Calling on--and out--Governor Nixon

Here's the issue of the day:

Bill to modify puppy-mill law goes to Missouri's governor

By Jason Noble
The Star’s Jefferson City correspondent

JEFFERSON CITY | Lawmakers on Wednesday rolled back voter-approved restrictions on Missouri dog breeders and passed new rules that supporters say will target puppy mills without harming legitimate breeders.

The legislation now goes to Gov. Jay Nixon, who declined to say whether he would sign it.

The bill essentially rewrites the “Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act,” the ballot question known as Proposition B that passed with 52 percent of the vote last fall. Prop B was scheduled to take effect in November of this year.

So you and I--we, the people of the State of Missouri--voted on this measure.  It came up and we voted on it.  The people spoke.  And what we said was that we wanted these pets taken better care of.  We want them to have humane treatment.

And now, our legislature, our legislators--Republicans, mostly--want to take away our vote.  They want to roll back the will of the people.

This should not stand.

This absolutely should not stand.

I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more, ladies and gentlemen.

Governor Nixon needs to do the right thing by we, the people, the voters of this state he represents.

By doing so, he'd be fulfilling his job to us, the citizens and voters of the state, sure, but by doing what he should do here, that is, vetoing this bill, should it come to his desk, he would also be standing up to the moneyed, influence-purchasing interests that want this repeal and, finally, striking a blow for decency and the sensible and humane treatment of animals.

Face it, the companies went to their representatives--whom they "own"--and told them they wanted this repealed.  They're trying to get their way over your and my vote and over, again, the humane and decent treatment of animals.

So I'm calling you out on this one, Governor Nixon, for what it's worth. You need to take a stand on this for your constituency, for the voters and citizens, to repeat, of this state.  Heck, you even need to do it for the animals in this state.

Do what's right in a few different ways here, Governor.

If this bill, rolling back provisions in the "puppy mill" legislation that we voted for comes to your desk, veto it, sir.

There is no other right or good thing to do on this.

And we'd like to hear from you on this very shortly.

Link:   http://www.kansascity.com/2011/04/13/2799204/bill-modifying-puppy-mill-law.html