Show-Me Argument Against Defund Police Part Deux

Double take on Missouri Republican flexing that didn't work the first time because of legislative flexing.

This time around the outcome will likely be the same but with less interest from voters.

Here's the recycled argument that was more fun the first time around when many Missouri politicos followed the lead of our blog community in pushing back against city hall . . . 

"If passed, Amendment 4 would revise Missouri’s Constitution to set a minimum funding level for the Kansas City Police Department that reflects historical funding levels and stops future attempts to defund the police. This constitutional question is the second half of a two-part effort I led to provide the KCPD with the resources it needs to ensure public safety and protect our community. In 2022, I sponsored Amendment 4 and its companion bill after the radical actions by the Kansas City mayor and City Council in 2021 to strip $42 million from the police department’s budget. The mayor and council discussed these cuts in secret and excluded Kansas City Northland members from the discussion — it’s no surprise that all four Northland council members at the time voted no."

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

Tony Luetkemeyer: Missourians should vote yes on Amendment 4 to back the blue in KC | Opinion

The state senator from the Kansas City area backs the measure to devote one-fourth of the budget to the police department every year.