"I think it is an issue that has been overlooked," said Co-Chair Bill Luetkenhaus, D-Josephville. "This is the first major effort in my seven years that we (the legislature) are taking to address domestic violence."
"We agreed to the six month time line in order to give us time to prepare our case," said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Bill Luetkenhaus, D-Josephville. "We are excited that we will be given ample time to present our case."
Representative Bill Luetkenhaus is scheduled to introduce House debate for an override to Governor Carnahan's veto of his bill that bans partial-birth abortion.
"With 80 percent of support in both bodies--men and women, Democrats and Republicans--we have a good bill," said Rep. Bill Luetkenhaus, D-Josephville. "So many issues have been twisted that we forget the children."
JEFFERSON CITY - Rep. Bill Luetkenhaus, D-Josephville, accused Gov. Mel Carnahan and his allies Tuesday of unnecessarily calling for increased Capitol security as the legislative veto session gets underway today.
Gov. Carnahan is "on the wrong side of this issue and is concerned about his election next year," said Rep. Bill Luetkenhaus, D-Josephville, sponsor of the Infant Protection Act.
Congressmen discuss hopes of voting to override Governor Carnahan's veto of the partial-birth abortion bill in the House as early as today. Representative Bill Luetkenhaus says he will bring a motion to end debate and vote on whether or not to override Carnahan's veto of the bill he introduced in May.
Some supporters made it clear they'd prefer the courts to reconsider Roe. "Trying to ban all 3 trimesters would be unconstitutional," said Rep. Bill Luetkenhaus, D-St. Charles County, "but we don't know what the Court would do 30 years later."
"A living infant deserves protection," said Rep. Bill Luetkenhaus, D-St. Charles, sponsor of the "Infant Protection Act," as it is labeled in the bill. "An infant is a human being at the time it is being delivered."
A bill that would publish registered sex offender's names, photographs, addresses and crime and physical description on the Department of Public Safety web page has been sponsored by Rep. Bill Luetkenhaus, D-Josephville. Other states, including Florida, California, and Virginia, have such programs.