The impeachment process is about guarding the People's "political power", as reserved in Article I, Section 1 of the Missouri Constitution:
"In order to assert our rights, acknowledge our duties, and proclaim the principles on which our government is founded, we declare:
That all political power is vested in and derived from the people; that all government of right originates from the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole."
It is NOT a criminal process as is evidenced by the charges for which an official can be impeached. All but one of the charges listed in the Constitution are "political" in nature and not criminal. That's because usurpation of the People's "political power" can be the result of things far short of criminal offenses.
The real question before this committee is, "Has Governor Nixon operated in a fashion that exceeds the "political power" the People have entrusted him with?"
The House of Representatives are the First Responders in the system that protects the People's rights and powers.
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Serious and valid questions have been raised and deserve to be investigated IMMEDIATELY.
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I beleive that Governor Nixon has failed in his duty to the people of Missouri. I beleive that his actions and inactions should be reviewed and determinations of impeachment be made.
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Governor Nixon's Executive Order 13-14 is unconstitutional. He has also violated my freedom and privacy by releasing my personal information to the federal government. Governor Nixon has also refused to allow all citizens of the state to be represented in the governing process by refusing to issue writs of election for vacancies in the legislature.
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Governor Nixon has been consistent in one way: Stifling the will of the people. He should be removed
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I say "yes" to impeachment just on the release of information on the drivers license and ccw permit holders. I know hes done more but that is what really stuck in my mind.
Thank you.
T.Kevin Johnson
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I am for the impeachment of Governor Nixon.
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Jay Nixon is harming all Missouri Voters and Citizens by his stance on the Second Amendment, and should be impeached immediately.
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I made this very proposal during the 2012 session! Get on it!
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Go for it.
Nixon is in fact guilty of a lot of crimes, as well as dereliction of duty.
*Cahoots with the owner of the DMV company processing State records for drivers.
*Appointing an Attorney General who watches his back by refusing to prosecute the Governor.
*Buying a multi-million dollar airplane for his own personal use, when the Legislature did not authorize it.
*Not upholding the US Constitution and voting against the people's will to have laws in place against a Federal abuse.
His is held to a MUCH higher standard because he chose to take a seat of public service and hold public trust, of which he has shown himself incapable and not worthy.
He's just a piece of trash that has too many ignorant democrats voting blindly.
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HR 380: Adopts Articles of Impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
HR 476 Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law
HR 923 Adopts articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
These are serious issues that affect Missouri citizens. He has not been a responsible steward of the people and I respectfully request he be impeached under Missouri constitution. Thank you
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HR 380: Adopts Articles of Impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
HR 476 Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law
HR 923 Adopts articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
These are serious issues that affect Missouri citizens. He has not been a responsible steward of the people and I respectfully request he be impeached under Missouri constitution. Thank you
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I am in support of HR 380, 476, 923.
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My private information was released to the federal government and the governor was a part of this. I think he should be impeached.
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Gov. Nixon needs to be impeached for not full filling the duty hes has as governor.
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We the People elect representatives we believe are; MORAL, COMPETENT, AND WHOM WE BELIEVE WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THEIR DUTIES. Governor Nixon has clearly shown that he has no regard for the people, or for that matter his duty to see that the people have REPRESENTATION. There are people in our state that have been denied SUFFRAGE through the governors dereliction of duty. These same people are suffering from TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. Why is this man still in office? Ask yourselves one question before you vote on this issue; Would you be re-elected if you ignored your constituents? How about if you failed to execute the duties for which you were hired, causing irreparable harm to your constituents?
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I support impeachment proceedings against Gov. Nixon based on his various acts or inactivity as stated in the above articles of impeachment.
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All State Governors should abide by good practices. It is obvious that Gov. Nixon does not do this.
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complete disregard for the people on the state of Missouri and the Missouri Constitution.
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I think you should move forward with the impeachment proceedings against Gov. Nixon.
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The DOR ignored 2 state laws recently:
1. They sent our concealed carry information to DC and
2. They started to implement real ID.
No was has been indicted for braking these laws.
If I broke a state law I would be prosecuted.
In fact the Governor Nixon moved the head of the DOR to another department, this makes him guilty of a crime too.
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He is just trying to help people that are living an immoral lifestyle, which marriage is illegal in our State and shouldn't be given help in filing their taxes.
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I believe there are grounds to impeach MO Governor Jay Nixon.
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I believe there are grounds to impeach MO Governor Jay Nixon.
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The governor has acted in the best interest of his party and not in the interest of the citizens of our state, therefore, he should be removed from office. Governor Nixon has done nothing to control illegal immigrants moving into our communities, he is for gun control, and has allowed our personal information to be tuned over to the federal government. Therefore impeachment is necessary.
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Jay Nixon is too, alined with federal mandates
and it is evendent that he is unconcerned with the states best intrestest
and does not care what the people of Missouri want!
Tim T. Davis
Electronics Instr.
M.A.T.C.
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It is time for Nixon to go. We cannot have a Governor who takes his marching orders from the Washington DC Democratic party, instead of the citizens of Missouri.
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For the 160,000+ misdemeanors alone, when CCW info was given to the Feds, Nixon should be impeached.
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When a leader takes an oath to uphold the constitution and then does not abide by the vote to stop Obamacare, and on and on and on!!!!
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It is very important to hold government officials accountable for actions or lack of actions which violate our laws, our constitutions and honorable practice in office.
Our federal government is thumbing their noses at the people. Don't let Missouri do the same.
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Govenor Nixon allowed information on 163,000 Missouri Citizens to the federal government against the Missouri Constitution. I am one of these Citizens that now have all my information given to the IRS, BATF and Homeland Security. When they have this information, they can send agents to come to my house to confiscate all my weapons. I feel my rights have been violated. I am for impeachment of Nixon.
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I believe that GOV. Nixon has violated the law of the great state of Missouri and failed to serve the people of our state. He has done so with by issuing executive orders 13-14, by failing to hold accountable executive branch employees who provided confidential Missouri citizen information to the Federal government and by failing to Issue writs of election to fill vacated seats of the Assembly. These are gross violation of the law and the trust the people gave him.
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Governor Nixon has been harming most Missouri citizens. Impeach him. Take Claire McCaskill with him!
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Mr. Nixon should be impeached for his blatant ignoring of the Constitution, especially in allowing for the names of citizens' names who are legally registered as "conceal carry" citizens. Mr. Nixon has displayed his inability to lead the citizens of Missouri.
