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10 Tuesday Jan 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Senate

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19th Senate District, General Assembly, missouri, Missouri Senate, Stephen Webber

For the 19th Senate District in Missouri in 2024:

Stephen Webber (D) [2017 file photo].

Yesterday:

Stephen Webber

Most people know how proud I am of my hometown. On my worst days in Iraq I used to close my eyes and imagine myself driving around Boone County to visit all my favorite places. Shakespeare’s Pizza, all the soccer fields, the campsites, Murry’s, 9th Street and on and on.
Today I’m announcing that I’m running for the new, open State Senate seat that represents Boone County. I want to make sure that kids in Boone County have the same opportunities growing up that I had, that our communities are safe, the vulnerable are protected, that everyone is welcomed and valued. It’s going to be a long journey (Election Day is in 2024!) but I invite you to come along on it with me. What we have is worth protecting, worth serving and worth growing. Thank you for all your help. Let’s GOOOOOO!

And:

Stephen Webber @s_webber
Politics can be brutal. Politics can rip your heart out.

But sometimes you have an amazing day when hundreds of people from all parts of your life take a moment to tell you how much they care about you. And that’s really cool. And I’m gonna cherish that part this time. Thank you
8:05 PM · Jan 9, 2023

At the Missouri Ethics Commission:

Stephen Webber (D) has previously served in the United States Marine Corps and the Missouri House of Representatives.

In 2016 he unsuccesfully ran for a seat in the Missouri Senate – it was an expensive campaign.

It was that close.

The current 19th Senate District now encompasses Boone County. This will be a different race.

Mom, apple pie, the convertibility of silver…

11 Friday Feb 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Senate, social media

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Bill Eigel, congressional reapportionment, General Assembly, missouri, Missouri Senate, right wingnut, social media, Twitter

Last night:

William Eigel @BillEigel
Drawing a congressional map that squanders MO’s chance to send more Repub’s to Congress doesn’t just help Nancy Pelosi—it helps every socialist Democrat from Joe Biden on that are bent on changing the very nature of our country from rural farms to urban skyscrapers. #moleg
7:46 PM · Feb 10, 2022

All those unspoken parts.

Some of the responses:

Is that the rhetoric you were taught to spew by your ALEC handlers. It’s not very original, intelligent or true. Do better.

“changing the very nature of our country from rural farms to urban skyscrapers” has got to be one of the most nonsensical turns of phrase I’ve ever heard. I mean, I know what you were going for but woof.

Soooo, you’re saying you’re scared of….something??

People can actually live in skyscrapers. Farms are huge pieces of land that people don’t live on that also gets paid by the government to not grow shit

Guess what? Pelosi and Biden don’t live here. I do and you’re not listening to people like me. Stop this madness

You know that both skyscrapers AND farms are part of America, right? Your buddy Trump *literally* has many with his name on them.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Is a socialist Democrat the opposite of an authoritarian Republican? Just wondering

Missouri is 40% Democrats and 60% Republicans.

A 5-3 map is fair and balanced.

A 6-2 map is unfairly tilted.

A 7-1 map is openly corrupt.

I wonder what it’s like to believe – I mean truly believe – in your own BS.

Authoritarian fascist is what you want. Just say so.

Do you charge Nancy Pelosi rent since she’s in your head all the time?

This state is represented by total wankers

You sound deranged. Changing farms to skyscrapers? Get a grip.

Previously:

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2020)

Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…” (February 5, 2022)

You never have to answer your phone when it’s off the hook (February 7, 2022)

Parson Names Health Director

08 Tuesday Feb 2022

Posted by penroseonpolitics in Healthcare, Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Governor, Missouri Senate

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COVID-19, Donald Kauerauf, Mike Parson, Missouri Governor, Missouri Health Director, Missouri Healthcare, Missouri Republicans, Missouri Senate

Theocracy

02 Wednesday Feb 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri Governor, Missouri Senate, social media

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anti-mask, anti-science, Corona virus, COVID-19, DHSS, governor, Mike Parson, Missouri Senate, pandemic, social media, Theocracy, Twitter

He’s saying the quiet parts out loud.

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

Last night, after right wingnut republicans in the Missouri Senate refused to confirm Governor Mike Parson’s (r) nominee as Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) – during a pandemic:

Governor Mike Parson @GovParsonMO
Missourians know that I share these beliefs and would not have nominated someone who does not share the same Christian values. Yet, Senators chose to believe baseless rumors and outright lies on social media rather than the facts in front of them.
6:02 PM · Feb 1, 2022

“Missourians know that I share these beliefs and would not have nominated someone who does not share the same Christian values…”

Uh, no.

United States Constitution, Article VI

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.

Missouri Constitution, I Section 5.

….that no person shall, on account of his or her religious persuasion or belief, be rendered ineligible to any public office or trust or profit in this state, be disqualified from testifying or serving as a juror, or be molested in his or her person or estate; that to secure a citizen’s right to acknowledge Almighty God according to the dictates of his or her own conscience, neither the state nor any of its political subdivisions shall establish any official religion….

