Missouri Legislature overrides governor's veto of redistricting map

[The Northerner]

The Missouri Senate voted 28-6 this afternoon to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of the bill crafting new boundaries for the state's eight remaining congressional districts. That vote, which was not a surprise, followed the state House's narrow override by 109-44.

The map does away with the district of U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-St. Louis.

State House Speaker Steve Tilley, R-Perryville, got exactly his chamber's minimum 109 votes, including four Democrats. There are only 105 Republicans in the House.

In the state Senate, all but one Republican voted to override, and were joined by three Democrats: Victor Callahan, Jolie Justis and Kiki Curls, all of Kansas City. The Republican defector was Rep. Bill Stouffer, R-Napton.

The four House Democrats willing to override Nixon, a fellow Democrat, were: state Reps. Jamilah Nasheed and Penny Hubbard of St. Louis, and Jonas Hughes and Michael Brown of Kansas City.

Read more: http://www.stlbeacon.org/issues-politics/176-Missouri_Issues/110073-missouri-house-overrides-governors-veto-of-redistricting-map


Am I living in the Twilight Zone?

3 Senate Democrats & 4 House Democrats voted to remove one of their own Democratic party members in the US Congress?

Were they bribed or something?!!! :crazy:

[Snoutport]

1. bribes.... or plants? i could imagine the koch brothers making that part of the plan...