Citizens in Charge

One of the checks Mis­souri vot­ers have on the power of state politi­cians is in jeop­ardy: Sen. Jolie Jus­tus (D–Kansas City) is tak­ing aim at the initiative-petition process, which allows Mis­souri­ans to band together to put laws and con­sti­tu­tional amend­ments on the statewide ballot. This is incred­i­bly impor­tant, because some pol­icy changes that would greatly ben­e­fit Mis­souri can be so polit­i­cally unvi­able that politi­cians won’t pro­pose them. Peti­tions cir­cu­lat­ing this year would limit emi­nent domain and impose term lim­its on top state officials.

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