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BY PAUL LIVIUS AND
GREG WALTERS
It has been predicted
by election authorities that the August 5, 2014 Primary Election will be one of
the lowest turnout elections for a state wide primary in Missouri’s history.
One reason is because there are not any state wide races this year as both the
Republican and Democratic parties are gearing up for the 2016 election.
The lack of statewide
races has focused voter attention on smaller races. In other words, the “down
ballot” questions and races will be the ones to watch next Tuesday.
For the first time in
a very long time there are some real races shaping up for the Jackson County
Legislature. Some local grudge matches are also taking place on the state level
as concerns state representative races. Add to this a large number of tax
increase questions going to the voters, mix it all together and guess what?
You have some pretty
interesting contests.
Paul and I have spent
the last week discussing where we agree and, in one notable case, where we do
not agree, on the five state wide questions on the ballot. We did not endorse
in all of the races. But we hope you will remember to take the time to vote
next Tuesday.
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 27TH DISTRICT:
Bonnaye V. Mims
Ms. Mims represents the southwest corner of Raytown in the Missouri
State Legislature. She has a good reputation as a politician who is not afraid
to reach across party lines to build consensus for the public good.
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 28TH DISTRICT:
Tom McDonald
Mr. McDonald has earned one of the best compliments you can give any
elected officials. He responds well to constituent requests for service. He
deserves another term on the State Legislature.
FOR JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATOR – DISTRICT 1 AT LARGE
Sherwood Smith
Sherwood Smith is a Kansas City Fireman who has spent his career as a
spokesman for the middle class. As County Mike Sanders said, “he knows how to
get things done”. Smith’s experience and knowledge of how government works will
be a plus for everyone on the Jackson County Legislature.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 1
Vote No
The authors of this amendment were clever when they wrote it. It
purports to guarantee farmer rights. In reality, it is a free pass for large
corporate farms to operate in Missouri without regulation to protect the
environment. In so doing, it is really a public health issue with serious
consequences for the public if it passes. Constitutional Amendment No. 1
deserves a very definite NO vote on Tuesday.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 5
This amendment would guarantee the right of an individual to openly
carry a gun in public. The law currently allows this right but also allows cities
to pass laws banning open carry on a case by case basis. If this amendment
passes, cities would not be allowed to ban open carry within their
jurisdiction.
Paul
recommends a “NO” vote.
The
United States Constitution and the Missouri State Constitution both give
residents the right to keep and bear arms.
Each municipality elects its own leadership to
make the laws for their unique community.
Each community should have the right to decide if they want their
citizens to openly carry firearms. The ballot language is vague and gives no definition of the "normal function" of a weapon.
Greg recommends a “YES” vote.
Greg recommends a “YES” vote.
The
problem with making exception to open/carry laws is that there is a criminal
element in our society who will ignore the law. The police cannot be
everywhere, all the time, to protect law-abiding private citizens, from the
criminal element. Open carry allows the private citizen to protect his or her
loved ones without threat of prosecution for doing so.
CONSITITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 7
Vote No
Constitutional Amendment No. 7 is ¾ cent sales
tax that would be used to finance reconstruction of Missouri roads and bridges.
Road and bridge repair and upkeep are traditionally funded by gasoline
CONSITITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO.
8
Vote No
Currently, the Missouri
Constitution only allows lottery proceeds to be spent on education.
This would create an exception, introducing a specific lottery ticket to fund
veterans’ services. This new lottery
ticket would allocate 25 cents of every dollar spent to fund the Missouri
Veterans Commission. Nothing we find
tells us where the rest of the money goes.
Perhaps to the education fund, or maybe the general fund. Who knows?
We are disturbed by the lack of transparency in the wording of this
amendment. We vote NO.
CONSITITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO.
9
Vote Yes
This will protect citizens
from unreasonable search of their smart phones.
If the police want to search a suspect’s smart phone, let them get a
search warrant. It’s not hard. They do it every day. We vote YES.
