• About
  • The Poetry of Protest

Show Me Progress

~ covering government and politics in Missouri – since 2007

Show Me Progress

Tag Archives: marriage equality

Crocodile tears

08 Thursday Dec 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

4th Congressional District, bigot, marriage equality, missouri, right wingnut, Vicky Hartzler

Vicky Hartzler (r) [2021 file photo].

Today:

Heartland Signal @HeartlandSignal
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) cries as the House passes protections for same-sex and interracial marriage: “I hope and pray that my colleagues find the courage to join me in opposing this misguided and this dangerous bill.”
[….]
2:05 PM · Dec 8, 2022

Bigot.

Go away.

Previously:

Irrelevance (November 25, 2022)

Always with the unintentional irony (December 2, 2022)

The relevance is pretty much gone, the hatred remains December 5, 2022)

The pandering right wingnut bigot doesn’t fall far from the tree *

30 Wednesday Nov 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

bigot, gaslighting, Jay Ashcroft, marriage, marriage equality, missouri, Respect for Marriage Act, RFMA, right wingnut

That’s always the problem with legacy hires.

He thinks he’s running for something. Probably.

Jay Ashcroft (r) [2021 file photo]

As if gutting Roe v Wade wasn’t the first step on a long agenda.

Yesterday:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 29, 2022
[….]

Ashcroft Urges Blunt to Stop the Respect for Marriage Act

Jefferson City, Mo. — Today Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft urged United States Senator Roy Blunt to use whatever means possible to stop the passage of HB 8404, S. 4556: the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA).

Ashcroft, in a letter to Senator Blunt, wrote that the RFMA, “Specifically runs afoul traditional principles of federalism,” and that it will “embolden an already weaponized U.S. Department of Justice.

“RFMA significantly alters the balance between state and federal power,” wrote Ashcroft, “Missouri’s constitution already defines marriage; federal law need not.”

Ashcroft stated, “Missourians have overwhelmingly approved marriage as a bond between one man and one woman. Over seventy percent of Missourians amended the Missouri Constitution stipulating that “to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman.”

He concluded the letter with a handwritten note urging Blunt to wholeheartedly represent his constituents in one of his last votes as a United States Senator. Ashcroft penned, “Please, I urge you to stand strong for Missourians.”

—30—

Outdated, antiquated, bigoted, pretentiously self righteous. So, what else is new?

Uh, U.S. Supreme Court, anyone? Anyone?

Sure, go ahead, run another ballot initiative on the subject – for the 2024 general election. I double dog dare you.

“Finally, it is highly inappropriate to pass such a controversial piece of legislation in a lame duck session after the people of this country have so recently rejected the congressional leadership at the ballot box.”

Amy Coney Barrett.

You get Andy Biggs (r).

Lame attempt at spin there. Let’s ask “Leader” Mitch McConnell (r) all about that, shall we?

* Original working headline: “The turd doesn’t drop far from the asshole”

Jefferson City: House Rule 42 – May 17, 2018

17 Thursday May 2018

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

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

General Assembly, House Rule 42, marriage equality, Tracy McCreery

Representative Tracy McCreery (D) – May 17, 2018.

Representative Tracy McCreery (D) moved for the House to suspend Rule 42 so that an amendment could be offered to the Senate Revision Bill. The amendment would add the language to remove now unconstitutional references in statute contrary to marriage equality.

In the Rules of the Missouri House:

Revision Bills
Rule 42. [pdf] Any bill denominated as a revision bill by the appropriate committee shall contain only that subject matter approved by the committee on legislative research, and additional material may not be amended thereto, unless needed as a technical correction.

House Communications @MOHOUSECOMM
By a vote of 43-98 , #MOHouse fails to suspend House Rule 42
10:48 AM – 17 May 2018

It’s the law of the land, but the majority is just being petulant.

Before you wring your hands over the wisdom of suspending the rules you might note that earlier the House voted to suspend Rule 22, allowing conference committees to meet while the House was in session and later suspended Rule 99, which allowed members and staff to wear tennis shoes on the floor of the House.

Representative McCreery offered an amendment, a member of the majority raised a point of order, the Speaker ruled against offering the amendment since Rule 42 was not suspended.

The Senate Revision bill(s):

SCS/SRBs 975 & 1024 – This act repeals specified expired, ineffective and obsolete statutory provisions…

The House then voted on the Senate Revision bill(s), without any corrections based on marriage equality.

