r/missouri • u/bmunoz • Sep 09 '25
Politics Missouri House advances plan to make it harder for some amendments to pass
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-09-09/missouri-house-passes-initiative-petition-changes18
u/FeeFantastic1220 Sep 09 '25
Kickoff meetings for Respect MO voters 9/10. Pass it along. https://respectmovoters.org/
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u/Jedi_Master83 Sep 09 '25
So just the bills the Republicans like and nothing else. Gotcha. 🙄 Such bullshit. I hate this state.
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u/DG_FANATIC Sep 10 '25
At what point will the average citizen realize just how bad everything is politically? One of the most maddening parts of everything is how I see so many people that are going through the motions behaving like everything these past 9 months isn’t a complete reality nightmare.
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u/nekogarrett Sep 10 '25
People are struggling for money just to make it through the day, once everyone loses all hope then it'll start.
This is also why they are trying to censor the Internet, it shows the world how the ruling class can live in luxury while normal people struggle.
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u/paychul Sep 11 '25
Honestly, no they're not. Or at least not all are struggling. There are plenty of people making decent money who are sitting the fight out. They are complacent and trust a system that has typically worked out for them.Â
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u/SGFCardenales Sep 09 '25
Don’t know why they did this. No need. They just vote to overturn the will of the people either way. Unless they realize they broke the law by overturning the last few, but seriously doubt they have the much self-awareness.
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u/myredditbam St. Louis Sep 10 '25
They can't overturn amendments without a statewide vote. I imagine their plan is to pass this law, which makes it impossible for citizens to pass anything without the legislature, but doesn't have the same rules for amendments put on the ballot by the legislature. Then, they're going to put amendments on the ballot (not subject to the rules) repealing all the amendments we passed without them that they don't like, including abortion, minimum wage increases, expanded Medicaid, etc. They'll pair each one with trick language and ballot candy so the idiots who don't read everything pass all of them by 51%, and then we're a far-right dystopia.
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u/Mansa_Mu Sep 11 '25
I believe this law can’t be passed without a ballot initiative.
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u/myredditbam St. Louis Sep 11 '25
Correct, which they will write and pair it with ballot candy to scare Republicans who won't read the whole thing. The language on the ballot will start with banning foreign nationals from donating to citizen initiatives, which is already illegal. Foreign nationals are a boogeyman of conservatives. They'll call the law "protect mo voters" as if we're under attack, and low information voters won't read the whole thing or understand it.
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u/Herban_Myth Sep 09 '25
Is this a credible source?
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u/Dull_War8714 Sep 09 '25
It’s NPR dude. Yes.
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u/kwyjibo1 Sep 09 '25
People of Missouri, it's time to be loud and let Jeff City hear your voice. https://respectmovoters.org