How do you define “irony”? From “Puppy mill bill” dissected in forum at Bolivar High School: “When special interest groups start writing the law, this is what you get.” Introduced by Parson, Forrest Lucas told the group, “I didn’t get into this because I’m a cattleman. I got into it because I’m an American.” He reflected […]
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Earlier I provided a comparison between Proposition B and the tattered results after it’s hacked apart by HB 131. Since then, several modifications were made to the original HB 131. As you’ll see, the bill is no longer about puppy mills, and really doesn’t have any new requirements, or enforceability. It does increase the upper fee limit […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Though not related to Proposition B (“What? You mean the Missouri state legislature has been working on other legislation!?”), Show Me Progress points out that the House agricultural committee also held another “public meeting” on yet another travesty of a bill: HB 209. What HB 209 does is limit the actions on the part […]
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The shooting this weekend left many of us shaken. People should be able to go to a Congressional meet and greet without having to wear bullet proof armor. I hope for a complete recovery of those injured, including Congresswoman Giffords, and I’m sad for those killed. I’m horrified at the events, and and sad at […]
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 […]