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Openly gay Senator Jolie Justus, a Kansas City Democrat, sponsors a contradicting measure and says she hopes Stouffer's doesn't pass through the Missouri Legislature.
Openly gay Senator Jolie Justus, a Kansas City Democrat, sponsors a contradicting measure and says she hopes Stouffer's doesn't pass through the Missouri Legislature.
"If I were to speak directly to the youth ... I would tell them No. 1 stay off K-2. It will kill you. That's what I would say," Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, said, in a joking conversation with Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles County. "No. 2: do not ever buy K-2 because you will get a felony if this passes and that will ruin your chances of getting an education in the future and having a meaningful job."
The amendment was passed 23-8 in a roll call vote. Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, was absent from the vote. Also not present were Sens. Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City, and Gary Nodler, R-Springfield, who have had red light cameras in their districts.
Sponsor of the Resolution, Kansas City Democratic Senator Jolie Justus says she doesn't think the cards are in her favor for getting the resolution passed.
The only opposition came from Kansas City Democratic Senator Jolie Justus - she offered an unsuccessful amendment to exclude Kansas City from the legislation.
No one testified against the bill Thursday, but Sen. Jolie Justus, R-Jackson County, proposed an amendment to the current bill that would exempt Kansas City. Justus said thousands of jobs would be at stake in her district alone, and the state should allow districts to regulate themselves.
JEFFERSON CITY - Even with support from representatives of Missouri's labor community and the attorney general, Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, said she doubts her bill prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation will pass through the Missouri legislature this year.
Opponents of the bill said at the hearing that an ultrasound would be ineffective. Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, voted against the bill, saying abortion providers in the state already do everything the bill would require. Justus said additional requirements to Missouri's informed consent law would not reduce the number of abortions in the state. Legislative staff said 11,580 abortions took place in Missouri in 2008.
Even with support from representatives of Missouri's labor community and the attorney general, Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, said she doubts her bill prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation will pass through the Missouri legislature this year.