Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a group opposing the right wingnut controlled Missouri General Assembly’s proposed gutting of citizen democracy.:

C253757 01/08/2026 Protect Majority Rule Missouri Health Forward Foundation 2300 Main St, Ste. 301 Kansas City MO 64108 1/7/2026 $400,000.00

[emphasis added]

Protect Majority Rule Missouri – Active
MECID: C253757
[….]
Supported/Opposed Ballot Measure
Measure Election Date Subject Political Subdivision Support/Oppose
Amendment 4 11/3/2026 Changes to the initiaitve [sic] petition process Statewide Oppose
[….]

[emphasis added]

What’s it all about?:

[….]

Missouri House Joint Resolution 3 (HJR3) [Amendment 4]

HJR3 requires a citizen led initiative petition to pass in all eight out of eight Missouri districts.

On September 12, the legislature changed the requirements for citizen petitions passage from a simple majority statewide to a majority in all 8 congressional districts. Other provisions restate existing parts of the law with ballot candy such as banning contributions from foreign agents or foreign adversaries, and criminal penalties for fraudulent signature gathering. The intent and purpose of this law is to potentially kill the MO initiative petition process. This law would allow 5.3% of the statewide electorate to kill an initiative supported by 95% of voters.

The most egregious part of this bill? It applies only to citizen initiatives! If the Missouri General Assembly itself refers a constitutional amendment to the ballot, it will still pass or fail by a simple statewide majority only. The legislature’s own proposals are held to a lower threshold than citizen proposals.

[….]

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

It’s that time of the campaign season when money in Missouri politics is changing hands faster than Glenn Beck can be prompted to shed fake tears and spout inanities.

In the last two days at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C071094 MAJORITY FUND INC [pdf] 10/12/2010

CITIZENS FOR WILL KRAUS

LEES SUMMIT MO

10/11/2010

$10,000.00

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That’s a republican senate candidate’s campaign committee contributing a chunk of change to a republican party campaign committee.

But, wait, there’s a whole lot more:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C071094 MAJORITY FUND INC [pdf] 10/11/2010

MISSOURIANS FOR MAYER

DEXTER MO

10/11/2010

$35,000.00

CITIZENS FOR JAY WASSON

NIXA MO

10/11/2010

$50,000.00

CITIZENS TO ELECT MIKE KEHOE

JEFFERSON CITY MO

10/11/2010

$20,000.00

PEARCE FOR SENATE

WARRENSBURG MO

10/11/2010

$10,000.00

RON RICHARD 2010

JOPLIN MO 64801 10/11/2010

$50,000.00

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That’s $175,000.00 in the past two days. And where are they spending it?:

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C101063 DR DAN BROWN FOR SENATE [pdf] 10/12/2010

Majority Fund Inc

Jefferson City, MO

10/12/2010

$10,000.00

[emphasis added]

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C101063 DR DAN BROWN FOR SENATE [pdf] 10/12/2010

Majority Fund Inc

Jefferson City, MO

10/12/2010

$10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Uh, yep, that’s two separate $10,000.00 contributions on the same day.

Gee, look who else they’ve been propping up:

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C010407 FRIENDS FOR MUNZLINGER [pdf] 10/12/2010

MAJORITY FUND INC

JEFFERSON CITY MO

10/12/2010

$50,000.00

MO Republican Party

Jefferson City, MO

10/11/2010

$8,549.23

MAJORITY FUND INC

JEFFERSON CITY MO

10/11/2010

$10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Whoa, Nellie!

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C010407 FRIENDS FOR MUNZLINGER [pdf] 10/11/2010

MAJORITY FUND INC

JEFFERSON CITY MO

10/11/2010

$10,000.00

[emphasis added]

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C010407 FRIENDS FOR MUNZLINGER [pdf] 9/30/2010

Majority Fund Inc.

Jefferson City, MO

9/30/2010

$10,000.00

[emphasis added]

CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION

C010407 FRIENDS FOR MUNZLINGER [pdf] 9/15/2010

MAJORITY FUND INC

JEFFERSON CITY MO

9/14/2010

$10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Doesn’t it just feel so grassrootsie on the part of republicans in the 18th Senate District? The candidates:

State Senator – District 18

Shoemyer, Wes DEM   Clarence, MO

Munzlinger, Brian REP   Williamstown, MO

Money equals free speech. That must mean that unlimited money equals unlimited free speech, especially for special interests with deep pockets. Some speech is more equal than others.