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HJR 56, HJR 57, HJR 58: Missouri voters have already spoken

03 Sunday Mar 2019

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That has never stopped the right wingnut republican controlled Missouri General Assembly from overturning their will.

Introduced on Friday by Representative Jeff Pogue (r):

HJR 56
Repeals campaign finance provisions
Sponsor: Pogue, Jeff (143)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 2286H.01I
Last Action: 03/01/2019 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HJR 56
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING

And:

HJR 57
Modifies provisions relating to redistricting and lobbying
Sponsor: Pogue, Jeff (143)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 2282H.01I
Last Action: 03/01/2019 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HJR 57
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING

And:

HJR 58
Repeals Section 1 of Article XIV of the Constitution of Missouri relating to medical marijuana
Sponsor: Pogue, Jeff (143)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 2280H.01I
Last Action: 03/01/2019 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HJR 58
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING

In sum, repealing or altering the provisions in initiatives overwhelmingly approved by Missouri voters in the November 2018 general election.

Those who hold power and advantage never give it up willingly.

Previously:

That wasn’t $200,000.00 well spent (November 7, 2018)

Campaign Finance: “…and start all over again”

16 Saturday Feb 2019

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Thursday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for CLEAN Missouri:

C161298 02/14/2019 CLEAN Missouri Action Now Initiative 1717 West Loop S Houston TX 77027 2/14/2019 $85,000.00

[emphasis added]

They’re going to need a lot more money.

It’s readily apparent that the right wingnut republican agenda is to overturn everything the voter approved CLEAN Missouri initiative (Amendment 1) does.

Previously:

Gov. Mike Parson (r): “Will of the voters”? What’s that? Never heard of it. (December 23, 2018)

Campaign Finance: they Gerrymandered fair and square (January 17, 2019)

HA 3, HB 445: it’s all in the (amended) details (February 5, 2019)

HA 3, HB 445: it’s all in the (amended) details

05 Tuesday Feb 2019

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Legislative mischief, because the republican super majority can.

In the (amended) bill summary, in the latest version approved by the House [pdf]:

…Several new exemptions to the open records law commonly known as the Sunshine law are created including personal information and social security numbers, records of constituent files, and communications involving advice, opinions, and recommendations concerning the deliberative decision-making of any public governmental body…

[emphasis added]

Say what?

In House Amendment 3, introduced by Representative Nick Schroer (r) and passed by the House:

610.021. Except to the extent disclosure is otherwise required by law, a public governmental body is authorized to close meetings, records and votes, to the extent they relate to the following: [….]

(27) Any document or record, including electronic communications, received or prepared by or on behalf of a member of a public governmental body consisting of advice, opinions and recommendations in connection with the deliberative decision-making process of said body. [….]

[emphasis added]

That pretty much covers everything and anything.

(27) Effectively eviscerates the Missouri Sunshine Law, and is an attempt to let the Missouri General Assembly off the hook for the transparency required by CLEAN Missouri – Amendment 1 – which was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November.

Representative Greg Razer (D) on the bill, via social media:

Greg Razer is at Missouri House of Representatives.
Yesterday at 5:52 PM · Jefferson City, MO ·

House Republicans just voted to gut the Sunshine Laws as it relates to the General Assembly. The underlined sections in the amendment below is a change to the law. Section (25) is perfectly fine. Section (26) is not great, but one could argue for it.

However, in particular take a look at (27). Read this closely. ANY document, including emails, that contain a legislator’s opinion would be allowed to be hidden from the Sunshine Law. Folks, virtually every email I send contains my opinion in some form. This section, (27), therefore guts Sunshine as far as the General Assembly is concerned.

(Lastly, you can see the vote below. In this instance, a green vote is AGAINST (27), while a red vote is supportive of (27).)

No transparency. Because they can.

CLEAN Missouri bar fight!

12 Saturday Jan 2019

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Someone doesn’t like CLEAN Missouri restrictions on lobbying expenditures:

Robert Cornejo @CornejoForMO
This great idea is banned here in Missouri #moleg thanks to the unconstitutional sham of Clean Missouri! People of all political stripes should get together over a drink and work towards common ground. Prost!

Harpoon Brewery @harpoonbrewery
Govt shutdowns impact all of us. As a brewery, we can’t get approvals needed to keep new beers headed your way. We’re asking our reps to share a beer (on us) with a colleague and help America’s brewers get back to doing what we do. So all of you…

12:36 PM – 12 Jan 2019

You want a brewer to buy you a beer?

Uh, at least use the correct spin. The beer purveyor’s post was about the #TrumpShutdown. You know, a federal issue. Own it, dude.

And, Claire McCaskill (D) lands a punch:

Claire McCaskill @clairecmc
Whooaaaa. There is nothing in CLEAN Missouri that stops YOU or any other legislator from buying a beer for your colleagues, no matter what their party. Says a lot that you think LOBBYISTS buying you booze is necessary for the work towards common ground.
[….]
12:55 PM – 12 Jan 2019

Bam!

Heh. That’s our Claire. This beer’s for you…

SB 132: I’ve got secrets I want to keep

10 Monday Dec 2018

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Because lobbyists shrivel up when exposed to sunlight?