Third Annual National
Third Annual National
Night Out Against Crime
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, August
5, 5:30PM-8:00PM at Kenagy Park located at 79th and
Raytown Road.
The Raytown Police Department will host its Third Annual Annual
National Night Out Against Crime next Tuesday. The annual event is held at Kenagy
Park.
Large exhibits from various agencies, not-for-profits that
work with our residents, free raffles, and free hotdogs while they last.
Please join us for an evening of FREE fun. Questions please call
816-737-6018.
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little addicted.I can’t help it, though — I’m obsessed with the product of my
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15 comments:
I agree with your comments about Sherwood Smith. Frank White is a good ambassador for baseball, was a heck of a second baseman for the Royals, but I am not sure how he would do in politics. Not sure if I agree with all your choices on the amendments but I appreciate you guys giving an explanation of what they are all about.
Keep up the good work!
The Chinese have already purchased Farmland Industries (a Missouri company) which was a group of small farms that had worked together to supply food. The Chinese also purchased 50,000 acres in northern Missouri. If this bill passes, perhaps the small farmer will have a very difficult time or they may cease to exist.
This bill also puts the puppy mills into the farm segment. This means that these puppy mills can have as many animals as they want. The big question is “Will they have any regulations to protect the puppies?”
Sorry the Chinese did not purchase Farmland Industries. Farmland Foods was a subsidiary of Farmland Industries. Farmland Industries Inc is bankrupt. Farmland Foods was purchased by Smithfield Foods that is located in Va. Smithfield Foods has sold Farmland Foods to the Chinese. Hope that Vote No will understand what happened to FL Ind.
I say why not let the Chinese take over our farms!
They have taken over most American jobs and manufacturing.
There are no more Americans left in this country.
We have let Japan ruin the US car market, this after
They murdered hundreds of thousands of real Americans.
Not to mention Pearl Harbor, where they killed twenty four
hundred and wounded and maimed twelve hundred others.
We let China poison our animals and even some of our
baby food they manufacture. China uses human excrement
to feed fish and fertilize, vegetables and food we buy from them.
We let illegal’s come in from Mexico and bring God knows what
diseases with them.
All because some people in this country say they have rights.
It’s too bad the American people don’t have the same rights
in our own country.
Seems Bower is doing some campaigning of his own,spending all kinds of time begging people to support him. Even offering concessions if certain people don't run against him. He just doesn't get it, he has made numerous bad decisions that I guess he thinks the public has forgotten. I haven't, go ahead and file for re-election Mayor there are plenty people lining up to help your opposition.
8:17
Wow - you sound just like a paranoid Tea Party person. They have pills for that now. You need to give them a try!
10:41 Through that statement, you have revealed yourself to be an extremely low information individual. Add to that, your negative generalization of anyone's political interests and poof, your comment is 100% discreditable. You're an embarrassment to yourself. Shame on you for wasting air.
10:41 you are way off base
If you don't like the Chinese buying Missouri land, don't give them your money by shopping at Wal-Mart. I know several farmers who want proposition 1 to pass, and none of them are Chinese.
A question where has China bought Missouri land??
The trouble with the right to farm question is that it also deregulates the dog breeding industruty. It will throw open the door to abuses we had back when Missouri was the puppy mill champion of the world. As for owns the farms. It does not matter if the owner is chinese, American, or any other nationality. If they are not regulated you will have abuses like run off from poultry farms that have been known to create fish kills in streams in Arkansas. This Right to Farm is a sneaky title for "anything goes".
I read up on the Farm Bill, and one thing I found out was that parts of it where so ambiguous in some parts that it would have to be decided in court.
http://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Right-to-Farm,_Amendment_1_(August_2014)
Does anyone know if there is any truth to the rumor that Brewer and Shipley will be playing at the Fall Festival that Diane Krizek sponsors each each year?
What fall festival? When does she have it and where?
The fall festival was reported in the paper to be late sept. And it will again be at C. Lee Kenagy park and yes Brewer and Shipley will be performing
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