Posted on 10/09/2010 1:32:22 AM PDT by Wading Across
This posting is applicable primarily to people living in/near my district, but certainly Missouri as a whole. I will note measures and offices as well as particular candidates of interest. Links will be available to allow you to do your own research – an educated voter is a smart voter – and though you’re free to ignore or disagree with some of my assessments and opinions, I’ll mention some of my own thoughts. Republicans, conservatives and libertarians vote on November 2nd, all others vote on November 3rd. :) Just kidding, seriously. That said, I have a funny feeling quite a number of liberals and Democrats will not be voting en masse this November as they had two years ago. Wonder why? ;) ...
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The first part of the article lays out some basics and plenty of links for the concerned voter. The second part of the article lays out my reasoning for strict adherence principles. "Damn the torpedos..."
I am in MO; thank you for finding and posting this article. I have forwarded the whole article as well.
I am most concerned about the "Puppy mill" bill : MO is Number 1 in the nation for puppy mills; many of us who are animal lovers are NOT happy about that, and a bill which SOUNDS as if it's merely to crack down on abusive puppy mills is going to be very popular. There was a booth at the state fair about possible negative consequences (presumably unintended...) to the state's farms if this bill passes, but I don't believe that will be enough to stop a bill that sounds so nice and reasonable. Who can possibly be against cracking down on "puppy mills"? So this is a concern...
The problem is that there are outside interests pushing/promoting the bill - specifically the Humane Society. And while I don’t have information ready at hand, I do recall reading that many people are seriously concerned that the law is vague and broad enough to set the stage for other encroachments. A nice sounding law isn’t always a good or necessary law. The fact is that there are already plenty of good laws on the books. Similar to the gun rights issues, there are already plenty of laws on the books. You enforce the laws, don’t create more. It makes for a mess, and for later bureacratic and governmental abuse.
I have a sister in law who works for a local Humane Society office and she noted months ago that the bill probably won’t pass. Furthermore there were serious concerns that they wouldn’t get enough signatures in time to make it on the ballot. Clearly this bill is not enjoying the amount of popularity many perceive it should.
Lastly, the state is pretty evenly divided liberal/urban, conservative/rural. This bill is not popular in the rural areas. Combine that with a “conservative” mandate this election cycle, and all of this spells possible doom for the bill.
At the very least, if it does pass it’ll be a squeaker. And if it does pass and turns out to be rotten, what then?
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