So much for the importance of the vote. So much for the will of the people.
Other stories have popped up about Missouri state representatives deciding to undo Proposition B in the state legislature. Not a lot of representatives, and none from the urban areas:
- Proposition B Faces Possible Repeal
- Lawmaker already has list of changes he’d like in puppy-mill law
- Lawmakers aim to thwart the voters’ will
- Missouri Lawmakers seek to amend or repeal Proposition B
- Missouri voters: Puppy Mills are Bad, Let’s Pass Prop B. Missouri Lawmakers: STFU
- Breeders to push Missouri lawmakers to repeal new ‘puppy mill’ law
- Our opinion: the People Voted on it, so live with it
That Missouri lawmakers would even consider overriding the will of the people is disturbing, but to do so in support of animal cruelty is astonishing.
This year, one of the most important movies is “Winter’s Bone”, a movie about a family in the Ozarks caught up in the Meth trade. Due to the critical acclaim and popularity of the movie, this is how many people will “see” Missouri.
We do not need to add to this story that Missouri also condones puppy mills, and disregards the vote of the people. We need to re-write the tale that is Missouri into something better.
As for some state representatives thinking that they can overturn Proposition B, I am going to borrow from history and promise that I have not yet begun to fight.
update The Humane Society of the United States responds to the recent discussions.