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The legislative session is winding down, and the Health Care Freedom Act, which we have worked so hard to see passed, is still held up in the Senate.  There is a call to the Capitol this Tuesday morning to show our support and to let our Senators know once again that Missourians want the opportunity to vote on this in November.  Details below:

Please continue to contact the senators, this is critical action to take before tomorrow!They are not hearing from as many of us as needed.  Please ask them to do everything necessary to break the filibuster and get this to a vote.  Be sure to contact Kevin Englerthank him for his support and ask that he do whatever is necessary to bring this to a vote!  There are only 9 days left in this legislative session and this bill has to pass out of the Senate this week!  It has to be sent back and voted on by the house before this legislative year is over.

Contact info here. If you click on the name it will take you to their legislative page.

Health Care Freedom Act
Code Blue Rally
Tuesday, May 4

9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Join the Rolling Tea Party as it circles the Capitol between 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Decorate your car or just join in.
The press will be alerted to cover this unique event.

10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Join us in the Senate gallery to observe and show our numbers. This will show that we are still very interested in SJR25 coming up for debate and vote.

12 p.m.
Join us in the first floor rotunda for the rally for the Health Care Freedom Act. Hear from the Senators who are leading the effort in the to see SJR25 through the Senate.

Missouri State Capitol
The people were promised that once the budget was finished, the Senate would go back to SJR25. This is it. The budget was passed and now we expect SJR25 to be addressed and brought to a vote in time to get it back through the House. We must show up so the leaders in the Senate will know that we have not forgotten, we will not give up. The Missouri General Assembly will adjourn for the year on May 14. The passage of SJR25 must be given top priority!
Wear red.

It appears Attorney General Koster will not be joining the other 13 states in filing a law suit on behalf of the people of Missouri to question the constitutionality of the recently passed health care legislation.

According to MissouriNet:

Gov. Nixon tells the Missourinet the state has better things to do.

“I just think this is a time for everybody to take a deep breath, everybody to begin reading what’s in here, and to make sure that Missouri implements it smartly, and effectively and efficiently,” he says. “That’s the task that I’m about, and that’s the task that my cabinet and I and I think leading members of the Legislature are going to work on.”

Nixon indicated he would ignore Kinder’s request to protest the constitutionality of the bill.

In the mean time, the Missouri legislature is working hard to pass the Health Care Freedom Act. This proposed Constitutional Amendment, if passed by both the House and the Senate, would be on the November ballot for Missourians to vote on.

The Health Care Freedom Act essentially protects Missouri citizens and small businesses from fines or other penalties that the federal government would impose on them for refusal to purchase health insurance.

Let your state legislators know how you feel about the Health Care Freedom Act, and thank them for working on your behalf.