Re: MO Speaker’s Race
— Sophia Shore (@sophialshore) November 20, 2024
It’s honestly so funny that Reps are trying to deny that HRCC has historically been pay-to-play for House Chairmanships. I mean, come on. Try to at least make the lies semi-believable.
It is a rarity to hear the plain truth coming from a politician's mouth. But that is what happened in Nixa Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 when Rep. Justin Sparks spoke at a Lunch and Learn meeting.
Hosted by Freedom Principle Missouri's Cary Wells, the lunch-time meeting exposed the underbelly of Republican politics in Missouri. I will link to the raw audio. Do take the time to listen. And then contact your local representatives who need to know that supporting Rep. Jon Patterson for Speaker of the House is a betrayal of the Republican Platform, Republican values, and Republican voters.
A few takeaways:
- Representative government is deeply at risk as long as political PACs and private organizations control who gets the House Speaker role.
- The House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC) is subverting our representative government by the funds they both collect and dole out to Missouri politicians. Their online presence is almost nil--a website with their logo and not much else. Their Facebook page is rarely updated.
- The House rules need to return power to the representatives and their constituents.
- Many representatives go up to Jefferson City with the best of intentions, but are slowly corrupted by the system of political favors and power. It mimics the national issues in our Congress.
Do give a listen. The audio is raw and begins a few minutes into Rep. Sparks' remarks. You will know a lot more about how our state functions after listening.
