Show-Me Petition Push Back

Here's the response against Jeff City GOP efforts to control progressive petitions mostly backed by out of state dark money . .  .

A newly formed political group called the “Respect Voters Coalition” is sponsoring a 2026 initiative to prevent state officials from meddling in the process altogether.

The group’s argument is rooted in the very first section of the first article of the state’s Constitution, which reads as follows:

“[We declare] that all political power is vested in and derived from the people; that all government of right originates from the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole.” - Missouri Const. of 1875, Art. I, Sec. 1.

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

'Enough is enough': Missouri voters form bipartisan group to quash Republican IP changes

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