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I agree with the articles of Impeachment, HR380, HR476, and HR923. I also might add that I oppose Gov. Nixon for accepting federal monies to circumvent the Hancock amendment for a balanced budget. We are now in a position where we will have to CUT programs, i.e. entitlements, to continue balancing our budget. Gov Nixon wants us to be indebted to the Federal government forever, leaving us vulnerable to the Fed taking control of our great state. Gov Nixon needs to follow Missouri laws first and foremost, just as much as we constituents are required to do.
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I totally support this Bill. Gov. Nixon has soiled the office of Governor with his blatant disregard of Missouri laws and procedures. His best Intrests are not the people of Missouri, which has been proven over and over again. His best Intrests are his political agenda and his political career. He should be impeached and banned from ever running for any office in or for the State of Missouri.
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Governor Nixon should be impeached due to ;
1. incompetency-- costing our state 7 million in the process of elections 2 years ago, saying he would go along with the election then causing the caucus's to hold elections & also paying & holding bogus elections .
2. Failing to do his job-- didn't call for elections to fill vacancies in 3 districts. Failure.
3. Going against our Constitution & votes of Missourians as we have voted not to have same sex marriage in this state --yet he made executive orders to allow same sex couples to file for joint married tax returns.
4. Failed to do his job-- failed to fire executive employee's who endorsed to release the concealed carry lists of Missourian's to the fed's -- outrageous
5. Failed to do his job-- failed again to fire executive employee's as they gave our driver license information & jobs to another state. -- outrageous. We, MIssourian's, desire a Governor that respects & holds a state in defense of us, not against us. He is a liability to our state, a stench in our state.
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I think Gov. Nixon should be impeached, due to his anti 2nd Amendment stance.
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I believe signing on to common core without knowing what it is an impeachable offense.
I believe accepting a huge amount of money from the federal government to impose common core with out review by the house and senate is an impeachable offense.
I believe not opposing Obamacare after the citizens had voted in a large majority to reject it is an impeachable offense.
I believe turning conceal carry information over to the Federal Government is an impeachable offense.
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My rights as a citizen of the State of Missouri were violated and my security and peace of mind compromised when Governor Nixon allowed MO DOR to provide my identity as a CCW holder to the federal government. I was promised by my State that such information would be protected from such. Further, when renewing my CCW I was forced to submit to a photograph with digital facial recognition capability for the picture on my CCW, again, as a result of Governor Nixon's orders. I must assume now that every federal agency now has access to files that will identify me as a CCW holder. As the executive branch of the federal government of the current administration has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to abuse its power(s), I am permanently injured by the Governor's actions.
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our governor has demonstrated callous disregard for the state constitution and for state law. He needs to be held accountable.
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Based solely on the criminal things he has done and then lied or tried to spin I say impeach, try, and remove him. Using the dor to skirt the law and facilitate Obamas agenda on national id and gun registration is enough for me. The constant push of an agenda that is not in line with the values and wishes of the people of Missouri. Allowing gay people to claim married status on taxes when the people here have spoken loud and clear on that matter. The constant call.for.medicare.expansion, when we all know that this is just a way to support obamacare. Some republicans are.supporting this as well. Nate I'm talking to you in particular as your constituent on that particular matter. This is another issue we.the citizens of Missouri have spoken loud and clear on. Our Constitution demands that it be treated opposite what Nixon is doing. I say impeach him and hopefully remove him from office. It is a in to me that he is only serving jay Nixon not the citizens. My mind tells me he's bought and paid for by an agenda that is not only chilling to the people of this state but the people of the entire nation. Mr Nixon is not alone in this but he's a.good place to start. Impeach him on as many grounds criminal or otherwise as you can find.
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Jay Nixon needs to be impeached on several counts. He violated Missouri law by recognizing the marriage of same sex couples for the purpose of filing joint tax returns. He failed to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly in a timely manner as required by Missouri law despite the many pleas of citizens within those legislative districts. As the chief executive in Missouri he is ultimately responsible for the departments that report to him. Those departments and he should be held accountable for anything they do that violate Missouri law. Failure to discipline law breakers is indicative of executive ineptitude and a blase attitude toward the law. Jay Nixon needs to face the jurists. Please vote for impeachment.
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I am very unhappy with Governor Nixon. He has gone against the peoples wishes too many times to be considered our representative. He isn't working for us, when there have been referendums clearly stating the peoples will, he votes against us.
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Jay Nixon has spent his entire time in office cow-towing to the unions and Democrat special interests and has done everything in his power to hold the state of Missouri hostage to their socialist ideas. Moving Missouri forward to a first rate state is definitely NOT on his agenda! JAY NIXON MUST GO IF WE ARE TO COMPETE AMONG THE OTHER STATES!
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The Missouri Constitution must fully comply with the U.S. Constitution, and all Missouri public servants must comply with both. Therefore Jay Nixon is guilty of breaking our Constitutional laws and his oath of office. In addition to what is contained within the current articles of impeachment. I demand that Jay Nixon is charged with crimes related to the 2011 flood which destroyed 130,000 acres of farmland. Jay Nixon ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to set charges and blow the Levy. While using the guise "to save a town in Illinois". This town was vacant and as a result of Nixon's actions, catastrophic damage was done to land in Missouri. This damage far exceeded the damage that occurred to the small town in Illinois. After the flood, two land companies purchased as much farmland as they could. These companies are owned in fact by George Soros, a known criminal. Not only does Jay Nixon refuse to follow the Missouri and U.S. Constitutions, it's also evident that he has total disregard of our laws and the sovrenity of Missouri. Additionally, let's not forget about his two orders to the State Police to release the personal records of all Missouri residents who have concealed carry permits to the Obama administration. It is clear that Jay Nixon is guilty of not only ethics violations but crimes against the people of Missouri. Crimes that go way beyond impeachment. Jay Nixon must be removed immediately and should face felony criminal charges. This man belongs behind bars!
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Please move forward with the impeachment process. If the Governor cannot uphold the Missouri Constitution, which he swore an oath to, he needs to be tried. His loyalties don't appear to be with the citizens of Missouri.
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Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment
failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law
failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
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He has made several bad decisions for our state and has broken laws to get things in motion. Going against the Missouri Constitution and breaking laws is never ok, yet he keeps getting away with it. He needs to be stopped and made an example of. That way we will not be in this situation again.
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I have nothing against a person being homosexual, however, I think the whole push to be recognized is to gain tax advantages, and it still does not make a family admosphere that is so important to the culture. At what point do we stop if we get this started. I have a dog that I dearly love; who is to say that I should be deprived of my right to marry my dog>
But worse is his releasing information. I believe the Constitution should be followed to the letter.
