Until the dust settled, I haven’t wanted to write since the election. I think it calls for a more serious analysis than my normal writing.

There is one item I do wish to address and that is the unyielding fight by the Missouri legislature to ignore the voters.

When Medicaid expansion passed, the legislature refused to fund it. Only a Supreme Court order got them to do what the voters wanted.

Now, they are doing the same with the abortion issue. Missouri voters voted to put the right to an abortion in the Missouri constitution. As we all know, elections have consequences and if we want to live in a democratic society, we need to accept (not necessarily agree with) the will of the voters.

In Missouri, the Republican Speaker, who opposed the amendment, is actively seeking a way to not honor the votes of a majority of Missourians who voted in November. I suspect if there was a challenge to the majority achieved by Trump or Hawley in Missouri, there would be a great outcry by Republicans. And while there are still Democrats and some liberal voices out there claiming unprovable election dishonesty, none are taken seriously by elected officials, nor should they be.

It would be nice if the majority party in Missouri would do what a majority of voters in Missouri wanted them to.

I have no illusions that it will take a court to enforce what should be accepted. It would be nice if our newly elected Governor would just say, “the people have spoken and just as we accept our electoral victories, we must honor their decision on reproductive rights in Missouri.”  Don’t hold your breath.