Thread by @SheWho_Resists

For more than 100 years, Missouri voters from across the political spectrum have used ballot initiatives to enact the will of the majority – from protecting the Right to Farm and constitutional limits on state taxation & spending, to healthcare and ethics reforms. #HJR43 #moleg

Missouri’s initiative process is a sacred constitutional right and an important part of our democracy; it gives voters the freedom to have a say on the laws that govern us and serve as a check and balance on the state legislature. #HJR43 #moleg

No matter our color, background, or zip code, in Missouri, we value our freedom — the freedom to have a say on important issues. Together we have exercised that freedom by voting for ballot measures to increase wages, expand healthcare access, and more.
#HJR43 #moleg

Some politicians and wealthy special interests want to undermine the will of the people, so they are trying to make Initiative Petitions harder for us to use. #HJR43 #moleg

The wealthy elite and status quo politicians are now trying to change the rules and take away our freedom to vote directly on the issues that impact us through ballot initiatives, because they don’t want to be told what to do. #HJR43 #moleg

Status-quo politicians in #moleg have tried to block ballot measures after approval by voters, and now they’re trying to censor us by intentionally making it harder for voters to propose & pass ballot initiatives altogether to keep decision making power all to themselves. #moleg

These politicians & wealthy special interests want to limit our right to have a say in Missouri because they don’t like what the public is telling them to do.

We must stand together to protect the people’s freedom & our power to make decisions through the ballot. #HJR43 #moleg

We must make sure our elected officials understand that it’s their job to represent us and our will, they can’t act like sore losers and change the rules to get their own way.

Together, we can defend our constitutional right & protect our power to get things done. #HJR43 #moleg