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Eric Schmitt (r): even more performative bullshit

30 Thursday Nov 2023

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Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Today:

Eric Schmitt
[November 30, 2023]
We can never allow Covid tyranny again. Today I filed the End Covid Tyranny Act.
It would ban mask mandates, prevent discrimination based on vaccination status, require Congressional approval for Emergency Orders longer than 90 days, CDC reforms & more.
[….]

There was much hilarity in the responses:

Whatever.
We’re more tired of these nonsense fundraising bills than we are of Covid.
Nobody’s stance on Covid has changed in years. Who’s your target audience for this groundbreaking legislation?
How about a bill that houses every single house less veteran during your term.
How about a bill that provides supplemental financing to schools in an effort to elevate kids’ literacy ?
Cmon Sir.
Certainly your constituents deserve better than what you’ve offered in this campaign commercial of a bill.

The most obvious example of ‘COVID tyranny’ is the over 1 million COVID involved deaths in our country and the possibly as many as 23 million Americans who suffer from lingering complications, including about 1, 000,000 people who can no longer work because of these complications. In total, that is almost 12% of our total population. I think a better term to label what you are describing is COVID denial.

Missouri is experiencing an uptick in Covid cases right now because of the GOP’s lies

So you want politicians greater control over the cdc. So now politicians will be scientist ? WTF

Are you trying to do away with ALL vaccine mandates or just Covid?
You do know in the state of Missouri there is a vaccine mandate for HEP A for any food handler, right? Also, does this mean no one will need to be vaccinated for measles? (I’m good- I’ve had it, but the kids that’s another story)
And my next question- do you really think a bunch of politicians know more than doctors? Would you trust your medical decisions or that of your children to Congress? I’m a hard NO! I’ve seen what the SCOUS and the legislature of Missouri THINK they know. (Funny people of the state have a different opinion [….])

Maybe we should ban all vaccinations. I think polio, measles, mumps, rubella, and smallpox should make a come back. Meanwhile why don’t you do something that helps us in Missouri.

And this will help me how ?

our apple dumpling senator Schmitt wants to destroy the CDC ability to act quickly in a crisis. Another feel good bill that is dead on arrival. Why doesn’t Schmitt do something useful like getting his butt buddy Tuberville to quit acting like an ass.

Tyranny = Eric Schmitt ….. The Mr. Misinformation man that cost people their lives!!

So, has Eric Schmitt (r) ever received a vaccine? Any COVID-19 vaccines? Just asking.

Vaccinated with a phonograph needle

06 Wednesday Sep 2023

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And the player is stuck on repeat.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo}.

Yesterday evening:

Eric Schmitt
[September 5, 2023]
No vaccine mandates. No vaccine passports. No mask mandates. No lockdowns.

Some of the responses:

I didn’t comply last time and won’t this time . If Trump is not on the ballot in 2024 i’ll vote for the constitution party candidate .

Proceed.

No THOUGHTS…No IDEAS…No MESSAGE…No PLANS…No NOTHING….just sitting here in DC sucking up YOUR tax dollars….Senator Eric Schmitt…

There are none of these in place now. But if the need arises again, I will wear a mask and get a vaccine passport if it will save my life or the life of others.

Hope MO schools hear your words loud and clear. Please keep a close eye on them.

What’s he going to do? Issue a harsh statement on social media?

If you actually wanted to be helpful you could petition your GOP senate colleague to stop holding up military promotions and endangering our national security.

There’s that.

Who has implemented any of these at this time? No one has made any laws taking the most precious of Republican commodities away from all citizens of the US, so you can still have your freedom to spread disease, own gas stoves, guns, washing machines and driers, cars, amd ceiling fans, or drink beer till you pass out. In fact, the only things being banned are books in schools. and that is not President Biden. Quit spreading propaganda.

No one knows the exact number. How many died from heart attack or something else and they put down Covid. It’s God’s plan when you die. How many people died from pneumonia?

Has difficulty understanding the concept of excess deaths.

We can blame William Jennings Bryan for that one.

Maybe civilization will be smarter when all these people who can’t spell virus [….] or mutation pass on

Get back to work and do something meaningful

Quit stirring the pot and get back to work. You’re wasting my money

Didn’t comply before, won’t comply if they try the scamdemic again.

No science, no critical thinking & you sure seem to want body autonomy. Let’s have a group of women vote on the control you have. Your rhetoric is so dated.

So Eric did you and your family receive the vaccine last time? Just asking for a friend.

