Senate braces for showdown over push to make it harder to amend Missouri Constitution

[RandySF]

With the state budget finally out of the way, Missouri Republicans are ready to turn their attention to a priority they’ve pursued since day one of legislative session: making it harder to amend the state constitution through an initiative petition.

Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin told reporters Thursday that Republicans intend to bring the initiative petition bill to the floor at noon Monday, five days before the end of session.

State Sen. Andrew Koenig of Manchester, a member of the Missouri Freedom Caucus, said Republicans plan to put changes to the initiative petition process before voters this year, even if it means invoking a rarely-used process to quash a Democratic filibuster.

The proposal would require constitutional amendments placed on the ballot through the initiative petition process to pass by both a simple majority of votes statewide and a majority of votes in at least a majority of the votes in Missouri’s congressional districts.





https://missouriindependent.com/2024/05/10/missouiri-initiative-petition-ballot-bill-freedom-caucus/

[riversedge]

1. " chief among these is a measure that would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability in Missouri, ...."

The Repugs are afraid that the abortion bill would pass---so they want to make it HARDER! damn


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The proposal would require constitutional amendments placed on the ballot through the initiative petition process to pass by both a simple majority of votes statewide and a majority of votes in at least a majority of the votes in Missouri’s congressional districts.


Just last week, four initiative petition campaigns turned in signatures to the Missouri Secretary of State’s office hoping to land a spot on the ballot. Perhaps chief among these is a measure that would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability in Missouri, where nearly all abortions are illegal.

Republican leaders since last year have said that if the initiative petition process doesn’t change, abortion would likely become legal again in Missouri.

“Instead of the legislature being happy they don’t have to deal with the issue,” Rizzo said Thursday. “They’re offended that the people would have the audacity to go around them.”

[Volaris]

2. Gods i hope this fucking blows up in their face

I mean, how DARE WE (the people), decide how our betters should govern us. What unmitigated GALL.