Missouri Constitution, I Section 6.

That no person can be compelled to erect, support or attend any place or system of worship, or to maintain or support any priest, minister, preacher or teacher of any sect, church, creed or denomination of religion; but if any person shall voluntarily make a contract for any such object, he shall be held to the performance of the same.

It’s possible Mike Parson (r) has read the words. It’s clear he doesn’t comprehend them.

Campaign Finance: you get what you pay for

25 Monday Oct 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance, Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Senate

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Bob Onder, campaign finance, Corona virus, COVID-19, Missouri Ethics Commission, Missouri Senate, pandemic, right wingnut, social media, Twitter

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C131072 10/25/2021 Onder For Missouri Doug Mueller 11 Big Country Circle OFallon MO 63368 Mueller Prost Accountant 10/23/2021 $5,001.00

C131072 10/25/2021 Onder For Missouri John OBrien 420 Charlemagne Lake Saint Louis MO 63367 Retired 10/23/2021 $10,000.00

C131072 10/25/2021 Onder For Missouri Matthew Conoyer 74 Castle Bluff St Charles MO 63304 Midwest ENT Physician 10/23/2021 $5,001.00

[emphasis added

For what?:

Dr. Bob Onder @BobOnderMO
This Indian slum contained COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine plus vitamin D& zinc. Very encouraging. Comes on heels of ⁦@HenryFordNews ⁩ study on HCQ plus Zpack. #moleg
[….]
6:29 AM · Jul 23, 2020

From the National Institutes of Health (NIH):

November 24, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine doesn’t benefit hospitalized COVID-19 patients

[….] Larger, well-designed studies were needed to determine if hydroxychloroquine was a safe and effective treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection. In April, NIH launched a clinical trial at 34 hospitals nationwide to test the medication. The study was funded by NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

By June, the study was stopped because interim results showed the drug neither caused harm nor improved patient outcomes. The trial had enrolled 479 of the expected 510 patients. Earlier in the month, the FDA had revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine. It cited a lack of benefit as well as risks, such as serious heart rhythm problems. [….]

The scientists also found no differences in any of 12 additional outcomes, which included mortality 28 days after assignment to a treatment group or time to recovery. Based on the data, they concluded that hydroxychloroquine was not an effective treatment. [….]

Studies in the United Kingdom and Brazil had similar results. [….]

Dr. Bob Onder @BobOnderMO
In fact, they averaged 2.6 “comorbitities.” Although every death is a tragedy, many, many people died WITH #COVID19 , not OF #COVID19. The survival rate overall is 99.8% (CDC data) heavily weighted toward older, sicker individuals.
[….]
2:08 PM · Aug 30, 2020

From the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in the United States to date:

TOTAL CASES 45,316,210
+77,933 New Cases
CASES IN LAST 7 DAYS 491,071
TOTAL DEATHS 733,834
+1,834 New Deaths
CDC | Data as of: October 24, 2021 5:23 PM ET. Posted: October 24, 2021 5:53 PM ET

From the World Health Organization (WHO):

Estimating mortality from COVID-19
Scientific Brief
4 August 2020

[….]
Case fatality ratio (CFR) is the proportion of individuals diagnosed with a disease who die from that disease and is therefore a measure of severity among detected cases:

Reliable CFRs that can be used to assess the deadliness of an outbreak and evaluate any implemented public health measures are generally obtained at the end of an outbreak, after all cases have been resolved (affected individuals either died or recovered).
[….]
Calculating CFR during an ongoing epidemic
CFR calculated using the above formula during ongoing epidemics provides a conditional, estimate of CFR and is influenced by lags in report dates for cases and deaths [13]. This leads to a wide variation in CFR estimates over the course of an epidemic, which tends toward a stable, final estimate of CFR as active cases are resolved.

One simple solution to mitigating the bias due to delays to case resolution during an ongoing outbreak is to restrict the analysis to resolved cases [….]

In the United States – to date:

Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) [%] = (733,834 [total deaths]/45,316,210 [total cases} x 100

CFR = 1.62%

Dr. Bob Onder @BobOnderMO
In #HB271 we also banned #COVIDPassports! No Missourian should be subject to restrictions on their movement or personal liberties for declining to participate in an intrusive COVID passport scheme. #moleg ⁦@Koenig4MO @jmmurphy8⁦ @BenBrownTweets #Freedom
[….]
8:13 PM · May 12, 2021

Sure, that sounds like a really good idea in a pandemic – just stick our heads in the sand and hope it all goes away.

Campaign Finance: always enough

05 Sunday Sep 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance, Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Senate

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2nd Senate District, campaign finance, General Assembly, Justin Hill, Missouri Ethics Commission, Missouri Senate, right wingnut

Where were you on January 6, 2021?