You are spineless. It is so easy to write such words when to date none of these things have been implemented. It is so easy for you to rile up your base. But what is not easy is to take a stand against a first term Senator with no political experience who is holding up at least 250 military promotions. Not only are you and the other cowardly senators affecting the military readiness, you are affecting the lives of the families of these people. So please spare us your Covid outrage. Your inactions show you really do not care

No one is asking for them so how about stop fear mongering.
Causing a problem when there isn’t one

red meat for his followers.

Can you tell me where this is happening in 2023 in Missouri?

Dude. Who the fuxk is talking about any of that shit but your loser ass with nothing better to say but bullshit!
Asshatt.

You better stop the executive orders and bureaucrats who are wanting to control stoves, dishwashers, gas cars and ceiling fans.
Also stop IRS’ building of an army of armed agents.
Also stop the ATF from trying to make every citizen who wants to privately sell a firearm into a criminal.
Also stop the Executive Branch from banning the transport of LPG (propane) on trains.
These people are lunatics, and we want you and Sen. Hawley to stop them from violating Constitutional rights and the Republic
Thanks for listening

Venn Diagram of Right Wingnut Orthodoxy – not complete

I’m going to hold you to your word. If the feds try coming to our state and want to override you, you better not give in! I don’t know who is in charge of your page here, but I hope you tell our AG we will never comply and he better not give in!!

GFY

The predictable result of a half a century of underfunding public education

26 Saturday Aug 2023

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Eric Schmitt (r) {August 2022 file photo].

Last Wednesday:

Eric Schmitt
[August 23, 2023]
No vaccine mandates. No vaccine passports. No mask mandates. No lockdowns
[….]

Some of the responses:

Fight hard Senator. The good people of MIssouri are standing with you and ready to take on the liberals and their new world order. Good christian people have to RISE UP every now and then to protect our families and our country. MAGA for all

go get your heart attack booster and leave the true americans alone you commie

What has lyin biden done that is good for the country? He is on vacation over 40% of the time and that doesn’t count naps. He has alzheimers and dementia, can’t carry on a conversation, can’t find his way off stages, falls all the time… even up hill on stairs and the list goes on.

More COVID vaccinated US Citizens have died than the number who were not vaccinated.

It’s getting close to election time so Liberals are running scared.

Search “Covid Lab found in central California” The results will scare you.

100 percent could have been prevented if the democrats had not funded and developed it.
Anything to steal an election.

government whistleblowers claim the mask mandates are coming back in september and lockdowns in december dont you watch any news

LoL… the fools are already wearing masks! Look around the 3 blue cities filled with sheep in Missouri. I see people wearing masks in STL and KC already. Look at Commiefornia!

why do you care if someone chooses to wear a mask? How does that even effect you?

Affect.

I live to be given the choice. Not having it forced on any of us with democratic or W.H.O. mandates! If you want to wear a mask around your anus… go ahead. Makes no difference to me. I choose NOT to be vaccinated! I chose NOT to wear a mask. if I am sick, I will stay home! Don’t forget to wash your hands!

I live to be given the choice. Not having it forced on any of us with democratic or W.H.O. mandates! If you want to wear a mask around your anus… go ahead. Makes no difference to me. I choose NOT to be vaccinated! I chose NOT to wear a mask. if I am sick, I will stay home! Don’t forget to wash your hands!

The WEF is planning on putting vaxx in food, and water.For our safety of course.

T mobile required their employees to get it to keep their jobs. Springfield Mo. how about a fine for them

Thank you for fighting the socialist

Social Security and Medicare are exceptions, of course.

Make sure the GOP does not cave to this insanity! I for one refuse to be manipulated again. It’s all an election ploy cause they know they can’t win!!! Stop the TSA they are already implementing masks in Oct!!! Pure BS

You lie! NO facts to back that lie up! It was fauci that asked for 2 weeks to”stop the spread”. And that was a lie!!! That was the last time Trump listened to fraudci! The school teachers union is who wanted more and caused harm to our kids. Kids under 16 had a .0007 chance of serious illness and NO DEATHS to those that were healthy! GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT Karen! NOW Apologize for the lie!!!

So-called “medical experts” are not elected officials with the right or the responsibility to govern.

Think about that one for just a second.

[….] “Love thy neighbor” involves telling the truth…
The truth is, the vaccine has killed and injured thousands of victims and masks do not stop or slow the spread of COVID.

Thank you!!! I hold you to your word!!!!!!! And yes the word going around is FJB is bringing masks back next month starting with airport personnel. 3 ( new variants) have been created oops discovered. Plus it’s election time know what I mean?

