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Mike Moon Recap of the MO Senate April 4-7th
“On Wednesday, several bills related to abortion were considered. These bills were not intended to be passed (they were sent to a committee which prioritizes in Veterans issues). Some might be wondering why, and perhaps how, bills of such importance would be sent to a “hostile” committee. The answer is relatively simple: Senate leaders control the movement of bills.
The solution is a bit more complex: Change the rules of the Senate (and the House) in order to return the control to the representatives of the people – in other words, give representatives and senators equal voices. (I’ve written about this in past reports and I’ll continue to keep on it until enough consider it worthy of action.)
Going Beyond the Scope of the Bill: Senate Bill (SB) 631 deals with “civil actions.” Shortly after the bill was brought up for deliberation, a substitute was offered – the purpose was changed to “statute of limitations.” The specifics of the bill deal with the length of time an individual may file a lawsuit against another. (It could be argued that this change violates the Missouri Constitution, Article III, sections 21 and 23 – the single subject and changed purpose section.)
Within minutes of the debate on SB 631, an amendment was offered followed by an amendment to the amendment.
An argument was made that the amendment was outside the scope of the original bill. This amendment to the amendment drew a point of order (an objection). The objection raised argued that the subject was not germane to the bill. The amendment related to the Missouri non-discrimination act (specifically those persons who adhere to the homosexual lifestyle may not be discriminated against).
I rose from my seat to speak in favor of the point of order. Of course, I was thrilled to hear that other senators understood when an amendment, if adopted would render the bill unconstitutional. (You may recall: bills are regularly amended with unrelated language. However, if the amendment is liked by the majority – even though the language is not related to the original purpose – the amendment will be adopted). Rightly so, the point was upheld.
Support For the Constitution Or Not: The original purpose of SB 783 was “relating to motor vehicle financial responsibility.” The perfected version’s purpose was changed to “relating to insurance” and included: unemployment insurance; petroleum storage tank insurance, travel insurance; and valuation of insurance policies and contracts.
So, if you were in the MO Senate, how would you have voted? The vote: 31 to Moon (I got that from Ron Calzone).The vote tally can be found on Journal page 1585. Here’s a link.
The Latest on the Congressional Map: The House has voted to send the map to a conference committee. The Senate rejected the motion for a conference. Both chambers are back in the map drawing mode. If we stand firm on not going to conference, another map (one from both chambers) may be introduced and the whole process started again. I’m hopeful that a map can be agreed upon which will satisfy everyone (especially those who elected us).
Audio: This Week in the Missouri Senate for April 8
JEFFERSON CITY — This Week in the Missouri Senate reviews House Bill 1552, legislation that would change provisions related to funding for charter schools; Senate Joint Resolution 46, which — upon voter approval — would require all county assessors to be elected; Senate Bill 758, a measure that seeks to modify various provisions relating to bidding procedures for certain public projects for facilities; and what remains for lawmakers this session.
Listen here.
What’s Gone Wrong So Far With The 2022 Missouri Legislative Session? For Sen. Bill Eigel, A Lot
Sen. Bill Eigel returns to Politically Speaking to talk about the tense impasse over congressional redistricting — and whether lawmakers can get more done in the second half of the legislative session.
The Weldon Spring Republican represents the 23rd Senate District, which includes portions of St. Charles County. He first won election to his post in 2016 and was reelected in 2020. He will be barred from running again for the Senate because of term limits after 2024. Here’s what Eigel told St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Kellogg and Jason Rosenbaum:
Eigel explained the origins behind some of the tensions within the GOP Senate caucus. Eigel is part of a subgroup of Republican senators, known as the Conservative Caucus, that’s gotten into very public fights with GOP leadership.
He talked about why congressional redistricting has bogged down — and why he pushed for a map that would have made Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City-based 5th District unwinnable for Democrats.
Eigel addressed criticism that members of the Conservative Caucus were pushing for a map out of pure self-interest, especially since some of them are either running for Congress this year or have aspirations to run for the U.S. House some time in the future.
He discussed his expectations for the rest of the 2022 session, including how the Senate will handle the budget and whether lawmakers will address bills related to education curriculum or COVID-19 restrictions.
Continue reading here.
[Listen] Tim Jones Interview with Senator Eigel
Start listening at -40.30.
True The Vote: Previously Undisclosed Details Show RICO Crimes in 2020 Election
True the Vote discussed previously undisclosed details of its ballot trafficking investigations in five states, Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, on the Charlie Kirk show on Thursday in anticipation of the upcoming Dinesh DeSouza documentary movie, “2000 Mules.” The investigation has unearthed from dropbox videos and extensive documentation evidence of RICO operations involving ballots.
Founder Catherine Engelbrecht says she will “pull the cord” and “give it all to the American people” after the release of De Souza’s documentary. She lamented that most Americans are woefully “unaware” that ballot trafficking is illegal. In fact, it is a felony. True the Vote estimates that 7 percent of the votes in the 2020 general election were trafficked.
Continue reading here.
[Watch] Missouri Senate Bills That Need To Be Stopped
Missouri Freedom Initiative
Tonight, we're going to shift our focus to the Missouri Senate. There are bills in the Senate right now that will raise the requirements for ballot initiatives making it harder for John Q. Public to get a ballot initiative done in Missouri. We'll talk about this and what YOU can do to help stop this.
House Joint Resolution 79 (Kill this bill) https://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking... Senate Joint Resolution 31 (kill this bill) https://www.senate.mo.gov/22info/pdf-... Senate Joint Resolution 37 (kill this bill) https://www.senate.mo.gov/22info/pdf-... Senate Local and Government Elections: https://www.senate.mo.gov/lgov/
Watch live here.
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