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Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.

The move marked a major victory for the state’s largest business group and a frustrating defeat for workers’ rights advocates, who had spent years — and millions of dollars — building support for the successful ballot measure. The repeal will take effect Aug. 28.

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[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 100 points 1 week ago

This governor should be removed from fucking office now, and I don't mean a recall or impeachment. If the voters vote a law in the fucking governor shouldn't be able to remove said law. Only fucking voters should get to do that

[-] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 45 points 1 week ago

Welcome to America, the game show where your votes don’t matter and you’ll get deported by ICE if you defend your rights.

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I welcome them to try it. We'll all race across life's finish line, together.

[-] alaphic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

"I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees," as the saying goes...

Certainly does beg the question though, as to what happened to all those 'dont tread on me!', 'muh 2nd mendment' people who seem intensely concerned about their right to bear arms against an unlawful oppressor conveniently right up until one shows up...

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Indeed. I'm wondering as well. But I come from new York city, where the saying was always: talk is cheap.

[-] chosensilence@pawb.social 28 points 1 week ago

it is becoming more and more obvious to those who couldn’t see before that you cannot vote fascism out of power. we are rapidly approaching a countrywide breaking point. i don’t know from which side or what angle, but there is a lot of anger and only one group (anyone Left of Republicans) has the moral high ground. we are not going to demonstrate or talk our way out of the pockets of the oligarchy. if not now, when? when will it be time?

[-] teamevil@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

We are well past that ... America is like a person who gets a massive dose of radiation. They feel fine right after, but their body can no longer make new cells...so they end up dying a few days later.

America has had the dose of radiation, she's just waiting for the effects

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Same voters will reelect him and the legislators that created the bill

[-] plz1@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

The voters put legislators in office that crafted this repeal. The governor didn't just unilaterally do it.

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

This isn't even the first time they've overriden voter choice.

Hell, it's not even the twentieth time.

[-] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 week ago

They'll probably VOTE him Out next Time because Republicans are KNOWN to VOTE OUT Representatives that Screw them Over!

-LoL!

"It's ok if you fuck me in the ass as long as you fuck the brown guys a little harder." --Modern Republican Voters

[-] CorruptCheesecake@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

They like being screwed over, it's their kink.

[-] st3ph3n@midwest.social 22 points 1 week ago

Republicans hate you unless you’re a billionaire.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Even then they hate you, but they'll kiss your ass.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

Everyone hates billionaires.

[-] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Except billionairs

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 week ago

Repubs are excellent at working directly against their constituents interest and desires.

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

What sort of ass-backwards State allows direct Voter-approved laws to be repealed by the politicians. The purpose of having that process is to deal with situations where the State can't get their shit together.

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