Show-Me Petition Crackdown Against Threat Of Missouri Pro-Choice Referendum

The word according to the GOP . . .

If Missouri Republicans don't crack down on petition power, then they'll lose a state-wide vote for abortion. 

Here's a peek at the upcoming effort to limit direct democracy . . .

Republicans wanted to send a ballot item to voters that would raise the threshold to amend the state constitution from a simple majority to 57%. The Des Peres Republican said something that many in Missouri politics assumed all along: Making the constitution more difficult to amend was critical in stopping an initiative petition to expand abortion access in Missouri.

“We are pro-life,” , House Speaker Dean Plocher said. “And if the Senate fails to take action on IP [initiative petition] reform, I think the Senate should be held accountable for allowing abortion to return to Missouri.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri Republicans are still trying to make the state constitution harder to amend

Republicans wanted to send a ballot item to Missouri voters that would raise the threshold to amend the state constitution from a simple majority to 57%. GOP lawmakers have admitted the effort is motivated in part to stop the expansion of abortion rights, but not everyone is confident that voters will go along.

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