Missouri Republicans control the governor’s mansion and both chambers of the state legislature, making it virtually impossible for Democrats to block conservative policies. So, why did the state’s GOP-controlled Senate nuke language from a measure that sought to prevent noncitizens from voting to amend the Missouri Constitution?
Following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade and the subsequent enactment or activation of pro-life statutes by states such as Missouri, well-funded Democrat activists have weaponized the ballot amendment process to enshrine their radical agenda into law. Having successfully used this strategy to embed baby-killing in Ohio’s constitution, leftists are now working to place a similar proposal on Missouri’s 2024 ballot.
Ahead of that expected ballot measure, SJR 74 seeks to raise the threshold to amend the Missouri Constitution via initiative petition by requiring the majority of voters in “more than half” of the state’s congressional districts to ratify any constitutional amendment proposal. The Missouri Constitution currently mandates that any amendment proposal voted on by Missourians must only receive a majority of support from the electorate in order to ratify the state’s founding document.
While having successfully cleared the Senate (22-9) last month, the current version of SJR 74 is missing critically important language that was in the original version of the bill. Upon its introduction, SJR 74 included provisions specifying that “[n]o person shall be eligible to vote on any measure submitted to the people that amends, repeals, or replaces this constitution … unless such person is a legal
