The Bipartisan Investigative Committee on Personal Privacy conducted the second day of hearings with only two witnesses. The Governor’s office refused to allow the witnesses who originally agreed to appear to attend because they were “too busy”. The Speaker issued a subponea for their appearance but a judge placed a temporary hold on it until a hearing is conducted.
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The past few days, we have provided educational information regarding three proposed charter changes the Springfield City Council has placed on the August 7th ballot. This information has been provided from the perspective of real grassroots citizens who have been actively involved in the process over the years. Their perspective is very important as it is real-world versus “government” world view.
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The Springfield City Council has placed three charter amendments on the August 7th ballot. Yesterday, we provided an educational overview and details regarding Charter Amendment 2 from the grassroots perspective. Grassroots citizens in Springfield continue to address the issue of whether the amendments improve or hinder citizen access to the ballot and their city government in describing proposed Charter Amendment 3.
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The Springfield City Council has placed three proposed Charter Amendments on the August 7th ballot. These three amendments make significant changes in how city officials are elected and to how citizens of Springfield bring issues before the Council and voters using the initiative petition process. In all three cases, the proposed amendments favor city government over the interests of the citizens of Springfield. United for Missouri recommends a NO vote on all three amendments.
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The Springfield City Council has placed three charter amendments on the August 7th ballot. Yesterday, we provided an educational overview of the three proposed charter changes and details about Charter Amendment 1 from the grassroots perspective. Grassroots citizens in Springfield continue to address the issue of whether the amendments improve or hinder citizen access to the ballot and their city government in describing proposed Charter Amendment 2.
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The Springfield City Council has placed three charter amendments on the August 7th ballot. Over the next few days, we will be providing educational information regarding the proposals from the grassroots perspective. Grassroots citizens in Springfield address the issue of whether the amendments improve or hinder citizen access to the ballot and their city government.
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George Bailey: Rochester? Why Rochester?
Many of you will recognize the words from “It’s a Wonderful Life” spoken by George Bailey to Sam Wainwright when they were discussing where to locate the “new” plastics factory. But this is July not December and what does Bedford Falls have in common with Springfield, Missouri?
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Senator McCakill has a very nice campaign picture next to a gas pump on her campaign website. On this website, she wants us to believe she is standing up for Missouri’s interest and against EPA regulations that would devastate our state’s economy and individuals with skyrocketing electricity prices. As with many campaign “promises” – the Senator has demonstrated she can talk the talk but can’t walk the walk. She has instead once again chosen President Obama and his EPA bureaucrats over her constituents!
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Question 1 is an important vote. Will Springfield send the message that it’s ok to impose on the economic liberty and freedom of business owners for the convenience of others? If that is the answer, who will be next?
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Our American culture has a full history of fads that sweep through it from time to time. These fads have conditioned us to not paying close attention to what is happening sometimes. The result is our liberties are being attacked and in some cases taken away because we think it’s just another fad sweeping through the culture. It’s time to wake up!
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The American Revolution – Part 2, Saturday April 14!
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The falsehoods rage on as municipal leaders seek to keep their tax options open and public sector unions, with their hands in OUR pockets, continue their assualt on Let Voters Decide – Proposition A. The opponents of Proposition A seem to believe that if you say false things often enough, they will miraculously become true. They know that’s not true but they also know that if you say false things often enough you can mislead people into believing they are true which is their goal.
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