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Governor Nixion is not hearing the people of Missouri. He should be removed from office as soon as possible.
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When an elected official goes 'unchecked' then they behave as if the law, even laws they themselves signed into effect, then that is anarchy is it not?
In my opinion, this started when Jay Nixon shared the Conceal Carry information with Homeland Security, against the laws of the State of Missouri. A law, Nixon signed into effect. He was elected to uphold the Constitution of the Country and the State of Missouri. He is behaving no differently than our President, Barack Obama, who regularly enforces or eases laws as he sees fit. Missouri needs to indeed CHECK Jay Nixon.
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Nixon needs to be out!! We need someone in that will follow the rules!
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I feel that impeachment is certainly in order. After the CCW/Dept.of Revenue debacle, he should have been tried for TREASON! I have never seen a governor in this state more bent on going toward the New World Order, following his liberal Federal counterparts into the Socialist abyss. He should DEFINITELY be removed from office.
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As described in HR 380, on November 14, 2013, Governor Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon issued Executive Order 13-14 which orders the Missouri Department of Revenue to require all taxpayers who file a joint federal income tax return to file a combined state income tax return, including same-sex couples married in a state that authorizes such marriages who file a joint federal income tax return, did break the law as defined by the Constitution of the State of Missouri, and should be impeached.
As described in HR 476, with respect to 285,000 Missouri citizens, not being represented and Governor Nixon's failure to issue writs of election "without delay" unlawfully prolonging the period of time in which these Missourians are not represented in their government. It is clear that Governor Nixon has broken the law and should be impeached.
As described in HR 923, with respect to the States Concealed Carry Permit List being forwarded to the Federal Government is a clear violation of State Lay. It is clear that Governor Nixon has broken the law and should be impeached.
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Gov. Nixon must be taken out of office. Has not supported the Missouri population. Gov. Nixon is continually supported the federal government's overreaching bills and laws such as the patient affordable care act which 71% of Missourians told the state knows want no part of it but he continually pushed forward on this bill that has torn apart Missouri healthcare. He has not supported the people of Missouri when it comes to our Bill of Rights such as the Second Amendment's veto and the methods by which the administration used to suppress votes on this badly needed protection for the Missouri citizens is shameful. The oath of office of governor doesn't say anything about supporting the federal government over the Constitution of the United States. Gov. Nixon should be impeached as rapidly as possible to keep from further damaging the state of Missouri and its residents.
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Governor Nixon Has done nothing but support the Obama administration's bad decisions and has done nothing worth while for the state of Missouri. With this said I feel he should be impeached..
Steve Holloway
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To whom it may concern,
Mr. Nixon should be impeached for gross negligence of our constitution and complete disregard for people's rights in the state of Missouri. His willingness to allow the turnover of the list of concealed carry permit holders is enough by itself to warrant impeachment. His extreme hubris towards the citizens of Missouri along with passage of certain executive orders is just more icing on the cake.
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I am for impeachment of Governor Nixon for his stand on Common Core, his attitude on guns and gun owners, and for impeding the economic development of the State of MO.
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RE: HR 380- Same sex marriage is an issue civilized society has found reprehensible since the beginning of time and Nixon found it within his power to overturn the will of the people he supposedly represents. Inexcusable!
RE: HR 923- Private information is private until a need to know is established and sought via warrant. There is no excuse for divulging information or for collecting information that was supposed to be purged via law!
Impeachment is in order!!
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These charges are serious and justified. Please consider articles of impeachment for this governor.
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I whole-heartedly support the reasoning behind the resolutions regarding impeachment of Governor Nixon.
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I find it disgusting that no one was punished for the breach of trust that occurred when Missourians private CCW information was outright and blatantly handed over to the Feds without a reason or cause then lied about then down played its seriousness. If any normal citizen had been involved in something so serious they would be in prison right now. I believe public servants should be even held to a higher standard as we are putting our trust in them to safe guard our personal information! I feel that Governor Nixon has broken this trust on many many levels and is no longer upholding his oath to the people of Missouri or adhering to the Missouri State Constitution. Jay Nixon should be removed from office.
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By vetoing bills that were passed by majorities in both the House and Senate, Governor Nixon has clearly demonstrated that his own political agenda is more important than the will of the people. Anytime that a bill is passed by a majority if both houses, a governor should not be allowed ro veto it. He has also shown this trait in other areas of Missouri government. Please pass these bills and make them into law.
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I cannot understand how Gov. Nixon feels he had the right to go against the people of missouri, even after the majority voted that marriage is between one man and one woman, and recognize same sex marriages. whether he personally agrees with it or not should not have influenced his use of this power. The people spoke, and he chose to ignore!
To not remove, or fire those responsible for publicising concealed carry information is down right wrong. What they did was illegal and should be punished.
I am in agreement that a hearing should be held to consider whether or not these actions by Gov. Nixon are grounds for impeachment.
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Investigate and act accordingly. There is enough evidence to pursue justice.
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RE: HR476. The failure on the part of the Governor to call elections to fill vacancies in a timely manner most certainly exemplifies a 'willful neglect of duty', and most certainly rises to an impeachable offense. There can be no excuse for this. The Missouri Constitution does not provide that impeachment is only reserved for 'egregious' offenses. If evidence indicates an offense has occurred, it is the duty of the Legislative Branch to bring Articles of Impeachment for the offense(s) to the Floor for debate. Period. It really is that simple.
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It is my solid conviction that any Government Official that disregards the Constitution of Missouri, or the United States is not fit to lead us. They thing themselves above the Law and the People of no consequence.
We can not have people such as this in a position of Leadership or Power, they are simply to dangerous to the welfare of the People.
I totally support the Impeachment of Governor Jay Nixon.
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Governor Nixon has thumbed his nose at the rule of law and has acted in a fashion contradictory to the will of the citizens of Missouri. This brings his fitness to hold the highest office in the state into question and warrants sanction.
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I am in full support of the filing of articles of impeachment. This governor has repeatedly violated our federal and state constitutions as well as having total disregard for the citizens of Missouri. Common Core is a disaster and we the citizens should have say in the education of our students. He chooses not to follow Missouri's amendment on Marriage between a man and a woman. That was passed by we the people! This total disregard for our laws by the progressive democrats has got to stop!
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I am in favor of HR 380, 476 & 923, Articles of impeachment of Governor Jay Nixon.
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Nixon does not deserve to govern the people of Missouri. He has sold all of our children into socialism by letting common core enter into our classrooms without any legislative approval. My grandchildren will be home schooled if this terminal cancer continues to destroy our freedom to think. This is a very devious and destructive move. We could very well leave this state.
