE SEITZ.
2087H.01I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk

AN ACT

To amend chapter 170, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the 1619 Project in school districts and charter schools.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 170, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 170.352, to read as follows:

170.352. 1. As used in this section, “1619 Project” means the 1619 Project initiative of the New York Times.

2. No school district, charter school, or personnel or agent of such school district or charter school shall:
(1) Teach, use, or provide for use by any pupil the 1619 Project as part of any curriculum, course materials, or instruction in any course given in such school district or charter school; or
(2) Teach, affirm, or promote as an accurate account or representation of the founding and history of the United States of America any of the claims, views, or opinions presented in the 1619 Project as part of any curriculum, course materials, or instruction in any course given in such school district or charter school.

Is there a grading rubric if it’s used as a reference in a student research paper?

Be afraid, be very afraid.

When knowledge is outlawed, only outlaws will have knowledge.

HJR 60: Killing the non-partisan Missouri Court Plan

10 Wednesday Mar 2021

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Leave it to the right wingnut controlled Missouri General Assembly to dismantle (that’s charitable) the one premiere good government policy in Missouri which is a model for the nation.

It’s always been a right wingnut goal to kill the Missouri Court Plan, a public good in the form of an independent judiciary.

HJR 60
Modifies provisions relating to the Nonpartisan Judicial Commissions
Sponsor: Hill, Justin (108)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2021
LR Number: 2537H.02I
Last Action: 03/09/2021 – Public Hearing Completed (H)
Bill String: HJR 60
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar

The bill summary [pdf]:

HJR 60 — JUDGES
SPONSOR: Hill

This resolution specifies that judges of the Missouri Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals will be selected for terms of 16 years and will be limited to serving one term. The resolution also prohibits judges from directly or indirectly accepting any gift of any tangible or intangible item, service, or thing of value from any paid lobbyist or lobbyist principal. This resolution does not prohibit judges from accepting campaign contributions or from receiving gifts, family support, or anything of value from those related to the judges within the 4th degree of consanguinity or affinity. The resolution also provides that when there is a vacancy in the office of judge of the Missouri Supreme Court or Court of Appeals, the Governor’s appointment will require the advice and consent of the Senate.

Currently, “The Appellate Judicial Commission”, the nonpartisan judicial commission that nominates candidates for appointment by the Governor to the circuit court or associate circuit court, includes, among others, an attorney elected by the members of the Missouri Bar and a non-attorney citizen appointed by the Governor. This resolution modifies the provision to specify that, instead, the Speaker of the House of Representatives will select two members, one attorney in good standing and one non-attorney citizen, both of whom reside in the jurisdiction of the Western District Court of Appeals. The President Pro Tem of the Senate will select two members, one attorney in good standing and one non-attorney citizen, both of whom reside in the jurisdiction of the Eastern District Court of Appeals. The Governor will select two members, one attorney in good standing and one non-attorney citizen, both of whom reside in the jurisdiction of the Southern District Court of Appeals.

Currently, the “Circuit Judicial Commission” for each circuit includes five members, two of whom are attorneys elected by members of the Missouri Bar and two of whom are non-attorney citizens who reside in the circuit and who are appointed by the Governor. This resolution modifies the provision to specify that, instead, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem of the Senate will each select one member who is an attorney in good standing and who resides in the judicial circuit, and the Governor will appoint two non-attorney citizens who reside in the judicial circuit.

The provisions of this resolution are meant to amend the Missouri Constitution and shall take effect if approved by a majority of eligible voters in the state

Changes to the Missouri Court Plan in the bill text [pdf]

“…Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of judge of the supreme court or the court of appeals, the governor’s appointment shall require the advice and consent of the senate…”

This is not currently the case. If you like the political circus which now takes place in the U.S. Senate you’re just going to love this in Missouri if it comes to pass.

This current component of the Missouri Court Plan: “…The members of the bar of this state residing in each court of appeals district shall elect one of their number to serve as a member of said commission, and the governor shall appoint one citizen, not a member of the bar, from among the residents of each court of appeals district, to serve as a member of said commission…”

Is replaced in HJR 60 by this blatant political process, with an awkward and artificially divided geographic distribution: “…The speaker of the house of representatives shall select two members, one of whom is an attorney in good standing and one of whom is a non attorney citizen, both of whom reside within the jurisdiction of the western district court of appeals; the president pro tempore of the senate shall select two members, one of whom is an attorney in good standing and one of whom is a non attorney citizen, both of whom reside within the jurisdiction of the eastern district court of appeals; and the governor shall select two members, one of whom is an attorney in good standing and one of whom is a non attorney citizen, both of whom reside within the jurisdiction of the southern district court of appeals…”

If that ain’t an invitation to partisan abuse, nothing is.

The second rule of public policy: “If the “solution” to a non-problem is that convoluted then something is up, and it’s not good.”

Also, this current component of the Missouri Court Plan: “…The members of the bar of this state residing in the judicial circuit of such commission shall elect two of their number to serve as members of said commission, and the governor shall appoint two citizens, not members of the bar, from among the residents of said judicial circuit to serve as members of said commission…”

Is replaced in HJR 60, again, by a blatant partisan political process: “…The speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate shall each select one member who is an attorney in good standing who resides in such judicial circuit; and the governor shall appoint two non attorney citizens who reside in such judicial circuit as members of such commission…”

Oh, no, that would never be partisan, right? Especially in Missouri.

The first rule of public policy: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

This is not a new goal of right wingnuts in Missouri. It’s been on their wish list for decades. And we’ve covered this assault in the past.

Previously:

The Missouri Plan: In Plain English (October 31, 2007)

The irony impaired opponent of the “Missouri Court Plan” (January 31, 2008)

Attack on the Non-Partisan Court Plan (March 9, 2008)

The Missouri Court Plan (May 11, 2009)

The irony impaired opponent of the “Missouri Court Plan” – part 2 (May 13, 2009)

HB 1200: to celebrate the reality of Missouri

19 Friday Feb 2021

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Our Missouri General Assembly, hard at work.

A bill, introduced in the Missouri House of Representatives:

HB 1200
Designates January 12 each year as “Rush Limbaugh Day”

Sponsor: Billington, Hardy (152)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2021
LR Number: 2498H.01I
Last Action: 02/19/2021 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HB 1200
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: HOUSE BILLS FOR SECOND READING

FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1200 [pdf]
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BILLINGTON.
2498H.01I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, ChiefClerk

AN ACT

To amend chapter 9, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to Rush Limbaugh day.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 9, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 9.319, to read as follows:
9.319. January twelfth each year is hereby designated as “Rush Limbaugh Day” in Missouri. Citizens of this state are encouraged to celebrate the day by participating in appropriate events and activities to remember the life of the famous Missourian and groundbreaking radio host.

“…Citizens of this state are encouraged to celebrate the day by participating in appropriate events and activities…”

Any bets on what some people will consider “appropriate events and activities”? Heh.

Previously:

Gaslighting as a way of life (February 17, 2021)

An Icon of what? (February 18, 2021)