Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85Rachel Parker @RaichetPSean Diller @SeanDillerCO TRUE OR FALSEThe retirement of Sen. Ben Sasse holds greater meaning beyond his simply leaving the job. Sasse well known as a Trump critic https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/06/sasse-expected-to-resign-from-senate-00060812https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/ben-sasse-resigning-senate/index.htmlTaking a job as President of University of FloridaAnything here other than naked ambition of a Presidential run, set up by getting to base from Florida instead of Nebraska?Sasse said he and his wife have been “pursued by wonderful institutions the past two years, but we’ve resisted being a finalist. This time is different because the University of Florida is different: I think Florida is the most interesting university in America right now.”Gov. Ricketts could appoint himself to the seatYeah… NOElon MuskHe’s buying twitter, he lost, he’s a loser, and he might also be a russian troll farm come to life Buy or SellMissourians will vote to have a constitutional convention How is this a real thing? ​​https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Elections/Petitions/ArticleXIISection3a.pdfThe ballot measures for 2022https://www.sos.mo.gov/default.aspx?PageID=10056https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2771168638614/all-missouri-voters-will-see-these-five-questions-on-the-ballot-here-s-what-they-meanEvery 20 years the question is posed to voters - do you want to have a constitutional convention for the StateSome Dems support it because all changes would have to be approved by votersBig One:Biden’s Big Federal Pot PardonJust in time for the midtermsMJ is fully illegal - meaning there is NO form, not even CBD that is legal, in 4 states. https://disa.com/maps/marijuana-legality-by-stateKansas, Wyoming, Idaho, South CarolinaWhat about banking? Sen. Durbin calling that out as something that has to be fixedJust announced a few days ago, will be interesting to see Biden approvalhttps://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/?ex_cid=rrpromoMissouri Amendment 3 - seems to be a LOT of push back on itDemocratic party officially took NO position on itHave seen a few Dems out actively campaigning against it (not gonna call anyone out)TBV endorses amendment 3https://twitter.com/buschvalentine/status/1570854204956377091“If we pass Amendment 3, we are righting most of the wrongs that should have been dealt with some time ago”, says St. Louis NAACP President.This is one of those times where I really, really have been trying to make sense of these arguments but I just cannot https://www.marijuanamoment.net/missouris-largest-labor-union-backs-marijuana-legalization-ballot-measure/Actual language of proposed changehttps://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Elections/Petitions/2022-059.pdfLanguage actually PROHIBITS use of MJ as grounds for a search warrant if you hold medical or caregiver cardUpdated language that keeps courts from penalizing a parent in a custody case simply for MJ useMost of the complaints are things that are ALREADY in place, it’s already illegal to smoke pot in public and that isn’t changing And yet… take a walk in a crowded area and tell me you don’t smell itMOST of the convictions for MJ in MO will be immediately expunged w/o further actionLast call preview.
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