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Eliza Jane (she/they)'s avatar

I live in Missouri and it’s really disheartening to see that our elected officials actually don’t care what the people want if it conflicts with what they want.

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serghiy's avatar

…you mean just now right ?

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Meredith Riggs's avatar

Thank you for covering this.

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Ariana Jasmine's avatar

Of course!!

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Jay's avatar

Truth is most white women thought they could hurt others but not be hurt themselves, in Missouri like most Red states- wrong, karma, until they change and stop voting Red until dead won’t be getting equal rights back.

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Mubashir Saleem's avatar

What can be done about this? are we able to prevent this? cant people sue to the missouri supreme court regarding about this?

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Ariana Jasmine's avatar

Join activists come 2026 when they fight to put it back on the ballot! Go out and do canvassing, get the signatures!

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Mubashir Saleem's avatar

Ah. I aint in missouri sadly but i am surely doing my Activism here in NYC. We are working hard not to elect Cuomo in 2025 in the next mayoral election

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serghiy's avatar

…”It’s not limited to so-called policy. Something’s wrong with the water, sewage, garbage collection, a pothole. Your child is being bullied at school or the police ignored violence to family or friends. KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. Complain, and the so-called public official would likely have his hand out. You’d feel lucky if all he wanted was money, not your wife, son or daughter. Life under dictatorship can be hell – not figurative hell but hell on earth.”

https://www.wamc.org/commentary-opinion/2023-12-12/dictatorship-isnt-pretty?_amp=true

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

I’ve been paying attention to Missouri for years, thanks to Jess Piper. The state

Is a laboratory for designing and carrying out the fascist coup tactics currently threatening our democracy. Nothing is sacred in Missouri, certainly not voting rights or civil liberties. When Josh Hawley is the voice of reason in your state, you’re in a heap of trouble.

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E. A.'s avatar

If you believe that females should have control over their own bodies and lives, stop voting for republicans.

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Marleen C.'s avatar

Stop voting for republicans all together 🙄

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E. A.'s avatar

I always vote, and have never voted for a republican.

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Cathy McWhorter's avatar

Hey Missourians aren’t you the SHOW ME STATE? Well show your politicians that your NOT happy with their stunt and VOTE THEM OUT!

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Siskneesoo's avatar

Missouri politicians really don’t care about the will of the people. We used to be a blue state. Now we are hillbillies who apparently are considered stupid by our state government because they claim we don’t know what we were voting for. They have done the same thing with the right to work decisions.

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Dian Mahaffey's avatar

RETHUGLICANS

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Diane's avatar

I thought the PEOPLE had decided!?!

MO, you need a cleanse. Gotta rinse that red away.

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Genocat's avatar

What do you expect from a state stuck in the 1300’s?

( and I’m being generous with the century)

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Quentin Brimley's avatar

Once a slave State always one.

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Shari Rochen's avatar

Pro family

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AmandaR's avatar

😡😡😡😡

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Virma's avatar

Wow. Talk about elected officials deliberately obliterating the conscious choices of their constituents! “Democracy? We don’t need no effin’ democracy!”

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Mary Donato's avatar

🤮

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Steve's avatar

Let’s see how many of those Bible thumping hypocrites take those kids… I’ll take … zero for $100 Pat

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