Another fluke of his was the dog and pony show with Boeing...everyone knew they wouldn't come to a non-right-to-work state. His only interest is climbing the political ladder and being a obamunist wannabe.
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I am in full support of filing the articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon who has repeatedly violated our federal constitution as well as the citizens of Missouri. Common Core was passed as a money grabber which is devastating to the children of Missouri. We the citizens had no say in this and that is wrong!! He also hurt education by depleting all the money from the Parents As Teacher's program which greatly affects students once they get in school because all haven't been identified for special needs. He is following Obama's radical progressive agenda of trying to turn us into a communist nation and violating the 2nd amendment rights of us Missourians.
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Article VII Section I of the Missouri Constitution says, “All elective executive officials of the state, and judges of the supreme court, courts of appeals and circuit courts shall be liable to impeachment for crimes, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude or oppression in office.â€
I believe that there is more than sufficient grounds for the impeachment of Govenore Nixon.
The following exemplify some of the grounds on which he should be impeached.
• HR 380: Adopts Articles of Impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
• HR 476 Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law
• HR 923 Adopts articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
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Yes, there is enough evidence of misconduct to hold an impeachment trial. It isn't incompetence to not call for the special elections of the 4 elected officials who have resigned, it is political abuse and misconduct because it directly impacts the veto-proof majority held by Republicans. This Governor needs to be impeached.
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I believe there is sufficient evidence of misconduct and derilection of duties as governor to impeach. I surveyed my city and in 3 hours had 200 signatures of citizens wishing to impeach the governor out of a population of 2000 - 10 percent in 3 hours. The people demand impeachment.
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we don't need a BIG Government governor who's ready to line his pockets with backroom deals. We need a man that has the interests of Missourians only!
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We need a man that's looking out for the people of Missouri, not his own personal gain. Impeach Nixon- I guess there is some familiarity with that term!
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My family has been put in danger because our information (CCW) was given to the Federal Government. If it was not an alert Missouri Citizen who questioned the scanning of personal information, the process would be continuing today. A crime against the Citizens has been committed (felony). I understand there has been some resignations from some people in office or in power (MOHP). Who will be charged? Will this just be swept under the rug? Are our State leaders and elected officials just mirroring Washington DC??? Yes Mr Nixon needs to be impeached, then charged with a crime so he will never be able to hold an office again. Others who complied or carried out this illegal action also should be charged. Will the "good ole boy" system provable or will the Citizens of this great State get their due justice??? We the people are watching, You will most likely see me and others running for office at all levels of Government. My state Rep Stated to me that she votes with her heart, My question to her (still unanswered) is don't you work for the people? Thank you for your time, I pray that you all will make the correct decision.
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Governor Nixon has repeatedly displayed his disdain for the will of the people of Missouri. He is totally beholden to special interest groups from which he derives his political capital. Our leaders are suppose to derive their power from the consent of the governed...not high paid lobbyists and left wing ideological groups closely tied the the Obama agenda. From Obama care, medicaid expansion, denying Missourians a tax cut voted in by the legislature who represents all Missourians not just Nixon's political agenda, to Common Core which Nixon signed onto around the consent of Missouri citizens' elected representatives. Nixon has issued directives through his hand picked operatives at DESE and the State School Boards to implement Common Core. Those Nixon directives are a rubber stamp of the Obama administrations' massive scheme to nationalize education and remove control from locally elected school boards, The Common Core curriculum is a corrupt political take over of our children. It is nothing more than a highly politicized perverted curriculum that does not teach researched correct standards, nor does it reflect hard facts of American and world history, but on the contrary indoctrinates with revisionist history to favorable impress with a far left socialist agenda. Common Core is nothing more than an extreme left socialist agenda bent on driving a wedge between child and parent where federal authority usurps and replaces parental rights. This is Nixon's agenda as well. He does not have Missouri citizens' best interest at heart. Nixon is a political animal who is driven by a socialist anti-traditional American agenda that has been counter productive to our economy and is a dangerous threat to individual liberties of Missouri citizens
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Along with many violations of his oath of office Gov. Nixon has at the very least failed to abide by the majority concensus of Missouri citizens in favor of political special interests.
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He took an oath of office to up hold the Mo. constitution. He has failed to do this. IMPEACH HIM.
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As voters in the state of Missouri, we have laws in place that the current Governor took an oath to uphold. Our household expects state laws to be upheld regardless of what person or party is in office. Common Core is another area that will effect all children in Missouri and was not put into place using proper procedure. This seems to be a pattern of abuse in the office and it is time, in our opinion, for a person to hold office in Missouri that is respectful of the laws and citizens of this State.
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Because our Governor tends towards leaning to outside interests rather than supporting the State of Missouri as his overriding concern, it is clear he has other agendas rather than our State's well being. It's also concerning that he favors a more unified approach with the Federal government to the exclusion of our basic needs and interests. We need jobs; not posturing. We need a flourishing economy; not attacks on our basic freedoms.
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The appointed governor, a human being, of the federal commercial corporate enterprise named the MISSOURI STATE GOVERNMENT, should be impeached for exceeding his defined authority and powers over the STATE of MISSOURI, given by the People of MISSOURI Territory, on military installation or the right of ways thereto, or “public land,†that is in the National Park System or the National Forest System, including wilderness areas or the right of ways thereto, or the “federal area.†any lands or premises held or acquired by or for the use of the United States or any department, establishment, or agency, of the United States, within the outer boundaries of Missouri, nor any other property owned by or subject to the jurisdiction of the “United States of America,†pursuant to Article I Section 26 of the Missouri Constitution, for the State of Missouri, of 1945, and, for accepting money from the STATE of MISSOURI.
The proper function of the MISSOURI STATE GOVERNMENT, on land it owns, is to protect its citizens under and the revised statutes of the common law of England, not to govern them, as a protectorate.
The United States, located within the District of Columbia, has never held any municipal sovereignty, jurisdiction, or right of soil in and to territory, of which the State of Missouri or any of the new States were formed, pursuant to Art. 4., of the Northwest Ordinance of July 13, 1787. Because, the United States have no constitutional capacity to exercise municipal jurisdiction, sovereignty, or eminent domain, within the limits of Missouri or elsewhere, except in the cases in which it is expressly granted by the commercial corporate enterprise styled the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. Missouri is therefore entitled to the sovereignty and jurisdiction over all the territory within her limits, subject to the unwritten common law of the free American English speaking people domiciled thereon
The unelected governor of the MISSOURI STATE GOVERNMENT should be impeached for exceeding his written law authority of the Congress of the United States of America, not binding himself through signature to Article VI, Clause 3 of the CONSTITUTION of the UNITED STATES for the UNITED STATES of AMERICA of September 17, 1787, and extending his appointed written law power and authority onto free and independent Missouri, pursuant to Article I, Section 4 of the Missouri Constitution, for the STATE of MISSOURI, of 1945, and the living souls' who are domiciled thereon.
