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Expecting anything different?

21 Monday Jun 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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2nd amendment, General Assembly, guns, HB 85, missouri, nullification, St. Louis, Tishaura Jones, U.S. Constitution

Nullification? Right.

Tishaura Jones (D) [2019 file photo]

St. Louis City, County Sue to Block New State Law That Nullifies Federal Gun Laws, Ties Hands of Law Enforcement
STL City and County filed a joint lawsuit seeking to block a new law which prevents local law enforcement from following federal gun laws.

June 21, 2021

Today, St. Louis City and St. Louis County filed a joint lawsuit seeking to block a new law which makes Missouri a sanctuary state for gun violence by preventing local law enforcement from following federal gun laws. Filed in Cole County Circuit Court, today’s lawsuit asks the court to declare the new law unconstitutional under the federal and state constitutions.

Missouri has some of the weakest gun regulations in the country and one of the highest rates of gun violence deaths per capita. But the state legislature passed HB 85 in an effort to prevent enforcement of federal gun laws in Missouri. The new law has already disrupted law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels:

The United States Department of Justice declared that the new law unconstitutionally interferes with federal law enforcement and threatens the ability of local police departments to access federal grants.

The State of Missouri withdrew its prosecutors from assisting in federal drug, carjacking, and gun cases in St. Louis.

A police chief in the St. Louis region resigned after Governor Parson signed the bill, noting that the new law will “chill the legitimate peacekeeping duties of police.”

“2020 was the deadliest year of gun violence in our state’s history, and now the Missouri legislature is throwing up barriers to stop police from doing their most important job —preventing and solving violent crime,” said St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones. “This harmful and unconstitutional law takes away tools our communities need to prevent gun violence. I’m proud to partner with St. Louis County in this effort to protect our region and stop this law.”

“This new law is like the state holding out a sign that says ‘Come Commit Gun Violence Here,’” said St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page. “We can’t expect people to stay in St. Louis or to move their businesses here if we don’t do everything we can to reduce gun violence in the region, but this new law sends the opposite message to our residents and business community.”

The City and County are seeking an injunction of unconstitutional provisions and ultimately for the law to be overturned on constitutional grounds. The entities will jointly argue that HB 85 violates the U.S. Constitution Supremacy Clause, which provides that federal law preempts state law, and also is in contravention of other Missouri law.

City County Petition for Declaratory Relief and Injunction – HB85 [pdf]

Eric Schmitt’s (r) record will remain intact.

Previously:

The Supremacy Clause don’t mean shit (June 12, 2021)

Eric Schmitt (r) wouldn’t know the U.S. Constitution if it smacked him upside the head (June 17, 2021)

Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones

14 Wednesday Apr 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Tishaura Jones (D) [2019 file photo]

Mayor-elect Tishaura O. Jones @saintlouismayor
Since last Tuesday, Election Day, my team and I have been working diligently to hit the ground running on day one and deliver results for the people of Saint Louis.
2:31 PM · Apr 13, 2021

I have spoken with @GovParsonMO and @LtGovMikeKehoe about the importance of working together to strengthen the Saint Louis region and move our City and State forward.

I’ve also been in contact with HUD @SecFudge, Labor @SecMartyWalsh, and Transportation @SecretaryPete and look forward to working with them to bring federal dollars to Saint Louis.

My team and I had an extremely productive working meeting with @RepCori and her congressional team to discuss our shared values and priorities for Saint Louis City.

I’ve spoken with Pres. @LewisReedSTL and @stlcomptroller about working together to advance the priorities of the people of the City of Saint Louis.

I have begun calling all of the 28 Aldermen and other citywide elected officials, but have not yet made my way through the entire list.

I look forward to working with them to advance good, sustainable public policy for our City and region.

I’ve received congratulatory calls from mayors across this country, and I look forward to continuing the dialogue, learning from them, and bringing solutions they’ve had success with to Saint Louis City. #ReadyOnDayOne

Leadership.

Previously:

Tishaura Jones elected Mayor of St. Louis (April 7, 2021)

Tishaura Jones elected Mayor of St. Louis

07 Wednesday Apr 2021

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Tishaura Jones (D) [2019 file photo]

Yesterday:

Election Summary Report
General Municipal Election
St. Louis, Missouri
April 6, 2021
Summary For CITYWIDE, All Counters, All Races
FINAL UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Date:04/06/21
Time:21:27:16
Page:1 of 3
Registered Voters 201409 – Cards Cast 58593 29.09% Num. Report Precinct 222 – Num. Reporting 222 100.00%

MAYOR Total
Number of Precincts 222
Precincts Reporting 222 100.0 %
Times Counted 58593/201409 29.1 %
Total Votes 58237
CARA SPENCER 27819 47.77%
TISHAURA JONES 30099 51.68%
Write-in Votes 319 0.55%

Missouri Club for Growth Donates to Dems, Too

04 Monday Aug 2008

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Curt Dougherty, Michael Favazza, missouri, Missouri Club for Growth, Rodney Hubbard, Tishaura Jones

A helpful reader protested that, pace Michael, the Missouri Club for Growth does not donate solely to Republicans. And he’s right. According to their latest MEC filing, Club for Growth has donated a total of $9,616.41 between four Democratic candidates: Rodney Hubbard ($4,908), Curt Dougherty ($1,871), Tishaura Jones ($1,182), and Michael Favazza ($1,653). Jones and Dougherty are incumbent state representatives fighting off primary challengers, Hubbard is in a tough battle for an open state senate seat, and Michael Favazza is running against semi-incumbent Michele Kratky for a state house seat. (Michele won a special election for her husband’s former seat back in February. She was unopposed.)

The donations are all in-kind; they are mailings purchased from Victory Enterprises, a consulting group in Iowa. They don’t advertise their party leanings, but they were founded by the former Chairman of the Iowa Republican Party.

Our helpful reader can perhaps shed some more light as to why these Democrats were selected, but as far as I can tell, all four of them have taken stances more commonly associated with Republicans on a few high profile issues. I mean, Jones isn’t getting Club for Growth money because she wants to decriminalize marijuana.

Hubbard has voted for repealing campaign contribution limits. Hubbard and Favazza want to give tax credits to parents who pay tuition in private schools, and Dougherty, Jones, and Hubbard all want lower caps on damages in medical malpractice lawsuits.

So yeah, Missouri Club for Growth is not a reflexively Republican outfit. They are an ideologically conservative group that isn’t afraid to primary challenge Republicans or fund Democrats in select instances. It works, too – Arlen Specter veered right after a primary challenger funded by the national Club for Growth nearly knocked him off in 2004.

Is Anybody Still Running?

01 Thursday May 2008

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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April Harris, Connie Johnson, James T. Morris, Juanita Head Walton, Sam Coleman, Tim Green, Tishaura Jones

First Sam Coleman, the favorite by far to replace Rodney Hubbard in the 58th House District, was disqualified from the ballot for his failure to file his quarterly finance report on time. Connie Johnson’s and April Harris’ qualifications have been challenged in the 5th Senatorial District and the 63rd House District, respectively.

And now Juanita Head Walton, who’s challenging State Senator Tim Green in the primary, has been disqualified for delinquent tax payments. Who’s next?

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