
In order to avert an impending election defeat on abortion . . . Many Republicans are working to amend the Show-Me State's constitution so that ballot issues have a higher and nearly impossible threshold to overcome.
There is bipartisan concern about this effort.
Thankfully, gridlock dominating Jeff City makes it unlikely that very much is going to get accomplished in the near future.
Still . . .
Here's a consideration of the power move . . .
"The latest and perhaps most troubling effort to curtail the people’s will comes from Missouri, where anti-abortion legislators are leading an effort that would radically change how the state amends its constitution—and perhaps even make it impossible without the GOP’s exclusive assent."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Missouri Republicans Have Come Up With a New Way to Blow Up Democracy
Worried that voters might choose to enshrine abortion rights, GOP lawmakers are trying to deform the constitutional amendment process.
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