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Since it is the equivalent of a grand jury indictment, he deserves to present his evidence to the 7 judges and have his "day in court".
Since this is a one time opportunity. Be sure that all potential charges (beyond the 3 listed) are filed, and you have sufficient evidence convict.
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HR 380: Adopts Articles of Impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
HR 476 Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law
HR 923 Adopts articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
I agree with these bills to impeach Governor Nixon
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I believe that the Governor has failed Missouri citizens by not representing and working on behalf of ALL the citizens. Many of us have had no representation such as in the case of CCW holders where the State Revenue and License agency forwarded the private information to an outside agency in another state to deliver to DHS (Homeland Security) which allowed the Governor to lay the ground work for complying with the federal authorities on gun control and on the real ID act via registration to a national data base both of which have been turned down by Missouri citizens and the State Legislature. Missouri citizens voted against Obamacare, fought against accepting federal dollars for its implementation in setting up the healthcare exchanges, expanding Medicaid services, the federal mandate of forcing purchase of a product--not once but twice with an amendment to Missouri Constitution. The Governor tried to pass it through the bureaucracies in secrecy trying to accept federal monies for such. The Governor has fought Missourians on protecting our jobs, our economy and our schools by taking federal monies and favors in place of carrying through on our vote by the people through the Legislature. He sees no one in his office not in favor with his liberal policies. When the state asked for the Attorney General to fight against Obamacare passage and adoption in Missouri by filing suit against the Feds, both the Governor's office and the AG refused to hear our appeals. Yes, there is plenty of evidence showing the lack of accountability in fulfilling his responsible duties to the state not just incompetence but outright refusal to do so. His vetoes of legislation passed by the Legislature as representatives of the grassroots swell in Missouri was blatant denial of our protection and that of our Constitution for which he took an oath to defend.
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Gov. Nixon should be impeached. His actions stand against the will of the people of Missouri,
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Governor Nixon made for a good Attorney General, even thou I normally vote conservative, I thought he could do a good Job for Missouri. But he has to do that. It is the states responsibility to protect it citizens against the Federal Government over stepping it bounds. IT has been very noticeable that the Feds have increasingly remove state authority, and that do not plan to stop that anytime soon. Last year I was very disappointed in his veto of the state right bill to keep federal agents from enforcing Federal Gun laws, with in out state. This a critical time in American history. If we let our rights be taken by the Federal Government, we will never see them again, and that we can not allow. IF our not part of the solution, to protect We the People, then you are part of the problem, and must go.
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It is the responsibility of our elected officials to hold Mr. Nixon accountable for his actions.
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There is clearly enough evidence to hold a trial. As a citizen of Missouri, I believe this man has been derelict in his duty to serve the people of Missouri.
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I believe there is sufficient evidence to hold an impeachment trial of Governor Nixon. Please vote to investigate the charges brought by HR 380, 476, 923.
Respectfully,
Catherine Marler
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Impeachment of Gov. Nixon would be for the betterment of the state of Missouri. As noted in the resolutions, he has both been negligent and incompetent in his performance of his duties. Some of which directly effect me and many others like me with HR923.
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Please do your constitutional duty of upholding the law, keeping the executive branch in check and holding government employees accountable. This is an incredibly important vote to take as it will send a message to not only the present Governor and government employees that they are not above the law but also to future Governors and employees.
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I agree that Gov. Nixon should be impeached for the following actions:
HR 380: Adopts Articles of Impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
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HR 476 Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law
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HR 923 Adopts articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
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We have been too lax on holding our elected officials accountable for their actions.
YES. As I understand it, Governor Nixon's actions or lack thereof, are impeachable offenses and should
be dealt with accordingly. NO ONE should be above the law as written.
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Governor Nixon continually VETOS bills that WE THE PEOPLE are in favor of! As an elected official he is to do the will of the people!
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Governor Nixon continually VETOS bills that WE THE PEOPLE are in favor of! As an elected official he is to do the will of the people!
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I believe Gov. Nixon has violated his oath of office by not upholding the laws of Missouri in that he helped, and was thanked, for complying with the Federal Real ID Act. I also believe Gov. Nixon has usurped the will of the people of Missouri by directing the Missouri Dept of Revenue to recognize same sex marriages. I also believe Gov. Nixon is derelict, for political purposes no less, by not calling a special election sooner in certain Missouri House districts. I believe Gov. Nixon is complicit in the release of names of CCW holders to the Federal Government through the Missouri Highway Patrol.
A trail must commence. I support these impeachment proceedings and urge these articles passed.
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HR 380: Marshal, HR 476 Moon, HR 923 Brattin
Articles of Impeachment against Governor Nixon
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You know we "thought" Nixon would have made a difference in keeping Missouri sovereign and safe from the plunder of the federal dictates and demands upon our state. But as we are learning more and more about our Constitution, we are taking more than a casual, trusted glance at the bills and the issues our legislators are supporting. We find Mr. Nixon touting more and more to the "label" DEMOCRAT- than to the spirit and the oath of his office...to uphold the Constitution and thereby the sovereignty of our state and its rights. We don't make this judgement lightly- but only after repeated phone calls to Jefferson City to stave off the issues that would disrupt our lives and the reasons we live in Missouri - THE SHOW ME state...Instead what we find is a willingness to tote the "Party line" irregardless of what the "executive orders" violate or transgress...
It has gotten to the point that I- (from Hawaii and Calif.) and my "born in Missouri farm boy" are seriously thinking about selling out and moving to TEXAS, MONTANA- any where ELSE where there seems to be a STRONG legislative body/governor which knows the Constitution and are willing to put state sovereignty ahead of party politics. The days of touting the party lines are dead..we are entering a new "survival" era...that of re-reading and adhering to our Constitution as our Solution!
