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And so much for the voters again…

And the House passed SB 161 today. Worse, it passed the emergency clause, which makes the bill “referendum proof”. The debate was contentious and there were a couple of brave folks who spoke out against the emergency clause, but when you have a legislature so dominated by special interests, the people don’t have a chance. […]

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SB 161 vote in Senate

The reps literally ran SB 161 from the House to Senate and instituted a vote on the senate floor. The move was so quick, the senators were confused and they had to run the debate and vote again. I was so disappointed to hear Jolie Justus join with the rural legislators in order to throw […]

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Bahr and Barnes on Proposition B and Constitutionality

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Representative Kurt Bahr is one of the reps who went against the people in his district. In his case, he voted for SB 113 over the wishes of over 61% of the people. Listen to what Sean at Fired Up! Missouri calls a train wreck of a radio interview between KTRS’s McGraw […]

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Where is the love

A re-edit of Black Eyed Peas “Where is the Love”, adapted for a pet store/puppy mill protest.

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“She just looked at me and took a big breath and died”

Norton Kennels is still operating in Missouri, still selling puppies to pet stores. In 2009, this breeder had 453 adult dogs.