[….]
Our liberties and constitution must never be taken away again. They tried once and lied about efficacy of jabs, that masks work but fraudci couldn’t come up with a study or peer review proving they work .. because they don’t!
They made up DISTANCING, which Birx admitted to in her book and said most things done weren’t based on science. Yet they lied. If people actually bend the knee to this garbage, stay at home if you are afraid. Don’t test to see if you are sick. That’s crazy. Tests were faulty also. They ran them with high cycles that picked up past dead viruses.
Buy some IVERMECTIN and live life.

Do what??
If you believe those numbers, maybe you can do the math as hospitals were paid 44k per ccp19 death. If you died in a car accident it was added. So were heart attacks etc. Oh…and no flu deaths showed up like previous years because they threw those deaths in the pile too. Doctors got paid by big PHARMA depending on how many jabs they gave in their private practices. Pfizer hasn’t been making any money so now we have a new virus [….] variants are normally not as potent and ccp19 had a 99.995% survival rate!!!! Who goes to a drive through to get a free donut and jab?? With 99.995% survival rate???
I know they will say this one is so dangerous … and less of a survival rate to ramp up the fear!

Libtards are gearing up to do it again with the “new strain” of covid supposedly “ripping through the country”… Don’t let these bastards pull their stupid shite again .. All they are good for is tearing down the country every chance they get .. these people are a PLAGUE [….]

I didn’t comply before, I’m sure as heck not going to this time. Scamdemic.

That VIRUS was caused by Fauci and the US government! The NIH delivered the virus to the chinese military. Just like the Tuskegee experiment and at least 13 others… Like giving smallpox to the indians! That is OUR corrupt government at work!!!

Vote in 2024. They probably will.

Three yeers ago I couldn’t spell scyance, now I are a sentor

17 Saturday Jun 2023

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Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Yesterday:

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Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt
Time to toss those weird Fauci candles in the ash heap of history.
[….]
4:12 PM · Jun 16, 2023

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
Excess Deaths Associated with COVID-19
Provisional Death Counts for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

…Estimates of excess deaths can provide information about the burden of mortality potentially related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including deaths that are directly or indirectly attributed to COVID-19. Excess deaths are typically defined as the difference between the observed numbers of deaths in specific time periods and expected numbers of deaths in the same time periods. This visualization provides weekly estimates of excess deaths by the jurisdiction in which the death occurred. Weekly counts of deaths are compared with historical trends to determine whether the number of deaths is significantly higher than expected.

Counts of deaths from all causes of death, including COVID-19, are presented. As some deaths due to COVID-19 may be assigned to other causes of deaths (for example, if COVID-19 was not diagnosed or not mentioned on the death certificate), tracking all-cause mortality can provide information about whether an excess number of deaths is observed, even when COVID-19 mortality may be undercounted. Additionally, deaths from all causes excluding COVID-19 were also estimated. Comparing these two sets of estimates — excess deaths with and without COVID-19 — can provide insight about how many excess deaths are identified as due to COVID-19, and how many excess deaths are reported as due to other causes of death. These deaths could represent misclassified COVID-19 deaths, or potentially could be indirectly related to the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., deaths from other causes occurring in the context of health care shortages or overburdened health care systems)…

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Over a million Americans died.

Some of the responses to Eric Schmitt (r):

You, sir, are a bloviating bag of gas. You hinder progress and public safety at every opportunity. You & the senior senator from Missouri an embarrassment.

Total fraud Eric Schmitt believes in the Republican First Commandment: Trump is the Lord thy God and Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me.

The guy who has spent his entire career fighting infectious disease for the betterment of mankind, that Fauci?

You’re a fraud

Thank you Dr Fauci. No covid or long covid for me. Just got another booster. Ignore attacks on retired octogenarians by folks who think Trump is a role model. When you are.

Politicians who only appear on Fox and Newsmax are publicly announcing that they have nothing worth listening to, but are so anxious for publicity that they will recite the gospel of tRump to the other losers. Quit practicing medicine without a license.

Eric’s epidemiology and virology degrees were from tRump University. I know who I’ll listen to……

Unbecoming of a US Senator

Thank God we had Fauci.

Not what the majority of what Missouri is saying. After surviving covid, they’re saying they wished they would have listened to doctors instead of politicians.

Just say you couldn’t be bothered to wear a mask to protect others and we’ll understand.

Thank goodness for Dr Fauci!! His medical advice saved countless lives.

Where’s your scientific proof to back up your claims? All you have is conjecture and misinformation. You are nothing but a bully and a coward. So unless you have solid scientific proof sit down and be quiet.