House Communications @MOHOUSECOMM
SRB’s 975 & 1024 (Senate Revision Bill) has been truly agreed to and finally passed by #MOHouse by a vote of 105-40.
10:52 AM – 17 May 2018

Ladies and gentlemen, your Missouri General Assembly.

HJR 110: res judicata

15 Tuesday Mar 2016

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

General Assembly, HJR 110, House, Jeff Pogue, marriage equality, missouri

A while back, from the U.S. Supreme Court [pdf]:

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Syllabus

OBERGEFELL ET AL. v. HODGES, DIRECTOR, OHIO

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ET AL.

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-556. Argued April 28, 2015-Decided June 26, 2015

[….]

….The Constitution, however, does not permit the State to bar same-sex couples from marriage on the same terms as accorded to couples of the opposite sex….

[….]

The Court, in this decision, holds same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry in all States. It follows that the Court also must hold-and it now does hold-that there is no lawful basis for a State to refuse to recognize a lawful same-sex marriage performed in another State on the ground of its same-sex character.

No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right. The judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is reversed.

It is so ordered.

Evidently someone never got the message, can’t read, or something. A bill filed today by Representative Jeff Pogue (r):

HJR 110
Proposes a constitutional amendment clarifying that marriage is between a man and a woman and provides that any court case ruling otherwise is unauthoritative, void, and of no effect

Sponsor: Pogue, Jeff (143)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2016
LR Number: 6346H.01I
Last Action: 03/15/2016 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HJR 110
Next Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar
[….]

[emphasis added]

“…and provides that any court case ruling otherwise is unauthoritative, void, and of no effect…”

Because the supremacy clause isn’t, right?

Ladies and gentlemen, your right wingnut controlled Missouri General Assembly doing what it does best.

Previously:

Marriage Equality in America (June 26, 2015)

Rep Vicky Hartzler (r): has another U.S. Supreme Court sad – today it’s marriage equality (June 26, 2015)

HB 2513: uh, do your job

10 Wednesday Feb 2016

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

General Assembly, HB 2513, marriage equality, Mike Colona, missouri

Representative Mike Colona (D) [January 2016 file photo].

Representative Mike Colona (D) [January 2016 file photo].

A bill, filled yesterday by Representative Mike Colona (D):

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2513 [pdf]
98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE COLONA.

6368H.01I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

AN ACT

To repeal section 451.100, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to marriage solemnization.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Section 451.100, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu 2 thereof, to be known as section 451.100, to read as follows: 451.100.

Marriages may be solemnized by any clergyman, either active or retired, who is in good standing with any church or synagogue in this state. Marriages [may] shall also be solemnized, without compensation, by any judge, including a municipal judge if requested by persons legally entitled to marry. Marriages may also be solemnized by a religious society, religious institution, or religious organization of this state, according to the regulations and customs of the society, institution or organization, when either party to the marriage to be solemnized is a member of such society, institution or organization.

[emphasis in original]

It’s interesting that in this day and age there’s a need for legislation to point out that public officials are supposed to do their job.

Previously:

Marriage Equality in America (June 26, 2015)

Rep Vicky Hartzler (r): has another U.S. Supreme Court sad – today it’s marriage equality (June 26, 2015)

Recorders Association of Missouri: issuing marriage licenses for same sex couples in Missouri (June 26, 2015)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Promoting the right wingnut cult of victimhood trumps the Constitution…

06 Sunday Sep 2015

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

4th Congressional District, gay marriage, marriage equality, missouri, Vicky Hartzler

…every time. Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) just can’t let that icky gay marriage stuff go. Yesterday, via Twitter:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler

I stand with Kim Davis. It’s a sad day when we imprison someone in America because of their beliefs. Freedom of religion is our first right. 8:59 PM – 4 Sep 2015

The replies:

Jeremy Neely ‏@jeremyneely

@RepHartzler Do you seriously support such defiance of her sworn oath? If she can’t execute the law in good conscience, give up the office. 9:15 PM – 4 Sep 2015

Edgar Shmedlap ‏@edgar_schmedlap

@RepHartzler it’s a sad day when a US Congresswoman turns her back on the law. You are an embarrassment to my district. 12:57 AM – 5 Sep 2015

Marc ‏@alvarado_marc

@RepHartzler Wasn’t jailed for her beliefs. She was jailed because she failed to do her job. Should find another job. 9:31 PM – 4 Sep 2015

To be more specific, she was jailed for contempt for defying a court order to do her job.

