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wabash wrote: ↑

May 14, 2021

The new language must still require the "intent to cause bodily harm" element, otherwise it's completely untenable. It'd be a Class E felony for a school teacher to tweet a thank you to an officer for speaking to her class about public safety. 

Obviously the protestors are chanting officers' names to incite violence against them, according to other officers.

MarkHaversham wrote: ↑

May 14, 2021

Honestly I'm surprised they didn't also legalize running protestors over with your car.

They did that last session, did they not?

Did I read somewhere in this thread that someone thinks a state law will protect someone against a federal law?    Chris did you sleep through every civics class from 3rd grade on?


The Constitution's Supremacy Clause provides that federal law is “the supreme Law of the Land” notwithstanding any state law to the contrary. This language is the foundation for the doctrine of federal preemption, according to which federal law supersedes conflicting state laws.

dbInSouthCity wrote:Did I read somewhere in this thread that someone thinks a state law will protect someone against a federal law?    Chris did you sleep through every civics class from 3rd grade on?


The Constitution's Supremacy Clause provides that federal law is “the supreme Law of the Land” notwithstanding any state law to the contrary. This language is the foundation for the doctrine of federal preemption, according to which federal law supersedes conflicting state laws.

I shared a short summary from a State Senator’s private page because I didn’t know much about the Second Amendment Protection Act. So those aren’t my words. This wasn’t on my radar until she wrote about it and I started seeing tweets about a day or two ago. Even then, I still don’t know much so I’m in the boat of “Let’s see what happens”. I doubt much will change as the measure only seems like showmanship, or yet another example of politicians being politicians. They’re just earning political points. So valuable in today’s world.

Civics class was known as Social Studies at my grade school. High school didn’t even touch on anything about it. My history classes there focused on ancient civilizations, American Presidents, and American innovators. Supremacy clause or not, it’s not like it’s stopping anyone now from earning their political points. Missouri legislature, and other states, clearly haven’t cared on some issues, so it won’t stop now and I doubt the Feds will do anything about it. And if they do something about it, politicians will spin it as politics rather than constitutional rule, which then violates oaths of office. Bad all the way around, but I can’t change it and I’m not going to be the one to change it right now. I have no political power.

I’m not always a kraut, but when it comes to living in a polarized political world where if someone with a different mindset decides to open his or her mouth and is ripped on by people who are so one sided and involved in group think that they can’t be reasonable, then yes. I become a kraut. At the end of the day all I want is to be left alone on a piece of land on the outskirts of a City or town where I can mind my own business and do whatever I please. The ultimate freedom, privacy and an echo back to my roots when I was little. Keep my opinions mostly to myself and move on. That’s going to be what you all see on this forum from me from now on. It’s not worth my time putting my opinions out there. I’ll remain more objective but will be taking a break to focus on other things.

Sorry for going off topic.

^Yeah, I've learned a long time ago its just not worth putting political opinions out there. No one cares, and nobody is going to change their mind based on what someone says on social media. Don't take the bait and move on. 

BTW, I still don't see how states can cut a federal program. I expect someone to file a class-action lawsuit any day now. 

sc4mayor wrote: ↑

May 19, 2021

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson could visit Israel, Greece and UAE on business trip this year
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... b3b3b.html

Maybe visit North Carolina, Mike...

The Boeing connection is obviously important with UAE and Israel. I'm curious what the official reason is for Greece though. 

I think the whole Missouri legislature should visit North Carolina, and see how politicians can be socially conservative and still support economic growth. Heck, aren't Republicans the ones that used to love tax cuts? 

^Republicans became anti-business once "capital went woke". 

The Capital wing is arguing with the White Christian Supremacist wing.

Stltoday - ‘It’s just shocking’: How Missouri Republican politics drove twin crises in Medicaid

Levitt, Tutera’s vice president, was so frustrated in an interview this week he was reluctant to even discuss what would happen to the homes if the tax is not renewed before it expires this September. Medicaid recipients make up 45% to 95% of residents at Tutera’s facilities.

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For the first time in three decades, legislators failed to approve a Medicaid provider tax that generates about $1.6 billion every year. More importantly, the tax allows Missouri to receive an additional $3 billion in federal funds that are then returned to the providers to care for elderly, disabled and low-income residents. Failure to renew the tax would set the program on the course to financial apocalypse

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 047e4.html

^I hadn't noticed this before, but there's a certain irony to the fact that they're working to overturn constitutional amendments passed by referendum, and indeed the entire referendum process, in a building with "Salus populi suprema lex esto" carved above the door in letters ten feet high. 

Is there anyone on this board, anyone in this state who does not personally know someone who might be made homeless by the mass failure of Missouri's elder-care facilities? This is absurd beyond words.

The left party gets over 40% of the vote but will be lucky to select more than 12% of congressmen. And the "left" party is far right of the average citizen. Democracy is so fun!

MO is a lost cause for the next several decades at least... if our "democracy" even survives that long. the only hope is massive population growth in its urban areas.

^It really is; and it works both ways, too: When party "A" is in power, they change things to suit themselves, and then when party "B" makes a comeback, they redo everything for their benefit, while claiming to be simply repairing the damage done by party "A". Repeat, repeat, repeat. 

Trololzilla wrote: ↑

Jun 14, 2021

^ Yup. Really need another ballot initiative to reinstate the independent for Missouri. 

Or, y'know, just mandate it at the federal level (not that that'll ever happen ).

Isn't that what happened with Medicare?  They'll just ignore it.

sc4mayor wrote: ↑

Jun 12, 2021

Missouri Republicans are considering splitting the safe Democratic congressional district around Kansas City and splitting it into two easy to win Republican districts.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... op-story-1

With the shift in the educated suburban vote away from the GOP in the era of Trump that could also cause them to lose both seats in the right conditions. Admittedly it would be easier for that to happen if the MO suburbs of KC were as college educated as Overland Park. 

^ Can someone please remind me why congressional districts aren't just state counties or municipal borders again?  We have plenty of already defined boundaries to choose from.  The fact that parties can draw their own boundaries and they go all over the place to only include the ones they know will vote for them is such a joke.

npav wrote: ↑

Jun 24, 2021

^ Can someone please remind me why congressional districts aren't just state counties or municipal borders again?  We have plenty of already defined boundaries to choose from.  The fact that parties can draw their own boundaries and they go all over the place to only include the ones they know will vote for them is such a joke.

It's usually mathematically impossible to draw the districts to the correct size while honoring county borders. I believe the new amendment requires something like adhering to county borders "where possible".

Nice 6 minute video discussion between the Post-Dispatch's business writers Jim Gallagher and David Nicklaus about Moleg  and Medicaid and the affect on the Missouri economy.

https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/the-bottom-line-lack-of-medicaid-expansion-is-blow-to-missouris-economy/video_b7800f22-5422-5986-867b-36ab99d980b9.html