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Missouri

hfojvt

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1. Missouri really needs to elect some Dems to the legislature

Reply to hfojvt (Original post)

Wed May 7, 2014, 10:11 AM

May 2014

"The GOP holds large majorities in both chambers but needed a little Democratic help to accomplish the two-thirds vote required to override this year's veto. The House voted 109-46, with Democratic Rep. Keith English of suburban St. Louis joining all 108 Republicans. The GOP-led Senate voted Monday to override the veto on a party-line 23-8 vote."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/missouri-lawmakers-override-veto-enact-tax-cut-23606164

By my calculation, they did not even need any Democratic help to get over that veto. 108-47 is still almost 70%, well over 2/3.

Missouri only voted for Romney by 54-44. It is sad that the legislature is so lopsided in favor of Republicans, especially with both Nixon and McCaskill getting re-elected in 2012.

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so the legislature over-rode Nixon's veto on tax cuts [View all] hfojvt May 2014 OP

Missouri really needs to elect some Dems to the legislature hfojvt May 2014 #1

this is part of the problem of the party ignoring local elections pstokely May 2014 #2