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Today, Missourians get a peek at legislation that’s been pre-filed by our state legislators.
I took a few minutes to look over what’s in store for Missourians.
Guns, Nationalism, Authoritarianism
I took a few minutes to look over what’s in store for Missourians.
Guns, Nationalism, Authoritarianism
We have men who think concealed carry of firearms on public transportation systems is a good idea.
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And a request to create a “patriotism commission” which is not unlike what someone else did a few years back.
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In fact, a number of bills filed by State Rep Adam Schnelting read like a Nazi manifesto: prohibit removal of confederate monuments, strip protestors of unemployment benefits, create Missouri’s own DoD cause the civil war is coming—guys like Schnelting thirst for it.
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Despite COVID-19 running rampant + staggering unemployment numbers—Hardy Billington decided they best employment protection they could provide was for employees bringing firearms to work.
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We’ve got folks who don’t give a damn about what Missourians have voted for—they’re gonna try and bring Right to Work back.
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There are a number of other bills with vague descriptions of changing gun laws, the ballot initiative process and further deregulating our failing state that don’t have the bill language available.
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There are some good bills out there—Sarah Unsicker’s bill will help protect immigrant tenants—a vital step as the eviction and rent moratoriums expire at the end of the month.
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I’m a big fan of Peter Merideth’s proposal to allow Missourians to electronically sign ballot measures.
Which stands in stark contrast to those working to make it harder for us to exercise our voice.
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Which stands in stark contrast to those working to make it harder for us to exercise our voice.
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State Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove’s legislation is 
It would ban chokeholds, modify rules for trying children as adults, requires American civics to be taught beginning in the sixth grade, and would require a special prosecutor be appointed in officer-involved shootings.
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It would ban chokeholds, modify rules for trying children as adults, requires American civics to be taught beginning in the sixth grade, and would require a special prosecutor be appointed in officer-involved shootings.
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The reason tracking what’s happening in Missouri is important is because as outlandish as some of these far-right ideas might seem to non-Show Me Staters—Missouri has an unfortunately history of leading when it comes to backward policy.
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We had a Governor who broke the law, committed sexual assault, but failed to be prosecuted.
He’s coming back in 2022.
Trump may have lost the 2020 race, but failure to prosecute him + those around him guarantees his resurgence.
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He’s coming back in 2022.
Trump may have lost the 2020 race, but failure to prosecute him + those around him guarantees his resurgence.
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Similarly, the laws you see filed here demanding a “patriotic” education + stripping unemployment assistance from those identified as “rioters” will gain traction on the national level—especially if white nationalism is seen as an opposing view instead of domestic terrorism.
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Eric Greitens was a warning from Missouri to the nation.
The abortion ban was a warning from Missouri to the nation.
Our party-line election results were a warning from Missouri to the nation.
So too are the multiple anti-American pieces of legislation now filed.
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The abortion ban was a warning from Missouri to the nation.
Our party-line election results were a warning from Missouri to the nation.
So too are the multiple anti-American pieces of legislation now filed.
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