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In reply to the discussion: The Seamy Underbelly Of Ferguson Starts To Appear (Updated) [View all]xmas74
(29,671 posts)but the legislative body in Jeff City holds an almost super majority of Repubs, many self identifying as Tea Party members. That and the fact that the governor cannot remove someone from an elected office doesn't help either. (This was touched on just last year with the story about Daisy Coleman and Maryville. People demanded that the prosecutor be removed from office but our state constitution does not allow that. That same case also tied the hands of the state AG but that's for another time.)
In the past few years we've had members of the legislation try to pass laws eliminating state income tax, eliminating overtime wages, eliminating child labor laws and many attempts in turning Missouri into a Right to Work state. That doesn't include all of the funding that has been cut across the board and citizens still hurting from the recession, not to mention the attempts at poaching the companies we do have. (Rick Perry actually traveled to Missouri to do just that and wondered why he wasn't getting a warm reception by Nixon or many of the citizens of the state. OTOH, the legislative body in Jeff City seemed only too happy to have him.)
You can call me part of the excuse brigade but that's what is actually happening in my state. We elect Dems for statewide offices but the rural areas are electing a majority of extremely conservative Republicans and absolutely nothing happens. Nixon isn't my favorite but, to be brutally honest, he's been fucked over with the legislature in my state. There are things that he does that I do not agree with but not everything is his fault.