Missouri's litigious AG wages an endless war on imaginary tyranny
In a world where outrage is the new normal, certain news opening lines can still set one’s teeth on edge.
Like this one: “Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has…”
Take your pick: Sued China. Sued President Biden. Sued your local school board over its mask mandate. Sued Kansas City, St. Louis, and Jackson County over their mask mandates. Filed court motions to keep an innocent man incarcerated. Tweeted something pompous about his gallant fight against “power-hungry” public officials (like unpaid school board members who want to protect people from COVID-19). Sued his neighbor’s new puppy for chewing up his lawn. (Not really, but at this point, who would put it past him?)
Schmitt, a former Missouri Republican state senator and treasurer, became attorney general at the start of 2019 after Gov. Mike Parson appointed him to fill the vacancy created when Josh Hawley was elected U.S. senator.
Hopes that Schmitt, unlike Hawley, might actually use his new job to make Missouri a fairer, more just place, were quickly squashed. Schmitt took active roles in the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), a group that promotes right-wing policies like voter suppression. He even served as its chairman for a while.
Read more: https://www.thepitchkc.com/missouris-litigious-ag-wages-an-endless-war-on-imaginary-tyranny/
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