Anyone who stands in that way needs to re-examine why and for what they stand and either be with his/her state- upholding his/her oath to protect the people of the state - OR get out of the way! Those are our observations and sorry to say - because many of our farmers have taken federal monies over the years, their views are also clouded by federal government allegiance; so more importantly -again- we need a governor who will be able to stand for WHAT IS AMERICAN, WHAT IS RIGHT, WHAT IS CONSTITUTIONAL, and be the leader to be able to evaluate the "snares" and to project the severe consequences of losing our freedoms and sovereignty vs. accepting "hand-outs from the federal govt!
On a personal note: I am glad we voted down the Medicare extensions...even though I have a grand child who could have benefited from that move because her mother died and has no father to take over! Of course the bureaus in charge were quick to say:"Well, if Missouri WOULD HAVE PASSED the extension , your young adult (19) could have gotten help!" to which I respond, "We can not afford it! Haven't you heard, WE ARE BROKE..as a nation and perhaps as a state!"
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Governor Nixon has shown time and again that he is not interested in representing the people of Missouri nor is he concerned with the their wishes. His true colors have shown through on numerous occasions and they are not red, white and blue, he has no desire to uphold his oath to office and he needs to to be relieved of said office.
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Every member of our state government takes an oath to support and defend the "Constitution" of the state that has entrusted him or her to serve in an assigned or elected position. When that individual violates that oath of office, for whatever reason, he violates the trust of the people he serves and issue must be addressed! Governor Nixon has "flown under the radar" on many occasions to not only go against the "will of the people" on such issues as "Obamacare" and "same sex marriage", he has violated our "U.S. Constitutional" rights by allowing his "appointed" officials to "pass" private CCW information to federal agencies, thereby violating our 2nd and 4th amendment rights. If this action was not bad enough, when the "illegal sharing" of this "private" information became "public", the Governor did not remove or "discipline" the "offending" officials. His failure to take action and rectify this "violation of trust" infers that he either approves of the illegal action or he fails to recognize a violation has occurred, which would indicate he is incompetent as "Chief Executor" (I believe it is the former rather than the later, given his history of favoring "Federal control" over "State control"!). While I believe HR923 is the greater issue, certainly HR380 indicates further, his willingness to ignore the will of the people to "curry favor" with a federal government on the "marriage" issue that violates our state "sovereignty". Additionally, HR476 points to a proclivity of the Governor to violate state constitutional duties when and where he sees "fit". No government official who serves in public office is above the law, especially one who was the "State Attorney General" at one time and is now the "executor" of laws he swore to up hold. If he is not ultimately responsible for each of these violations against our state constitution, than who is and why have they not been held responsible by his administration? Either we are a state and country founded on the "Rule of Law", or we devolve into a "corrupt" democracy where "might is right" and the power of the "few" suppress the liberties of the "many". The "House" is tasked with being the ultimate "watchdog" and "arbitrator" of our state government to insure against the "abuses of power", whether it be of our "Judicial branch" or the "executive branch". I, for one, appreciate your vigilance!
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I support, fully, each of the above cited articles of impeachment again Governor Nixon. No elected official is above the law, including the governor of a state.
In each of these cases, Governor Nixon has emulated his good friend, and mentor in Washington, D.C., Barak Hussein Obama in ignoring constitutional mandates. His blatant disregard for the highest law in the State must be addressed and reversed promptly to insure the rule of law in Missouri is not trampled as is happening in our Nation's Capitol.
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Unless the Governor changes his position, he should be impeached for going beyound his duties.
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Please proceed with the articles of impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon.
I think it important that the process be completed so that our elected officials understand that there is accountability for not faithfully executing the responsibilities of their office or overstepping the authority granted by such office.
In the current political environment, it seems that there is little or no accountability and this needs to be corrected. The founders of this country and state made provision for such and I encourage you to begin the process to determine or verify wrong doing by this state's executive branch.
I understand that political gain is important to those of you who enter politics, but not at the expense of circumventing the law and certainly not at the expense of your constituency which appears to be the case with our executive branch in this term of office.
At the very least, the three articles of impeachment being brought forth for this hearing need to be heard and put through the process and I encourage you to do so.
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The governor has taken the oath of office, "I do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of the state of Missouri, and faithfully perform the duties of my office, and that I will not knowingly receive, directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing for the performance or nonperformance of any act or duty pertaining to my office, other than the compensation allowed by law."
The subject constitutions define the purpose, limits and authority of the respective governments. Government is established to secure liberty. It has no other legitimate purpose.
The governor's infidelity to this oath, his abandonment and betrayal of the trust conferred on him by the people of Missouri to secure individual freedom is treason. His violation of state law is criminal.
By definition the governor is a traitor and a criminal. HB380, 476, 923 address these specific behaviors as defined by the Missouri Constitution to invoke impeachment proceedings against him.
Freedom and personal security are under siege. This move would send the strongest possible message to all delinquent governors, senators, and legislators across this land that their infidelity to their oaths of office and the betrayal of the trust of the people of their respective sovereign states will not be tolerated.
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I believe impeachment is in order because governor Nixon allowed the names of all the Concealed Carry holders in Missouri given to the federal government. This is a breach of privacy rights and potential evidence of intrusive gun tactics from the federal government.
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I endorse HR 380, 476 and 923, Articles of Impeachment against Governor Nixon. We need to get the "servant" back into the concept of "public servant" and rid our government entities of business as usual. Mr. Nixon takes his marching orders from the DemocRAT party and the powers-that-be in Washington, D.C.; not the people of Missouri and what is best for Missouri citizens. The author of this bill forgot to include Mr. Nixon's illegal mandate to impose Common Core on the citizens of Missouri without their input as a point of impeachment.
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Govenor Nixon violated Missouri statutes by sharing my personal information without my permission, he violated my privacy. Not only should he be impeached but criminal prosecution should occur as well, he is not above the law. I am appalled this has occurred, the Social Security Administration and the ATF have no business with this information, it is orwellian in nature and has violated my privacy.
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The primary responsibility of any Member of Government is to follow the will of the people, even if it is not the same as his own ideals. Too many politicians in our Government, on every level, follow the wishes of those that put money in their pockets, disregarding the needs of the people. When a State has a law that is supported by the people, it is an impeachable act by any Member of the Government to disregard that law simply for their own political gains! When I worked on the Hill in DC, the one thing I was told, that I will never forget, was when I asked one of Senator Biden's Aides about the needs of the people and I was told; "They know what they want, we know what they need"! And it is that lack of concern for the people of America that is destroying our nation today! Many states recognize the rights of Gay people to be married and they have the right to move to those states that accept them. But the people in Missouri expressed their right to not allow those rights in our state, and our Representatives need to ensure that the voice of the people has been upheld!