Mike Horton ‏@MikeHortonMU

.@RepHartzler Quit pandering and admit that she failed to fulfill the duty of her office. She broke the law of the land, plain and simple. 7:37 AM – 5 Sep 2015

Tina Ellsworth ‏@TinaEllsworthKU

@RepHartzler she wasn’t asked to violate the practice of her faith. She was forcing her views on others. 9:11 PM – 4 Sep 2015

There is the literal prohibition “thou shalt not issue marriage licenses to those icky…” Oh, wait, that’s just made up.

Heath Oates ‏@heathoates

@RepHartzler “congress shall pass no law respecting an ESTABLISHMENT of religion”… That’s actually our first right. 9:05 PM – 4 Sep 2015

r u i n s ‏@cmruins

@RepHartzler it was her actions, not her beliefs, that sent her to prison. She had choices and she chose wrong. Could have easily resigned. 9:46 PM – 4 Sep 2015

Three Guys Drinkin’ ‏@3guysdrinkin

@RepHartzler she refuses to do her job and can’t be fired so she needs to resign. Getting paid for not working is called welfare. #GOP 9:20 PM – 4 Sep 2015

Three Guys Drinkin’ ‏@3guysdrinkin

@RepHartzler wait. You’re talkin bout Obama, right? 11:55 AM – 6 Sep 2015

Nathan Beckett ‏@gwoNasty

@RepHartzler thanks for speaking up. Now I know what I need to about you. 8:25 AM – 5 Sep 2015

A single issue voter perhaps?

Defenders ‏@defendunborn

@RepHartzler then do something about it! Impeach the judge. Saying you stand with her while she is in jail is useless. 1:58 AM – 5 Sep 2015

Yeah, that’ll work…

Previously:

Marriage Equality in America (June 26, 2015)

Conversations like this are taking place today in courthouses across Missouri and America (June 26, 2015)

Recorders Association of Missouri: issuing marriage licenses for same sex couples in Missouri (June 26, 2015)

Rep Vicky Hartzler (r): has another U.S. Supreme Court sad – today it’s marriage equality (June 26, 2015)

Missouri marriage license tracker – from PROMO (June 27, 2015)

Not ready to retire it just yet (June 30, 2015)

As near as we can tell the smiting hasn’t begun (July 13, 2015)

Dent County, Missouri (July 14, 2015)

Dent County, Missouri

14 Tuesday Jul 2015

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Bigotry, Dent County, gay marriage, marriage equality, missouri

From the United States Census Bureau:

Dent County, Missouri

Population, 2014 estimate 15,655 [Dent County]

[….]

Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 19.8% [Dent County] 15.0% [MO]

[….]

Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 $18,544 [Dent County] $25,649 [MO]

Median household income, 2009-2013 $36,311 [Dent County] $47,380 [MO]

Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 20.9% [Dent County] 15.5% [MO]

Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2012-2013 -2.6% [Dent County]

Building permits, 2013 21 [Dent County]

[emphasis added]

From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services:

MO DENT [Medicare – 2013]

Beneficiaries with Part A and Part B [Medicare] 3,598

[….]

Percent Eligible for Medicaid 22.08

[….]

[emphasis added]

With all the challenges they face the County Commission in Dent County, Missouri apparently had bigger fish to fry:

COUNTY COMMISSION: Presiding commissioner says flag decision to be rescinded

Posted: Monday, July 13, 2015 2:25 pm | Updated: 7:01 am, Tue Jul 14, 2015.

Andrew Sheeley

The Dent County Commission voted unanimously Monday to observe one year of “mourning” over the Supreme Court’s June 26 decision that gay couples have the constitutional right to marriage.

Tuesday morning, Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles said the commission will meet in special session Tuesday or Wednesday to rescind that order “out of respect for veterans and those currently serving in the military.”

He said all three commissioners are expected to vote to rescind the decision.

The observance of mourning was to come in the form of lowering the flags at the Dent County Courthouse and Judicial Building to below half-staff on the 26th day of the month from July 2015 to June 2016.

The vote Monday came after Skiles filed a letter into the public record protesting, “the U.S. high court’s stamp of approval of what God speaks of as an abomination.”

The letter details Skiles’ opposition to gay marriage and proposes lowering of the flags so “all who see these flags at this lowered position be reminded of this despicable Supreme Court travesty,” he wrote….

[….]

The original vote did cause quite a stir and generate a lot of attention.

“…all three commissioners are expected to vote to rescind the decision…”

Will people ever learn the futility of trying to unring the bell?

