Missouri House votes to block women's institute

[proud2BlibKansan]

JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri House has passed legislation aimed at shutting down an institute that trains women for roles in government and politics.

The measure, approved Monday night by a 93-59 vote, targets the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Supporters of the institute say it is nonpartisan, helps women enter public life and contributes to diversity in government.

But some Republican lawmakers contend it churns out liberal trainees for Democrats. The legislation would ban colleges and governmental entities from operating the institute. The House measure comes after the Senate previously passed a version of the state budget that would ban funding for the institute. Lawmakers from the two chambers still are working on a final version of the budget.

| The Associated Press


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[Quantess]

1. Clearly this looks like low-hanging fruit

and maybe they're right.

This was an easy move to dampen democrats and women in politics in one fell swoop.

[longship]

2. Women get to go to school?

Horrors!!

What could be worse than that?

[BlueIris]

4. Women wearing pants?

That could lead to pure anarchy.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Next thing you know they'll stop shaving their legs.

Uppity women.

[BlueIris]

3. Assholes. nt

[HockeyMom]

6. Does the Taliban want women going to school?

Hmm.

[longship]

7. Our women have freedoms and choices

They are free to choose either black or grey burkas.

[gratuitous]

8. Oh sure, blame Republicans and some so-called "war" on women

Just because it was a Republican initiative, railroaded through by Republicans and it just happens to hurt women, I suppose all you libruls are going to make a big stink about it, and call it some kind of "Republican" "war" on "women." When all the time it's really Democrats who are hostile to women, trying to get them into government, as if women know what's best for them! Preposterous on its face, when Republicans do such a stellar job of enacting legislation aimed at women and their lady parts concerns.

[cali]

9. what? what? what? How can they ban

colleges and universities from operating this institute? I understand that they can vote not to fund it, but what if it's privately funded?

[lpbk2713]

10. I can't help but get this picture ...

that the Missouri legislators meet in a cave and walk around in loin cloths carrying clubs.

This OP blends well with others about Missouri that I have seen recently. They all serve
to reinforce my opinion.

[BlueIris]

11. Misogynist Missouri?

Goes nicely with Pathetic Texas, Asshole Arizona, and FU, Florida.

[usregimechange]

12. No votes:

NOES: 059

Anders, Democrat
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Black, Democrat
Carlson, Democrat
Carter, Democrat
Casey, Democrat
Colona, Democrat
Conway 27, Democrat
Ellinger, Democrat
Ellington, Democrat
Fallert, Democrat
Gosen, Republican
Harris, Democrat
Hodges, Democrat
Hough, Republican
Hubbard, Democrat
Hummel, Democrat
Jones 63, Democrat
Jones 117, Republican
Kander, Democrat
Kelly 24, Democrat
Kirkton, Democrat
Kratky, Democrat
Lampe, Democrat
May, Democrat
McCann, Democrat
McCreery, Independent
McDonald, Democrat
McGeoghegan, Democrat
McGhee, Republican
McManus, Democrat
McNary, Republican
McNeil, Democrat
Montecillo, Democrat
Morgan, Democrat
Nasheed, Democrat
Newman, Democrat
Nichols, Democrat
Oxford, Democrat
Pace, Democrat
Pierson, Democrat
Quinn, Democrat
Rizzo, Democrat
Sater, Republican
Schieffer, Democrat
Schupp, Democrat
Shively, Democrat
Sifton, Democrat
Smith 71, Democrat
Spreng, Democrat
Still, Democrat
Swearingen, Democrat
Swinger, Democrat
Talboy, Democrat
Taylor, Democrat
Walton, Democrat
Webb, Democrat
Webber, Democrat
Weter, Republican

http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills121/jrnpdf/jrn068.pdf