This past week at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C131123 09/01/2021 Hill For Missouri Justin Hill 85 Knowledge Ct Lake Saint Louis MO 63367 Self Employed Benefits Consultant 9/1/2021 $100,000.00

So, that cancel thing didn’t hurt too much then?

Hill For Missouri – Active
MECID: C131123
[….]
Committee Type: Candidate

Committee Information History
Candidate
Justin S Hill
[….]
Republican
[….]
Election Outcome Political Office
8/2/2022 Primary Election State Senator District 2 Missouri State Senate

Previously:

Missouri explained (November 15, 2020)

Wait, you were trying to cancel the true results of an election (January 14, 2021)

Penrose On Politics: It’s the GOP’s Constitution

28 Sunday Mar 2021

Posted by penroseonpolitics in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House, Missouri Senate

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missouri citizen initiatives, Missouri Constitution, Missouri House of Representatives, Missouri Republican Party, Missouri Senate, voter suppression

SB 9 in the special session: anticipation

02 Sunday Aug 2020

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Senate, Resist

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#resist, First Amendment, General Assembly, missouri, Missouri Senate, protest, SB 9, Special Session

“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.” – Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755)

A bill, introduced in the current special session of the Missouri General Assembly:

SB 9 – This act creates the offense of unlawful traffic interference if, with the intention to impede vehicular traffic, the person walks, stands, sits, kneels, lays, or places an object in a manner that blocks passage by a vehicle on any public street or highway.

This offense is a Class A misdemeanor if a person blocks a public street for the first violation and a Class E felony for any subsequent violation.

This offense is a Class E felony if a person blocks an interstate highway.

This offense is a Class D felony if a person blocks a street or highway as part of an unlawful assembly.

Some details:

[….] (2) “Unlawful assembly”, two or more persons who meet for the purpose of violating any of the criminal laws of this state or of the United States.

Do meetings in offices in the capitol building qualify? Just asking.

2. A person commits the offense of unlawful traffic interference if, with the intention to impede vehicular traffic, the person walks, stands, sits, kneels, lays, or places an object in such a manner as to block passage by a vehicle on any public street, highway, or interstate highway. [….]

In Warrensburg, Missouri on May 31, 2020:

When you can’t hear or see dissent than there is no First Amendment.

Previously:

George Floyd – Protest – Warrensburg, Missouri – Sunday afternoon, May 31, 2020 (May 31, 2020)

George Floyd – Protest – Warrensburg, Missouri – Sunday afternoon, May 31, 2020 – part 2 (June 1, 2020)

So, today in Jefferson City (July 30, 2020)

How not to escalate (July 31, 2020)

Law and oh-dare (August 1, 2020)

SB 147: the legislative effort to increase organ donations

18 Saturday May 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Senate

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David Sater, General Assembly, missouri, Missouri Senate, motorcycle helmet, organ donation, SB 147

“I think there’s a limit of what government should be involved in our lives.” – Sen. David Sater (r)

SB 147 was introduced by Senator David Sater (r). The bill summary:

[…]
MOTORCYCLE HEADGEAR (Sections 302.020 and 302.026)

…This act also provides that qualified operators who are 18 or older may operate a motorcycle or motortricycle without a helmet if he or she is covered by a health insurance policy or other form of insurance which will provide the person with medical benefits for injuries incurred as a result of a motorcycle or motortricycle accident. Proof of such coverage shall be provided on request of law enforcement by showing a copy of the qualified operator’s insurance card…
[…]

And:

[….]
Motorcyle helmet law

The House and Senate signed off on a package of transportation-related changes in state law, including one that would lift the requirement that all riders wear protective headwear.

Motorcycle riders under the age of 18 would still need to wear a helmet. Those over 18 could go without if they have health insurance.

During earlier debate, lawmakers agreed motorcyclists should wear helmets, but some said the choice should be a matter of personal freedom.

“I think there’s a limit of what government should be involved in our lives,” Sen. David Sater, R-Cassville said.
[….]

“…some said the choice should be a matter of personal freedom.” Like, maybe, personal medical decisions? Just asking.

He’s no where close to connecting the dots here, is he?

Previously:

HB 126 and HB 127: catering to their single issue base (December 3, 2018)

Gov. Mike Parson (r): Alabama, hold my beer… (May 15, 2019)

Gov. Mike Parson (r): New York is shorthand for what? (May 16, 2019)

Medieval (May 17, 2019)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r): post session victory dance over any individal woman’s personal medical decisions (May 17, 2019)

Campaign Finance: very interested

14 Tuesday Nov 2017

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance, Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Senate

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campaign finance, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Missouri Senate, republicans

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the republican state senate campaign committee:

C071094 11/14/2017 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Dealers Interested in Government PO Box 245 Jefferson City MO 65102 11/13/2017 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Yep, that’s a lot of interest.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: restocking the cupboard (November 7, 2017)

Campaign Finance: paying it backwards (November 10, 2017)

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