Posted on 09/14/2016 7:23:12 PM PDT by gopno1
JEFFERSON CITY Senate Republicans on Wednesday twice used some muscle to pass bills over Gov. Jay Nixons objections, approving controversial gun and voter identification bills in the annual veto session.
A motion to shut off debate, rare anytime in the state Senate, had been used only once in September veto sessions since they were initiated in 1974. That was in 2014, when lawmakers approved a 72-hour waiting period to obtain an abortion. On Wednesday, it was used on both the gun measure and the voter identification bill.
The Missouri House also passed both bills. The gun measure eliminates the requirement for gun owners to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon and enacts provisions known as a Stand Your Ground law. The voter identification bill would require a government-issued ID with a photo, birth date and expiration date to cast a ballot if voters approve Amendment 6 on Nov. 8.
Through 8 p.m., lawmakers passed five bills over Nixons vetoes, raising the number of successful override votes in his eight years in office to 88, far surpassing the number for any other governor.
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Boone went 50%-47% for Zero in 2012. As it was, there were only 3 counties (Boone, Jackson’s Kansas City and St. Louis) along with StL City to vote for Zero in 2012.
Yeah, I knew it was pretty close percentage wise. Boone just gets a rap for being "ultra-liberal" and I wouldn't say that's necessarily the case. It certainly leans that way and the City of Columbia is probably 60/40 liberal, but the rest of the county is pretty conservative. As always, the University kooks gum up the works.
It last went GOP for President in 2004, by a narrow plurality, 49.7-49.5%. It last voted by a plurality for Senator (Blunt) in 2010 (49-45%). Not since 1988 has it voted GOP for Governor.
If Trump’s performance is what we believe it to be and carries the general, I expect he stands a good chance at carrying Boone this year by a narrow margin.
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