Meanwhile Missouri Red and rural vax resistance had 4600 more deaths than births for 1st times ever in 2020 & 2021 including the 1918 pandemic, one of only 25 states to avoid science with such dramatic results. Republicans strike again.

Fascism – Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

Are you the douche that sent his kids to a private mask mandate school and fought public schools to drop theirs? What a hypocrite.

What the fuck is newsmax?

Dr. Fauci is a renowned doctor and super star in the infectious disease area. He has been cited across all scientific journals and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Bush. You on the other hand are a total fraud and embarrassment to the State of Missouri.

I wonder what history will say about you? Your career will be nothing compared to Dr Fauci’s. His contribution to AIDS research and work during the pandemic make him a true gift to America. You, on the other hand, will have no real accomplishments.

To what end do you spout such mindless drivel?
Fauci likely saved tens of thousands of lives.

Unbelievable that you’re still on this. He’s smarter than you. Just get over it.

Does the Republican Party go out of its way to nominate the stupidest people possible for high office?

They always have a pool of possible candidates for office.

22,252* Missourians aren’t able to weigh in, Eric (r)

18 Wednesday Jan 2023

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Do tell us all about your time as Missouri Attorney General, Eric (r).

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Yesterday:

Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt
The COVID tyrants and The Experts™️ were wrong about every significant decision for 2 years yet none of them will ever apologize or will ever admit their catastrophic mistakes.

We cannot not ever let it happen again.
10:46 AM · Jan 17, 2023

Idiot.

Some of the responses:

Now do guns.

Republicans died at higher rates of Covid because of liars like you

Can you explain how this will help us in the future?

That’s just ridiculous. Public health officials acted appropriately according to the best available information. Even if that later came to be seen as improper, that’s just the way it goes. Sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know.

Eric Schmitt (r) slept through all of his science classes.

Eric Schitt is vaccinated.
Why do I know this?
Because he couldn’t become a multimillionaire sitting in the senate if he got sick, had long Covid, or worse, all the while instilling fear and propaganda to further his goal and scare up votes for him.

GFY….

Why are you crying about Covid precautions when your party is about to crash the economy by not paying our national debts?

Were they wrong? Your red wave didn’t come to fruition because y’all killed half of your base with lies. [….]

Actually, buddy, COVID deniers were wrong. Precautions saved lives. But you know that, don’t you. Just trying to play to the base.

Liar, liar, pants on fire. The Covid disinformation spread by people like you is responsible for more than 1 million US deaths.

1.3million dead Americans say what???

You got the vaccine. Are you going to publicly say that was wrong?

Shhh. His base can’t know this.

We don’t apologize to deplorables.

Your followers deserve better.
[….]

What is @EricLies lying about now?? Oh! The #TrumpCovid years and that whole bleach thing. #Missouri deserves better

Cannot not? What’s with the double negatives?

Ah, the power of the double negative.

Also, Eric (r) apparently slept through his English classes.

Speaking of tyrants…former MO AG Schmitt sued MO school districts over mask mandates, asked parents to send videos of schools who violated his mandate destroyed morale-turned parents against teachers instead of supporting districts during Covid.
[….]

“Covid tyrants”
You sound like someone who doesn’t believe millions of people didn’t die worldwide.

Including relatives of mine.

Please stop dishonoring their lives and their families and friends and loved ones.

I can’t even imagine how many people would have died had we done nothing. But continue going off. Over 1 million Americans dead. You guys don’t care.

In other words you have no vision for your term.

Naming post offices.

Says the guy who sued school districts for trying to keep kids safe. You’re ok with children dying. The rest of us are not. But keep telling us what a good Christian you are. You make Hawley look good. And that’s not easy

Bullshit you lie.

There’s a reason there’s disinformation, it’s the fools like you.
You were vaccinated, I assume your children were as well. Enough with the lies from you and the rest of the GOP.

You’re such a tool

Don’t you ever get tired of being the Covid blow hard in charge? Big words with no facts = lies. That’s you, E.

Kindly fuck every conceivable manner & way off, you complete #Schmitthead.

You are the walking embodiment of a fool who thinks he’s smart.

Dunning-Kruger Effect.

POS Eric doesn’t understand how science works.

My god you mental midget. This is what Missourians get for electing this Josh Hawley devotee.

The “catastrophic mistake” was electing you to the senate. You are a nut job hillbilly.

You’re an idiot!

Still following the same BS. How many Missourians died because of your stupid politics.

You’re a complete nut. Congratulations on selling out.