Governor Nixon has failed the people by not upholding our law concerning no special rights for Gays, and he has failed in his position as Governor by not upholding our rights as citizens of the State of Missouri by not maintaining the protection of our privacy concerning our information for our Concealed Carry Permits by releasing it to the Federal Government! And his failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly is a clear violation of his responsibility as the Governor of Missouri! For these reasons, I support any actions by the House and/or Senate to impeach him!
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Government officials should be held accountable. If they are not doing their job, they should be removed. Listening to what the voters want is part of the job. You should not over rule their choice. They need to be reminded they work FOR us.
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I am for HR 380, 476, 923.
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He spent money on an unneeded plane. He went against state law and hasn't held the MO Dept of Rev accountable for the ID compliance issue with "national id" which MO doesn't want.
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Please pass these bills so that we can present the evidence that is available publically and have the legal
authority to investigate these pieces of evidence that would show violations of law and responsibility by this
current Governor. If proven true, then he needs to be removed before doing further damage to the State of Mo.
and its citizens.
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Governor Nixon has been negligent in his duties as Missouri Govenor and does not need to stay in office.
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Gov. Nixon demonstrated his lack of concern for the political and moral views of the majority of Missouri citizens by his actions with respect to same-sex marriage. He has failed to properly manage the executive branch by allowing State officials and employees to break State laws and abuse the privacy and other rights of Missouri citizens without disciplinary consequences in the matter of unlawful release of Missouri firearm permit information to Federal officials. He has failed in his administrative duties by leaving open positions in the General Assembly unfilled when special elections were clearly required. These actions constitute dereliction of duty and abuse of power. Gov. Nixon is unfit for public office, holding his own positions, opinions and preferences above the responsibilities of his office and the clearly expressed will of the people of Missouri. Fire him now!
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I 100% approve of this action
Thank you
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It is my personal opinion that Governor Nixon should be impeached Loren Schnebly
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You sir have failed to do your job and have been bad for Missouri ever sense you got in office.
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I believe the impeachable offense for Nixon would be when he gave the government a list of people with guns.
It seems he would rather be " a good old boy" than protect the people who elected him.
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Governor Nixon has fully demonstrated by his actions that he has no reguard for the Missouri Constitution, the people of Missouri, or his oath of office. Prominent axamples are his release of private individuals information to the federal government, executive order 13-14 recognizing same sex marriage in opposition to the MIssouri Constitution, and his failures to fill vacancies withot delay as required by law. By these actions he has clearly shown that he intends to make the government ruler over the people instead of servant of the people. He is therefore both lawless and a danger to the people of Missouri and must be impeached.
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Dear Honorable Members of the Judiciary Committee,
I write today in support of the three Articles of Impeachment, HB 380, HB 476, and HB 923.
Regarding HB 380, I believe when a sitting Governor issues an executive order, attempting to establish law by decree, and issued that order in opposition to the law of Missouri, he has broken his oath to support the Constitution of the State of Missouri, and by doing so deserves to be removed from office.
Regarding HB 476, I believe that by the Governor failing to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay, for obviously political, and partisan reasons, and in the process denying the people of the vacated districts their representation in the General Assembly, he has committed a grievous offense to our republican form of government ans should be removed from office.
Regarding HB 923, I believe the Governor has failed in his duties to the citizens of Missouri, to punish and/or remove from office those responsible for sharing, unconstitutionally, concealed carry information to the the federal government.
I encourage you to vote "do pass" on to the floor, these three bills of impeachment for the betterment of our state government, and to let any future governor know that misbehavior in office will not be tolerated.
Respectfully submitted,
Dan Sexson
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I am signing this petition as an encouragement to our governor to be more responsive for state's need for a smaller government with lower taxes.
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It is time we held our elected officials accountable for their actions, particularly those in direct conflict with our state constitution and laws. Jay Nixon has thumbed his nose at the State Legislature and citizens for years. Please vote to begin impeachment proceedings to address this arrogance and unlawful behaviour.
Paul and Norma Jones
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I am very much in favor of governor Nixon to be Impeached because my name was turned over to DHS as a concealed weapons permit holder. I think that governor Nixon turned his back on me and other Missourians in an effort to gain favor with DHS and the federal government for a future appointment when his term of office is over. That last part is conjecture on my part but I think that it is well founded.
I also think that he did not set a date for the election of vacancies to keep the balance of power to shift farther to the Republican side and thus preventing people in those districts from having representation.
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Impeachment Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns "in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment".
Impeachment Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law.
Impeachment Governor Nixon for his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the release of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
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As Missouri had voted for Marriage for "One Man-One Woman", The Governor has by the stroke of a pen over ridden the people and simply dictated for same sex marriage. This is unacceptable.
He has violated the written law without request for extension to fill election vacancies. This is unacceptable.
He has violated the peoples trust in that he has not fired those in his administration that broke Missouri law by passing out to third parties the personal information of those who had concealed carry licenses. This is unacceptable.
I agree that these make for a solid case for impeachment of Governor Jay Nixon Per the charges of HR 380, HR 476, and HR 923
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This guy should go and it is a shame we cannot do the same with Senator McCaskill.
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For Governor Nixon Impeachment
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As a Missourian, I believe Governor Jay Nixon has misused his position as governor to implement a political agenda that serves the elites in Washington DC, rather than the people of Missouri. I support these articles of impeachment:
(1) for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment;
(2) for his failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law; and
(3) for his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
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This country was founded on the rule of law, not the rule of man. Sadly our elected officials are more and more opting to not follow the constitution or the rule of law. They seem to want to "make it up" as they go along. It is time to send a clear message that we need to return to following the law.
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I believe there are sufficient grounds as noted:
HR 380: Adopts Articles of Impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
• HR 476 Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law
• HR 923 Adopts articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government
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I support the impeachment process of Gov. Nixon. He is violating our State Constitution and needs to be impeached.
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IT'S ABOUT TIME WE IMPEACH GOVERNOR NIXION
HIS VETOS OF LEGISLATION LAST YEAR IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE, TO IMPEACH HIM, NOT TO MENTION HIS
SIGNING AND ACCEPTANCE OF COMMON CORE, WITHOUT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
WE HAVE ANOTHER BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, RIGHT HERE IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
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Our governor is neglecting his duty, leaving many of our state's residents without representation in Jefferson City. This alone, in my opinion, is cause for his removal from office. Extending the rights of marriage to homosexuals goes against our state constitution. Nixon is a law breaker in this area as well. In addition, failure to remove from employment those at the Missouri Department of Revenue who are responsible for implementing driver's licenses that are printed out of state, removal of state machines from the driver's license offices, forwarding conceal carry information to the federal government, basically implementing REAL ID which is against Missouri law, is another ground for impeachment. It is obvious that Governor Nixon has no respect for the laws or constitution of this state, which he swore to uphold.
