ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Republican lawmakers on Thursday voted to make it harder to change the Missouri Constitution.
Missouri constitutional changes are enacted if approved by a majority of votes statewide. State senators voted 22-9 along party lines to also require a majority of votes in five of the state's eight congressional districts to approve amendments. The Senate measure now heads to the Republican-led House.
John Hancock and Michael Kelley of 'Hancock and Kelley' to discuss the vote on Total Information A.M. Friday before their show to discuss the initiative.
Hancock makes the case from the Republican standpoint that there should be a higher standard similar to the adding Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
"The marijuana constitutional amendment in the state of Missouri takes up 20% of the entire state constitution," said Hancock. "Should we be willy-nilly amending the state's constitution at every turn? I think requiring a higher threshold is a reasonable thing to do."
Along with the talk of the Missouri Constitution, Hancock and Kelley also discuss the Missouri's Freedom Caucus falsely accusing a Kansas City man of being an 'illegal immigrant' and possibilities of a lawsuits incoming for the Caucus from the man.