Representative Brandon Ellington says while the General Assembly's inability to pass Ferguson related bills is frustrating, the message lawmakers are sending is worse.
Wrap: The resolution sponsored by Jackson County Democrat Brandon Ellington would allow voters to repeal Missouri's constitutional amendment that allows for grand jury proceedings, yet no one at the hearing explicitly mentioned Ferguson.
"If a chokehold was ruled illegal and unconstitutional and it's on video, and the grand jury still fails to find the indictment in that, then you have to question the system," said Rep. Brandon Ellington, D-Jackson County, the sponsor of House Joint Resolution 17.
Missouri Black Caucus chairman Rep. Brandon Ellington, D-Jackson County, said Diehl's decision not to assign seven bills filed that deal with issues brought to the forefront by the unrest in Ferguson could send a bad message to nation and world.
Missouri Black Caucus chairman Rep. Brandon Ellington, D-Jackson County, said Diehl's decision not to assign seven bills filed that deal with issues brought to the forefront by the unrest in Ferguson could send a bad message to nation and world.
The resolution's sponsor, Brandon Ellington, D-Jackson County, said the concept of a grand jury was antiquated, tracing the historical roots of the grand jury back to America's colonial past.
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