* From Missouri DHSS “Statewide COVID-19 Deaths, by Week” – data through January 16, 2023.

Missouri gets what it votes for

20 Wednesday Apr 2022

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

On March 30th:

GOVERNOR PARSON ANNOUNCES END TO COVID-19 CRISIS IN MISSOURI
Press Release
MARCH 30, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY – Today, during a press conference at the State Capitol, Governor Mike Parson announced an end to the COVID-19 crisis in Missouri and that the state will be shifting to an endemic phase of the pandemic on Friday, April 1, 2022.

A whole-of-government COVID-19 emergency response was taken for more than two years, an effort that responded to the needs of all Missourians during the global pandemic and sustained state operations as more was learned about the novel virus. Vaccines, testing resources, and treatments are now readily available for all Missourians, and much of the population now has some immunity to the virus. [….]

The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is expected to continue to circulate in communities, meaning it will be considered endemic like many other diseases. The endemicity also means that surveillance priority will change from monitoring case numbers to monitoring disease severity and societal impact as new waves of infection come and go. This transition does not minimize the continued importance of public health surveillance, investigation, and response activities, as is necessary to mitigate any disease.

[….]

“…Vaccines, testing resources, and treatments are now readily available for all Missourians, and much of the population now has some immunity to the virus…”

That’s not particularly reassuring.

“…it will be considered endemic…”

It will be? If it isn’t yet, then why state it? By the way, we’re pretty sure the Governor of Missouri doesn’t get to make that determination.

[CDC – national data]
Interpretive Summary for April 15, 2022
[…]
Reported Cases
As of April 13, 2022, the current 7-day moving average of daily new cases (31,391) increased 19.1% compared with the previous 7-day moving average (26,357)…
[….]
New Hospital Admissions
The current 7-day daily average for April 6–April 12, 2022, was 1,446. This is a 1.3% increase from the prior 7-day average (1,427) from March 29–April 4, 2022…
[….]
Testing
The percentage of COVID-19 NAATs (nucleic acid amplification tests)* that are positive (percent positivity) is increasing in comparison to the previous week. The 7-day average of percent positivity from NAATs is now 4.1%.
[….]

Definitely not reassuring.

And then yesterday, there’s this priority:

GOVERNOR PARSON JOINS 25 GOVERNORS IN FORMING AMERICAN GOVERNORS’ BORDER STRIKE FORCE
Press Release
APRIL 19, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY – Today, Governor Mike Parson joined 25 other Governors in signing a memorandum of understanding establishing the American Governors’ Border Strike Force. The strike force will help increase collaboration and improve intelligence sharing and analyses across participating states to disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations and cartels, combat human smuggling, and stop the flow of illegal drugs to states.

“The Biden Administration has failed to secure our nation’s Southern Border, allowing millions of migrants and hundreds of thousands of pounds of illegal drugs to pour into the United States,” Governor Parson said. “Time and time again, Governors have tried to work with the White House to discuss real solutions to secure the border. Instead, our concerns have been ignored, crime is out of control, and illegal drugs continue to infect our communities and harm our kids. Today, Governors are stepping up once again to do what the federal government refuses to do: secure our communities and protect our citizens.”

The American Governors’ Border Strike Force will coordinate participating states’ efforts to partner at the state fusion center level and amongst state law enforcement around the following actions:

Share criminal justice information to improve investigations in the border region and nationwide, especially in communities adjacent to or crossing state boundaries.
Coordinate and improve interdiction on interstates to combat drug trafficking and human smuggling.
Co-locate intelligence analysts in border states to improve collaboration, real time response, intelligence sharing, and analysis connected to border security.
Assist border states with supplemental staff and resources at state fusion centers, such as on rotation assignments and to share information obtained both on the border and/or in other states.
Send law enforcement to train in border states to detect, track, and curb border-related crime.
Target cartel finances that fund criminal activity in the border regions to seize the tools used to assist the cartels.
Monitor cybersecurity issues that may increase vulnerability along the Southern Border, such as criminal networks that operate on social media to recruit traffickers.
Review state criminal statutes regarding human trafficking, drug trafficking, and transnational criminal organizations to ensure the laws deter, disrupt, and dismantle criminal activity.
Review state criminal justice statistics and information to determine crimes that can be traced to the Southern Border.
Develop interstate procedures to fill any identified gaps or identified inconsistencies in existing plans to address border crime.
This action by Governors comes as more than 221,000 migrants were encountered at the Southern Border in March 2022 – the highest number in 22 years. Additionally, next month, the Biden Administration is preparing to revoke Title 42, which is expected to lead to 18,000 or more migrant encounters per day at the border.