Previously:

Marriage Equality in America (June 26, 2015)

Conversations like this are taking place today in courthouses across Missouri and America (June 26, 2015)

Recorders Association of Missouri: issuing marriage licenses for same sex couples in Missouri (June 26, 2015)

Rep Vicky Hartzler (r): has another U.S. Supreme Court sad – today it’s marriage equality (June 26, 2015)

Missouri marriage license tracker – from PROMO (June 27, 2015)

Not ready to retire it just yet (June 30, 2015)

As near as we can tell the smiting hasn’t begun (July 13, 2015)

As near as we can tell the smiting hasn’t begun

13 Monday Jul 2015

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

gay marriage, marriage equality, marriage license, missouri

According to Promo every county recorder in Missouri is now issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples:

Marriage licenses being issued to same sex couples in Missouri –  by county. PROMO

Apparently, though, all kinds of people across Missouri can now act on being smitten.

Previously:

* SCOTUScare! (June 25, 2015)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): has a SCOTUScare! sad (June 25, 2015)

Are we talking about the same Missouri General Assembly? (June 25, 2015)

Marriage Equality in America (June 26, 2015)

Conversations like this are taking place today in courthouses across Missouri and America (June 26, 2015)

Recorders Association of Missouri: issuing marriage licenses for same sex couples in Missouri (June 26, 2015)

Rep Vicky Hartzler (r): has another U.S. Supreme Court sad – today it’s marriage equality (June 26, 2015)

Missouri marriage license tracker – from PROMO (June 27, 2015)

Not ready to retire it just yet (June 30, 2015)

Not ready to retire it just yet

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

ACA, bumper stickers, marriage equality, Obamacare, SCOTUScare

Yep, last week the U.S. Supreme Court addressed both. Funny how that works.

One of many in the vehicle bumper sticker repertoire.

The lack of Medicaid expansion in Missouri is still a very serious problem.

Previously:

* SCOTUScare! (June 25, 2015)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): has a SCOTUScare! sad (June 25, 2015)

Are we talking about the same Missouri General Assembly? (June 25, 2015)

Marriage Equality in America (June 26, 2015)

Conversations like this are taking place today in courthouses across Missouri and America (June 26, 2015)

Recorders Association of Missouri: issuing marriage licenses for same sex couples in Missouri (June 26, 2015)

Rep Vicky Hartzler (r): has another U.S. Supreme Court sad – today it’s marriage equality (June 26, 2015)

Missouri marriage license tracker – from PROMO (June 27, 2015)

Missouri marriage license tracker – from PROMO

27 Saturday Jun 2015

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

marriage equality, marriage licenses, missouri, PROMO

The latest map from PROMO showing the progress of Missouri counties which are issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples:

Marriage licenses being issued to same sex couples in Missouri –  by county. PROMO

Quite a few Missouri county recorders moved quickly to issue marriage licenses to same sex couple in the wake of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling. We suspect most county recorders will do so starting on Monday morning.

Previously:

Marriage Equality in America (June 26, 2015)

Conversations like this are taking place today in courthouses across Missouri and America (June 26, 2015)

Recorders Association of Missouri: issuing marriage licenses for same sex couples in Missouri (June 26, 2015)

Rep Vicky Hartzler (r): has another U.S. Supreme Court sad – today it’s marriage equality (June 26, 2015)

← Older posts

Subscribe

  • Entries (RSS)
  • Comments (RSS)

Archives

  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • December 2008
  • November 2008
  • October 2008
  • September 2008
  • August 2008
  • July 2008
  • June 2008
  • May 2008
  • April 2008
  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008
  • December 2007
  • November 2007
  • October 2007
  • September 2007
  • August 2007

Categories

  • campaign finance
  • Claire McCaskill
  • Congress
  • Democratic Party News
  • Eric Schmitt
  • Healthcare
  • Hillary Clinton
  • Interview
  • Jason Smith
  • Josh Hawley
  • Mark Alford
  • media criticism
  • meta
  • Missouri General Assembly
  • Missouri Governor
  • Missouri House
  • Missouri Senate
  • Resist
  • Roy Blunt
  • social media
  • Standing Rock
  • Town Hall
  • Uncategorized
  • US Senate

Meta

  • Log in

Blogroll

  • Balloon Juice
  • Crooks and Liars
  • Digby
  • I Spy With My Little Eye
  • Lawyers, Guns, and Money
  • No More Mister Nice Blog
  • The Great Orange Satan
  • Washington Monthly
  • Yael Abouhalkah

Donate to Show Me Progress via PayPal

Your modest support helps keep the lights on. Click on the button:

Blog Stats

  • 916,744 hits

Powered by WordPress.com.

 

Loading Comments...