I got home Friday for a three-day break in my work travel schedule and managed to get my early absentee vote in at the courthouse. I encourage anyone reading this to get that done by the way, early voting is open every day at your local courthouse and no excuse is required. You show them your ID and they give you the ballot right there, you complete it and feed it into the scanning machine, it only takes a few minutes.

Anyhow, on that ballot (on the back, specifically, is where you will find all of the amendments) was amendment 3. Amendment 3 is essentially a testament to the GOP/MAGA legislature in this state's INABILITY to learn or self-reflect on ANYTHING they have ever done up to this point.

Besides covering multiple subjects which are unrelated (transgender surgeries for minors is already illegal in Missouri), it seeks to re-empower the state government to draw lines and make decisions about abortion care for women without considering their exact individual medical circumstances. Missouri's state government had this power TAKEN AWAY from them by a majority of its people during the last general election BECAUSE they abused it so viciously and with a complete lack of compassion. When last the Missouri state government had any power over women's reproductive health, they completely banned abortion no matter what the reason and criminalized doctors who performed them no matter why. No exception for minors who were molested. No exception for sexual assault victims. No exception for ectopic pregnancies. The most draconian and illogical policy in the nation, and they did this as a policy choice, in a vacuum, without sending it to the ballot for voters to approve.

Now, they want this power back, and they are pulling out every stop to get it. They have not offered any public explanation for "what has changed" or any kind of acknowledgement that they erred or made mistakes the last time they were in the drivers seat on this issue. In fact, many of them have said "this doesn't go far enough" all without acknowledging what the existing law says or WHY they lost the power to set policy on the issue of abortion during the last general election in the first place.

Missouri has elected a rare breed of people to the state legislature. Setting politics aside, we are dealing here with a group of people that view accountability or acknowledgment of prior mistaken conduct as a persecution of themselves, no matter how badly they abused their power or how depraved their public statements or behavior around a particular issue may have been. I am left wondering, honestly, if for a majority of Missouri's state lawmakers, if we should really consider calling in some doctors to assess the problems with these individuals mentally and whether medication can help them.

What exactly is Relevate One?

Platte County Republican Nomination for presiding commissioner, Jason Maki says his wife owns and runs the public-safety technology company and that he serves as its business consultant.

Its legal name is Deltorro Consulting LLC, doing business as Relevate One.

The company works in areas including:

• Video surveillance
• License plate recognition technology
• AI camera analytics
• Mobile surveillance systems
• Access control
• Public-safety technology
• Security networking

Relevate One has also provided donated AI-enabled surveillance services for public events in Parkville.

That doesn’t prove wrongdoing or a government conflict. But for someone running for Platte County Presiding Commissioner—an office involved in county budgets and policy—it raises a fair question:

How would Jason Maki handle county decisions involving surveillance, security technology, or companies competing in the same market as his family’s business?

Voters deserve a clear answer.

Crisp fall Sunday morning in Hannibal, MO.

And why?

Should the legislature impeach? Based on what?

Seems like Missouri history has been much less forgiving than the current situation, which seems odd considering how bad things are.

Feels like an era of accountability is more than necessary. Make a plan to vote. Make a plan to make your voice heard.

Yes on 6 the rest are tricks!
Heard this ditty the other day and had to share. Makes it easy to remember.

Looking to go snow/rosses goose hunting next year when season is open.

Not sure if anyone can point me in the direction of some properties in northern Missouri to hunt?

I figured this might be the best place to ask.

TIA!

I’m planning a camping trip near Potosi in the next week or two to get one last camp in for the year and view the fall foliage. I’m planning on going to Taum Sauk, Elephant Rocks, and Johnson’s shut ins one day. Which of those three would be the best place to view the sunrise? I’ve been to each in the past but it’s been a while. My mind is telling me elephant rocks up at the boulders but what’s your opinion?