Under the Biden Administration, more than 2.3 million migrants have been encountered at the Southern Border. In the past six months, reports indicate that there have been 300,000 known “gotaways” – migrants who were not apprehended by border agents and did not turn themselves in – at the Southern Border.

“The crisis at our Southern Border is out of control. In the absence of federal leadership, we will do what is required to help solve this growing problem and protect the people of Missouri,” Governor Parson said.

The Director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety will be Missouri’s designee on the American Governors’ Border Strike Force. The agreement does not obligate states to expend funds.
[….]

“…allowing millions of migrants and hundreds of thousands of pounds of illegal drugs to pour into the United States…”

This just started now?

“…more than 2.3 million migrants have been encountered at the Southern Border…”

Uh, that’s a cute turn of phrase. “Encountered”? What does that mean, specifically?

“…reports indicate…”

What specific reports? Cite source(s).

“…The agreement does not obligate states to expend funds…”

So, it’s a publicity stunt.

All this for Arkansas?

What happens if guns get smuggled across the border?

Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Justice Department Files Suit to Prevent Missouri from Restricting Enforcement of Federal Firearms Laws

Missouri House Bill 85 Makes Enforcement of Federal Firearms Laws More Difficult, Thereby Impeding Law Enforcement Efforts to Combat Violent Crime
The Department of Justice has today filed a lawsuit to prevent the State of Missouri from enforcing House Bill 85 (H.B. 85). Signed into law in June 2021, the Missouri law declares five categories of federal firearms laws “invalid” and deters and penalizes their enforcement by federal, state and local law enforcement officers. The government’s complaint seeks declaratory and injunctive relief prohibiting enforcement of H.B. 85 and further clarifying that state and local officials may lawfully participate in joint federal task forces, assist in the investigation and enforcement of federal firearm crimes, and fully share information with the federal government without fear of H.B. 85’s penalties. Specifically, the complaint alleges that H.B. 85 is invalid under the Supremacy Clause, is preempted by federal law, and violates the doctrine of intergovernmental immunity.

“This act impedes criminal law enforcement operations in Missouri,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “The United States will work to ensure that our state and local law enforcement partners are not penalized for doing their jobs to keep our communities safe.”

“A state cannot simply declare federal laws invalid,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “This act makes enforcement of federal firearms laws difficult and strains the important law enforcement partnerships that help keep violent criminals off the street.”

The complaint alleges that the restrictions imposed by H.B. 85 have hindered cooperation and other activities that assist federal, state, and local law enforcement efforts. Federal law enforcement agencies within the state report that enforcement of federal firearms laws in Missouri has grown more difficult since H.B. 85 became effective. The penalties associated with H.B. 85 have prompted state and local agencies and individuals within those entities to withdraw support for federal law enforcement efforts, including by not sharing critical data used to solve violent crimes and withdrawing from joint federal task forces. The complaint challenges the constitutionality of the law and seeks to enforce the supremacy of federal law. Dozens of state and local officers have resigned from federal joint-task forces in the state as a result of the law. According to Missouri’s own statistics, nearly 80% of violent crimes are committed with firearms.

According to the complaint, Missouri enacted H.B. 85 despite its conflict with the fundamental constitutional principles of supremacy of federal law, preemption, and intergovernmental immunity. The restrictions imposed by the statute are premised on a declaration that several categories of federal statutes are “invalid,” but a state may not lawfully declare federal law invalid under the Constitution. In addition to penalizing individuals for working on joint federal-state law enforcement task forces, the statute penalizes current federal employees by barring them from state employment if they enforced the purportedly invalid laws. The statute further directs the state judiciary to “protect” against the federal laws declared invalid.

[….]

“…the restrictions imposed by H.B. 85 have hindered cooperation and other activities that assist federal, state, and local law enforcement efforts…”

Missouri.

19,355 Missourians can’t respond

12 Saturday Mar 2022

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Eric Schmitt (r) [2021 file photo].

Today:

Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt
It’s almost as if all the fear mongering around COVID was just one big power play.
1:36 PM · Mar 12, 2022

Sociopath.

Some of the responses:

Jason Kander @JasonKander
Replying to @Eric_Schmitt
Are you vaccinated? Did you get the booster?
3:24 PM · Mar 12, 2022

It’s as if the claim about fear mongering around COVID is just another example of Schmitt’s stupidity.

950,000 US deaths; 19,500 MO deaths. Many with long haul COVID and our healthcare system almost breaking. No one should worry about that.

