The Heartland POD: July 24, 2023Talkin’ PoliticsThis week on The Heartland POD for Monday, July 24, 2023Is the New Dem Caucus a thing? US House Republicans again not clear on what “citizenship” meansTWO very positive state supreme court rulings in the heartland this weekMissouri’s appointed attorney general wasting more time and money because abortionVoting rights and gerrymandering ongoing issues in red and blue states…and so we have to talk about it. Lots to Do, so let’s go!Host HousekeepingWelcome back to the heartland pod. Adam is out this week, and we’re stepping in for him. Those are big shoes to fill, but he apparently wanted to take time off with his family and children. Sure, bro. Whatever.  This is the regular Monday show our Talkin’ Politics show with co-hosts Rachel Parker and Sean Diller just for this week.Together we bring big topics of the week with a special focus on the heartland as we bring our middle out approach to politics and work to change the conversation. Catch all of our shows 5 days a week including Dirt Road Democrat hosted by Jess Piper on Thursdays and our weekly roundup show The Flyover View with rotating hosts every Friday for a 15 min weekly catchup. Support what we do by leaving a five star rating and a review wherever you listen to the show and follow us on social media with AT the heartland pod and check out heartlandpod.com and click the patreon link to learn about becoming a member of our family of PODheads and PODgressives over at there, heartlandpod.com or go directly to patreon.com/heartlandpod to get signed up today for extra access, extra shows, and more.Show Notes@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO   (Twitter and Post)https://heartlandpod.com/JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”TALKIN’ POLITICSTrue or False?The New Dem Caucus and their “pragmatic agenda” has more than a snowball’s chance in hell in this Congress?From Semafor: The New Dems plot a course for Biden’s legislative agenda | SemaforYeah, NOHouse Republicans coming for legal US residents Again. We have some heartland house members who have been particularly pugnacious for no apparent f*cking reason. Again. Still.The mic drop moment from Rep. Katie Porter: “Somehow, letting people who legally live in the United States buy health care is going to create a border crisis,” the top Democrat on the committee, Rep. Katie Porter of California, said. “It’d be funny to watch this bad argument fall apart if it weren’t such a waste of time.” Sean…take it away.DACA recipients’ Medicaid eligibility slammed by U.S. House Republicans • Missouri IndependentYeah YeahWe have two this week. One, Kansas Highway Patrol has to stop its apparently very real version of “stop and frisk”; it had a name. The Kansas Two step.Just a solid ruling and makes it harder for cops to catch people on the stretch of I-70 through Kansas where weed is stupidly still illegalJudge rules Kansas Highway Patrol 'waged war on motorists,' violated constitutional rightsThe Kansas Highway Patrol's 'Two-Step' tactic tramples motorists' rights, a judge rules | AP NewsThis one; the headline says it all:Illinois Supreme Court upholds law eliminating cash bail | CNN PoliticsVery few people outside of the flyover region realize just how solidly progressive of a state Illinois has become post-Trump. First state to legalize cannabis by way of its legislature and not voters.Buy or SellAndrew Baily’s waste of taxpayer dollars is another sign that suburban and exurban voters ignore waste when its one of their own:https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article277506263.html?ac_cid=DM824930&ac_bid=-806357547Same story, from the Missouri Independent: Missouri Supreme Court rejects AG’s push to inflate cost of abortion-rights amendment • Missouri IndependentBig one Voting and gerrymandering is still just a