A bill, prefiled in the Missouri Senate by Ed Emery (r), which would broaden disclosure exemptions in the Missouri Sunshine Law for members of the General Assembly:

FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 132 [pdf]
100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY SENATOR EMERY. Pre-filed December 1, 2018, and ordered printed.
ADRIANE D. CROUSE, Secretary.
0625S.02I

AN ACT

To repeal section 610.021, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the closure of certain records.

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

Section A. Section 610.021, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 610.021, to read as follows:

610.021. Except to the extent disclosure is otherwise required by law, a public governmental body is authorized to close meetings, records and votes, to the extent they relate to the following:

[….]

(25) Any record maintained in the office of a member of the general assembly that is related to a constituent of the member; and
(26) Any record maintained in the office of a member of the general assembly, an employee of either house of the general assembly, or an employee of a caucus of either the majority or minority party of either house that contains information regarding proposed legislation or the legislative process, however, nothing in this subdivision shall allow the closure of a record that has been offered in a public meeting of a house of the general assembly, or any committee thereof.

[emphasis in original]

We wouldn’t want anyone to figure out who’s been pushing those ALEC cut and paste bills on the Missouri General Assembly now, would we?

Campaign Finance: and continuing

06 Thursday Dec 2018

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for CLEAN Missouri:

C161298 12/06/2018 CLEAN Missouri Missouri Jobs With Justice Voter Action 2725 Clifton Ave St Louis MO 63139 12/6/2018 $399,344.76

C161298 12/06/2018 CLEAN Missouri Sierra Club 2101 Webster St Suite 1300 Oakland CA 94612 12/6/2018 $6,999.67

[emphasis added]

$399,344.76. Dayam. These folk are serious.

So are the forces of dark money in politics.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: the smell of fear (November 21, 2018)

Pass the dutchie from the right hand side… (November 29, 2018)

Campaign Finance: the work is never done (December 5, 2018)

Campaign Finance: the work is never done

05 Wednesday Dec 2018

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C161298 12/05/2018 CLEAN Missouri Action Now Initiative 1717 West Loop S Houston TX 77027 12/4/2018 $36,000.00

[emphasis added]

Because the forces of dark money in politics never rest.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: the smell of fear (November 21, 2018)

Pass the dutchie from the right hand side… (November 29, 2018)

Pass the dutchie from the right hand side…

29 Thursday Nov 2018

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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C180099 11/28/2018 Advance Missouri Missouri Alliance for Freedom 7509 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway Ste 300 Kansas City MO 64153 11/27/2018 $47,000.00

[emphasis added]

Yesterday via Twitter:

Sean Soendker Nicholson @ssnich
$47k today moved to one of the anti-@CleanMissouri committees through @MissouriFreedom.

In last report, group was $154k in debt — mostly to legal team led by @EricGreitens’ impeachment lobbyist. #moleg
[….]
4:12 PM – 28 Nov 2018

Well, okay.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: the smell of fear (November 21, 2018)

Campaign Finance: the smell of fear

21 Wednesday Nov 2018

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Republicans don’t waste any time.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C180700 11/21/2018 Fair Missouri Republican State Committee PO Box 73 Jefferson City MO 65102 11/21/2018 $150,000.00

[emphasis added]

Apparently the Republican State Committee had some spare cash.

What does “Fair Missouri” want to do on behalf of Missouri republicans?

C180700: Fair Missouri
Committee Type: Campaign
1902 West Jesse James Road
Excelsior Springs Mo 64024
Established Date: 11/20/2018
[….]
Ballot Measure History
Ballot Measures Election Date Subject Support/Oppose
Measuers [sic] To Reform Missouri Redistricting 11/03/2020 Measurer To Reform Missouri Redistricting Support

[emphasis added]

It’s a brand spanking new committee.

Redistricting reform? Uh, we just did that by passing CLEAN Missouri?

You think republicans perceive that they’ve just lost their gerrymandering advantage? Just asking.

Previously:

Gerrymander (November 16, 2018)

Gerrymander – illustrated (November 17, 2018)

The distribution of votes (statewide) by party for the Missouri House of Representatives – November 2018

The distribution of seats by party in the Missouri House of Representatives – 2019 Session

Missouri republicans want to keep it this way.

Gerrymander – illustrated

17 Saturday Nov 2018

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Prompted by a Twitter post, we took a look at the statewide vote for the Missouri House of Representatives as currently reported via the Missouri Secretary of State.

We fired up the spreadsheet software and entered the vote by party for all 163 legislative districts.

The distribution of votes (statewide) by party for the Missouri House of Representatives – November 2018

The statewide vote totals:

Republican – 1,272,938
Democratic – 999,426
Independent – 757
Libertarian – 15,750
Green – 2,733
Constitution – 406
Write-in – 171

Libertarians, you gave it the good old college try. Greens, really? There are that many people on the left in Missouri when faced with an obvious binary difference who decide, instead, to choose purity? Independents? Given old media memes you probably thought there were a lot more of you than you are. Democrats, keep chasing those “Independent” unicorns. Constitution Party, bless your hearts.

The distribution of seats by party in the Missouri House of Representatives – 2019 Session

So, the Republicans go into the 2018 legislative session with 116 seats in the House, Democrats with 47. We will all see the results of that distribution when bills for the 2019 session are prefiled in December.

Right to get paid less, anyone? Anyone?

Previously:

Gerrymander (November 16, 2018)