What a ghoul!

20k dead constituents could not be reached for comment.

Help me understand this. I’m not supposed to care about something factual, but whatever you’re selling is legit. Just how much is your snake oil and where can I purchase some?

What is wrong with you? [….]

Day drinking and tweeting again Eric? What’s this even about? See this is why you lose so many lawsuits; all accusation, no context.

It’s almost as if all the COVID-denialism (almost 1 million US deaths!) was just one big power play… (as you, for example, run for senate)

It’s hard for me to understand an elected politician being so openly dismissive of nearly a million dead Americans as @Eric_Schmitt seems to be.

Kinda like “build a wall” bullshit right???

My father died of Covid. You are a horrible person.

So the people who died from COVID were just part of a huge fear mongering power play? You are an idiot.

It’s almost as if you’re a #PoliticalHack.

People have tried to explain the science behind the measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID pandemic to you but obviously you cannot comprehend. So now we just have you spewing forth your vomit of lies and misinformation.

Do you LIKE playing the miserable SOB who people loathe with a passion?

Right, f*ck those petty people that buried family and friends.

So, everyone who has died from Covid don’t really exist? Brick shy of a load Schmitt.

You’re an idiot. Millions have died. What a pathetic existence you live.

Tell that to everyone who lost people. Asshole.

Or you’re just an idiot

My god. What the actual fck is wrong with you? Are you seriously so desperate for attention you sit there and make lists of the most vile things you could say? A lot of people died. A lot are suffering long term effects. This is disgusting and your family should feel shame.

How many of your constituents died from it last week, you monstrous shit?

Something, something, duct tape…

02 Wednesday Mar 2022

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Eric Greitens (r) is a candidate for the U.S. Senate.

Campaign supplies.

On Monday:

Eric Greitens @EricGreitens
It’s my honor to lead #ThePeoplesConvoy through Missouri!

No more mask mandates! No more vaccine mandates!

We the People want Freedom!
[….]
6:01 PM · Feb 28, 2022

“…No more mask mandates! No more vaccine mandates!…” So much to be frightened of.

Some of the responses:

How utterly embarrassing when Ukraine is under siege

There’s that.

MO never had state-wide mandates.
This is embarrassing at any time, but esp when men too delicate to wear masks are in the headlines at the same times as grandmas fighting Russian aggression.

What constitutional freedoms are we currently being deprived of?

What about duct tape mandates? [….]

I guess the “emergency” on the Mexican border was on hold today for a joyride where we pretend to be Canadians minus the universal healthcare.

Or, a small number of Canadians pretending to be American right wingnuts, just with universal healthcare.

There aren’t mandates. You are fighting nothing. And if you want to fight real oppression, this isn’t it.

If a face mask is anti-American – what about tying up a beautician?

Pretty sure it’s also absolutely unsafe to film while driving. Clearly, he doesn’t mind MO being one of the only two states where this foolishness won’t get him pulled over and ticketed for reckless, distracted driving. Embarrassing. Pity the camera didn’t fall.

Pretty sure you used to be ok with masks.

You’re probably vaccinated and boosted so hush

Did the hairdresser want her freedom?

This aged poorly.

Anybody tied up in the back seat?

Stay TF away from my daughters.

We all want freedom. Some of us think about others, and not just ourselves, narcissist.

Idiot?

Please don’t let the state line stop you… you should share your unique brand of desperate-psycopath with one of the surrounding 8 states…please?

Any women gagged and bound in your trunk?

Are you the same Eric Greitens who tied up a woman and took sexually explicit photographs of her without her consent? Just checking.

You get indicted for any new crimes lately?

LOL. Americans have moved on from your protests and little convoys. Read the room and try to keep up. Thanks man! [….]

The woman you tied up in your basement wanted freedom, too.

Damn…embarrassing

Do you realize how ridiculous this looks in the face of REAL threats to freedom? Go get a job (not representing me or any human on earth) or disappear back under a rock.

It takes a special kind of stupid to celebrate your freedom to catch a disease and die. Good for you, Potatoe.

Oh yeah let’s remove masks and vaccines that have saved countless lives that’s fuckin smart

Well. Clueless. Wasteful. Whiny. Pathetic.

