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Campaign Finance: Keep it CLEAN, folks

22 Wednesday Apr 2020

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission from organized labor to CLEAN Missouri in their efforts to counter repeal of redistricting reform by the right wingnut majority in the Missouri General Assembly:

C161298 04/22/2020 CLEAN Missouri Unite. Inspire. Lead. 1810 E. Elm St Jefferson City MO 65101 4/22/2020 $200,000.00

C161298 04/22/2020 CLEAN Missouri CHIPP Political Account 1401 Hampton Ave Fl 3 Saint Louis MO 63139 4/22/2020 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

Working people. They ain’t going down without a fight.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: be ever vigilant (April 14, 2020)

Campaign Finance: be ever vigilant

14 Tuesday Apr 2020

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At least while the right wingnut republican controlled Missouri General Assembly is in session.

This morning:

Jason Hancock @J_Hancock
Missouri Legislature looking to return for final 3 weeks of 2020 session.

Hearing they will wait until a special session this summer to tackle the budget.

What’s likely on the agenda? PDMP, capping punative damages & repealing redistricting changes enacted by voters #moleg
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7:16 AM · Apr 14, 2020

The right wingnut republican majority in the Missouri General Assembly has a legislative priority of keeping their political advantage through unrepresentative gerrymandering and overturning the voters’ will on redistricting reform. Think about that for a second. That’s one of their top priorities.

And, in anticipation of the General Assembly’s designs on redistricting reform, today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

161298 04/14/2020 CLEAN Missouri Action Now Initiative 1717 West Loop S Houston TX 77027 4/13/2020 $400,000.00

[emphasis added]

Equal representation through redistricting reform, if you can keep it.

Campaign Finance: that’s serious commitment

10 Monday Feb 2020

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In 2018 the CLEAN Missouri (Amendment 1) initiative on ethics, campaign finance, lobbying, and redistricting reform passed by an overwhelming margin.

The results:

State of Missouri – General Election, November 06, 2018
Unofficial Results

Constitutional Amendment No. 1
3256 of 3256 Precincts Reported

YES 1,459,576 61.989%
NO 895,012 38.011%

Total Votes: 2,354,588

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C161298 02/10/2020 CLEAN Missouri Action Now Initiative 1717 West Loop S Houston TX 77027 2/9/2020 $100,000.00

[emphasis added]

The republican majority in the General Assembly is intent on overturning the will of the voters on CLEAN Missouri.

Obviously, not without a fight.

Also today:

Jason Kander @JasonKander
Listening to @KCURUpToDate as @ssnich debates opponents of CLEAN Missouri, which finally reformed redistricting and campaign finance. He’s winning by a country mile because the opposing arguments are so hilarious. We cannot allow politicians to undo these reforms.
11:29 AM · Feb 10, 2020

Bingo.

Campaign Finance: the work is never finished

28 Tuesday May 2019

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission in support of CLEAN Missouri:

C161298 05/28/2019 CLEAN Missouri Action Now Initiative 1717 West Loop S Houston TX 77027 5/28/2019 $27,500.00

[emphasis added]

It costs money to continually defend voter approved reform against the regressive republican majority in the Missouri General Assembly.

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: they Gerrymandered fair and square

17 Thursday Jan 2019

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a republican funded initiative to reverse the redistricting reform of CLEAN Missouri overwhelmingly approved by the voters in November:

C180700 01/17/2019 Fair Missouri Republican State Committee PO Box 73 Jefferson City MO 65102 1/17/2019 $50,000.00

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Of course, right after the November 2018 general election:

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

That is so, you know, grassrootsie. We can’t wait to see the astroturf (fake grassroots) ad campaign.

Previously:

Gerrymander (November 16, 2018)

Gerrymander – illustrated (November 17, 2018)

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

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.
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12:55 PM – 12 Jan 2019

Bam!

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

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

23 Sunday Dec 2018

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

In November – Amendment 1, including redistricting reform – via the Missouri Secretary of State web site:

State of Missouri – General Election, November 06, 2018
Official Results
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on November 30, 2018

Constitutional Amendment No. 1
3256 of 3256 Precincts Reported

YES 1,469,093 62.021%
NO 899,613 37.979%

Total Votes: 2,368,706

[emphasis added]

By 569,480 votes and 24.042 percentage points.

Uh, that’s a mandate.

Today:

KMBC @kmbc
Missouri governor wants repeal of new redistricting law [….]
3:13 PM – 23 Dec 2018

Why not? Ignore the will of the voters. It’s the republican way.

Not if CLEAN Missouri has voters to motivate over this (and they certainly do):

Sean Soendker Nicholson @ssnich
Amendment 1 passed in a landslide [checks notes] 47 days ago.

#moleg #mogov
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11:22 AM – 23 Dec 2018

Welcome to Missouri.

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

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$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)