What mystifies me watching all this is that Democrats continue to insist that they need to run
conservativecentrist candidates, but Republicans in Missouri got elected by people who definitively supported the Bernie Sanders platform of economic equality.Dems love to call the voters stupid, but from where I’m sitting, the party machine is the idiot in this equation.
The counterargument is that Missourians keep passing progressive ballot measures while simultaneously voting for people who vocally oppose said measures and immediately repeal them because they see politics as a team sport rather than anything that actually affects them. A progressive message might speak to these voters, but voting R is, some reason, as baked into their identity as rooting for the Tigers is.
It just depends on who turns out more voters: KC/STL/Springfield or the rural areas.
In the 90’s and early 00’s, Missouri was a battleground state that generally elected Democrats. It’s easier to elect Republicans here because we legalized gerrymandering a few years ago, and I don’t expect that to change in the near-term. The assholes in Jeff City have done a great job blunting the political power of Kansas City and St. Louis.
That reminds me… remember how California voted to legalize psilocybe mushrooms a couple of years ago, but then Gavin vetoed it? ( Fuck that guy. )
He’s a motherfucker in the vein of Barack Obama.
Pretends to be a progressive and gives good speeches, plus has a fairly likable persona, but his votes and political activities definitely show him for who he really is.
It’s because the Democrats are complicit in the Duopoly being used to fleece the American people
Unless they aren’t actually trying to win and they are just controlled by corporate interests to be controlled opposition.
When you’re right, you’re right.
No you were pretty right the first time I don’t know why you changed it.
Dems love to call the voters stupid, but from where I’m sitting, the party machine is the idiot in this equation.
If voters were smart neither groups would be in power
They put it up to vote so the will of the people can be heard.
The majority vote in favor of legalized abortion and minimum wage increases.
Then they withhold the implementation of both.
Fucking hate this shit.
The crazy part is that the majority voted for legal abortion but also the Republicans. Dumb assholes fucked us all over by doing that.
Yup. People need to revolt and start a revolution. This isn’t democracy.
Actual advice for anyone seeing and wanting guidance:
If you’re waiting for a day when every citizen says to themselves “enough is enough” and then stands up and walks outside to start the revolution, without communicating with each other, that’s never going to happen.
If you want a revolution, you need to be organized. That means joining an organization and being ready for the call when it happens. So if you want a revolution, I urge you, please join a group. Do your best to join one that emphasizes mechanical action, but join one. Even if it’s small, these groups find each other and coordinating a bunch of small organizations is way easier and more feasible than a multitude of individuals.
I also want to emphasize that joining the group doesn’t necessarily mean “giving a bunch of time and resources to the group”. Many groups are happy to just have you contactable so they can keep you informed of actions and group initiatives (voting or otherwise).
I’ve got recommended groups if people want them, just ask. But please, join one and start building the revolution now.
I’m listening. blade runner blues @ googles email service. Hit me.
I suggest switching to Approval Voting for single-winner elections and Sequential Proportional Approval Voting for legislatures in order to break the two party system and let people support parties and candidates they actually like. Lemme know if you want pointers on how to switch your local system.
People includes you.
That would require OP to actually do something. Better make a meme instead.
Meanwhile, Arkansas legislators doing everything in their power to destroy public ballot initiatives because the ungrateful plebes keep passing laws that the legislature doesn’t like.
I’ve been hearing about it on NPR. The rules are absolutely ridiculous, and they are purposely vague so they can be used as a cudgel or ignored depending on the judge and their political ideology. Like eighth grade language? Wtf does that mean‽ And they want canvassers to read it out loud to each and every person who signs. Only the rich will get things past.
Only the rich will get things past.
That’s the idea.
Feeling represented yet?
Remember when we voted for non-partisan districting and they scammed it away? Fucking Missouri.
Maybe I missed the day when it was covered in my Civics Class. But whats the protocol for a majority of constituents of a state to go, “Yo, we are going to stay in the Union but we are gonna go all 1776 on the state Government.”
Like it sounds like, they did the whole proper get a bill through the official channels and vote on it part. But it sounds like the establishment (In this case the state) is like, “yes, but NO”. So what do people do in a situation like this?
Violence.
“munch chew nom,” say the Face Eating Leopards.
I think this might be misinformation. Businesses here need to comply with the timeline in the bill. The real issue is that Mike Kehoe, the governor, might repeal on the basis that prop A was unconstitutional as it was broad and addressed multiple issues i.e. sick leave + increasing min wage. There were protested Saturday, and there will be more next Saturday in STL because they postponed due to tornados.
I can see issues with broad language, but sick leave and min wage seem like hard numbers.
And how does the governor get a say in all this? The executive’s job is to enforce, not interpret (judicial) or create (legislative) law.
I mean, we all know the reasoning is bullshit, except the lead huffers.