Erics Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

Previously:

Oh, my. (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 2 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 3 (January 11, 2018)

אַ שאַנדע פֿאַר די גוים and *IOKIYAR (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 4 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 5 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 6 (January 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r): not exactly a ringing endorsement (January 12, 2018)

Gov. Eric Greitens (r): piping (January 16, 2018)

Oh, my – part 7 (January 16, 2018)

Waiting… (January 19, 2018)

Oh, my – part 8 (January 29, 2018)

The unanswered question (February 8, 2018)

RSMo § 565.252 (February 22, 2018)

Well, you were the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 22, 2018)

Well, he was the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 23, 2018)

A few words of advice (February 26, 2018)

Eric Greitens (r) and the House – pass the popcorn (March 6, 2018)

Oh, my – part 9 (March 6, 2018)

“That’s not how you spell bare.” (March 7, 2018)

It’s their world, the rest of us only get to live in it (April 8, 2018)

The popcorn is ready (April 10, 2018)

The Report (April 11, 2018)

Call it what it is (April 11, 2018)

Go away, asshole. (April 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r-21): impeach Greitens (April 13, 2018)

Getting ironical about Greitens (April 13, 2018)

Standing ovation (April 14, 2018)

Quid pro quo (April 16, 2018)

It’s a fine mess he’s gotten himself into… (April 17, 2018)

Really, just go away… (April 17, 2018)

HR 6783: Impeachment (April 18, 2018)

Unhinged (April 19, 2018)

Really unhinged (April 19, 2019)

Seriously, just go away already… (April 20, 2018)

He doth protest too much, methinks… (April 20, 2018)

No, Chuck Raasch, nobody’s giving Eric Greitens’ scandals short shrift (April 22, 2018)

Does somebody want to tell them? (April 25, 2018)

Our life on the “D List” (April 30, 2018)

The Report – supplement (May 1, 2018)

HR 7432: Impeachment (May 1, 2018)

The second report (May 2, 2018)

Rep. Gina Mitten (D): shining a light in the dark money campaign finance neighborhood (May 2, 2018)

The process begins (May 4, 2018)

The Petition for a Special Session of the General Assembly to consider “disciplinary actions against Governor Eric R. Greitens” (May 4, 2018)

Campaign Finance: in the news (May 6, 2018)

Oxford coma (May 7, 2018)

A definition (May 13, 2018)

Felony invasion of privacy case against Eric Greitens (r) dropped (May 14, 2018)

“So far, so good…” (May 14, 2018)

Jean Peters Baker appointed as special prosecutor in Greitens (r) case (May 21, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – transcript of witness deposition – cross examination (May 23, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – transcript of witness deposition – on Koster and Greitens (May 22, 2018)

HR 2: Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – the process for impeachment (May 22, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – Scott Faughn (May 23, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – not going to allow “cherry picking” (May 25, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – Michael Hafner (May 29, 2018)

Eric Greitens (r) resigns as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

Senator Jill Schupp (D) on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

Statement by Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

Representative Stacey Newman (D) on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D): about those legal bills for Eric Greitens (r) submitted to the state… (June 9, 2018)

Eric Greitens (r) – quarterly campaign finance report – July 2018 (July 16, 2018)

Final Report of the Special Investigative Committee on Oversight in the matter of Governor Eric R. Greitens (January 2, 2019)

Eric Greitens (r): Were they stored in the basement? (March 31, 2020)

Eric Greitens (r): there’s always 2024 (June 10, 2020)

Watching the Faux News Channel all the time will rot your brain

05 Saturday Feb 2022

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Occasionally a post here will generate a lot of traffic. With that we sometimes get rambling illiterate responses posted as comments. There appears to be a correlation.

When anyone posts a comment here at Show Me Progress their email and IP addresses are attached to the comment.

All comments are held in moderation until approved. Illiterate responses are held in perpetuity – they won’t appear with the original post. However, we can and have devoted “Meta” posts mocking such content.

Early this morning:

[….] you are and idiot you need to go live with BRAINDEAD biden because if this covid was so bad where is all the contamination barrels at so that all the contaminated mask and shit can be put because you see them laying on the ground and in shopping carts and they have them laying out where everyone walks by them so all those germs get on them and it is funny how certain people get it and alot don’t I have never wore a mask never been tested never been sick and guess what I am from Missouri you all are a bunch of snowflakes that worry way to much we would rather live our life free from mask and all the bullshit than to hear all the democrats saying you have to do this forcing people is not American so if you want live like that move to where you can live in communism go

Bless their heart.

“Faux News channel, fascist groupies” – protest sign, circa 2003- 2004.

Previously:

17,124 Missourians could not be reached for comment (February 1, 2022)

299 former residents of Stone and Taney Counties could not be reached for comment (February 1, 2022)

Theocracy

02 Wednesday Feb 2022

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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.