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I support and encourage the committee to approve Articles of Impeachment based on HR 380, HR 476, and HR 923.
It is quite clear that Gov. Nixon has violated the Missouri Constitution with his executive order 13-14 which recognizes same sex couples for purposes of filing joint married tax returns. Missouri Constitution's Marriage Amendment clearly forbids such action.
In addition, Gov. Nixon has failed to discipline anybody in the Executive Branch for the release of personal concealed carry license information from the citizens of Missouri.
Clearly these are impeachable offenses rising to the level of misconduct, neglect of duty, and incompetency as defined in Article VII Section I of the Missouri Constitution.
Please support the passage of these 3 bills and the Articles of Impeachment that would come from them.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Eric Brockmeier
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I am for impeaching Jay Nixon. He is not for Missouri as a state, he is not for the people, the schools, the church and our
American way of life. He is a traitor to our state and we the people!! Thank you. Connie Lawson
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Any time our elected officials use their power of the office they hold to by pass the vote of the people, they should be impeached both at the state and federal level . After all aren't they there to uphold our laws and see that our voted will is honored.
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I wholeheartedly believe Gov. Nixon should be impeached. He has shown disregard and negligence in upholding our God given rights and has tramples the Constitution whenever possible.
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I believe any elected official who goes against the will of the people they serve should be removed from office! Time and again Mr. Nixon has denied the people of Missouri the protection we deserve. He has vetoed bills that have been passed by our Representatives and Senators to protect we Missourians from an over reaching and tyrannical Federal government. these are bills that the people have asked our Congress to enact FOR us. From what I can see, he sides with the anti gun crowd and he likes Common Core that is destroying our children's education! education.
Impeach Nixon now! Then we can start work on removing the criminal from OUR White House!
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Grounds for impeachment are present. Let a trial show guilt or innocence. Governor Nixon has acted against the will of the people in allowing joint income tax filing for homosexuals, failing to issue writs of election for General Assembly vacancies in the time allotted, and refusing to discipline or release his employees who illegally released concealed carry information to the federal government, thus compromising the privacy of Missourians. As a sitting member of the Board of Directors, his implementation of Common Core curriculum in the state is an act of conflict of interest,reflecting moral turpitude as well as perhaps corruption.
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Realizing what a serious thing it is to impeach an official, I believe this committee should vote to proceed with the impeachment. Governor Nixon has done several things I believe rise to the level of an impeachable offense. Below is a list of some of them:
1. Failing to call elections to replace empty seats in the legislature in a timely manner. For example, the 120th district will have gone nearly a year and a half without representation. This is wrong!
2. Allowing homosexual "partners" to claim marriage status on their tax returns. We have a marriage amendment in this state.
3. Last year's DOR scandal over the driver's license and the CCW list. They made major changes in our procedures for drivers licenses and failed to so much as promulgate a rule! Then he continually obsfuscated about his administration's actions.
4. Implementing Common Core without consulting the legislature - the people's voice. At the very least a rule should have been promulgated.
We must hold our government officials accountable, lest tyrants grow more bold. Never forget that all political power resides in the PEOPLE!
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Governor Nixon should be impeached.
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There are numerous compelling reasons to impeach Gov. Nixon including his obstinate opposition to the 2nd Amendment rights of Missourians as indicated by last legislative session's veto of the 2nd Amendment Protection Act, but there is a more serious reason to impeach the governor.
Last legislative session Gov. Nixon did the bidding of Muslim Brotherhood front groups and the ACLU by vetoing Sen. Nieves American Laws for American Courts legislation that failed to override the veto by only one vote in the Missouri House.
Any federal, state, or local executive branch head, legislator, or judge who is willing to let the US and state constitutions to be supplanted to any degree by foreign, especially brutal misogynistic Islamic sharia, law is unfit for office.
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I believe the Governor should have not signed a contract regarding the schools of Missouri (public, private, and home schools) without having had hearings, debates and our (the voters) knowledge. This is not just an administrative decision that has to do with the business of Missouri. This has to do with all children of Missouri and their futures, which in turn has to do with the future of our nation. Such important decisions were never meant by our form of government to be made by one person, whether he is Governor, President, Supreme Court Justice, or whatever position is held.
The Governor signed a contract with private companies obligating our schools to use their curriculum to teach in ALL schools, including schools financed without state funds by private religious groups and parents who choose to teach THEIR children in their homes. Parents were still paying taxes to fund public schools and paying to educate their children themselves in the manner they chose because they believed this decision was best for their child. Governor Nixon took that away from ALL parents. The freedom of choice. Is this legal? Is this morally right? Do you want decisions about your child's education taken from you?
I plead with you to put party politics aside and do what is BEST for the people of Missouri. All people, democrat, republican, libertarian, black, white, yellow, red, brown---make no distinction. Please consider not your own loyalties. Consider being loyal to the Constitution and the rule of law that has made us the great Nation that we have been in the past. We had a President not too long ago that said "let us not ask what the Country can do for me, but what can I do for my Country." This President challenged the country to put a man on the moon within the next ten years, which was done.
China, India and other countries are wanting to learn how they can produce a man like those who developed great companies in their dorm rooms or their parent's garages. They know how to teach children to memorize material and answer questions on a test over that material. But they are not producing citizens like Bill Gates, Dr. Ben Carson, Opal Winfrey, President Obama regardless of their social or financial positions.
Let us return to those days when politicians were statesmen working together for the good of all citizens of our Country. Let us return to the country of the 'light on a hill' and the hope of all people everywhere.
WE were once asked by a President to ask "What can we do for our country, not what can our Country do for us". Can we not do that once again?
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All employees have a job description. Gov. Nixon's job description is contained in our Missouri Constitution. Gov. Nixon should be impeached because of his wilful failure to perform his duties in a manner which is consistant with his job description.
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Some reasons why I believe Gov Nixon needs to be impeached;
1. failure to call special elections to replace representatives and senators
2. allowing homosexual couples to claim marriage status on tax returns even though we have a Constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman
3. the DOR and CCW scandal, and
4. implementing Common Core without permission of the legislature, the voice of the People.
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I feel as a leader you should uphold the law not hurt make the laws and be held accountable. Common core is not something I wish for our state or country. It seems that tax deductions were also allowed that are against our state as well. Why do we have laws and regulations if the people that are suppose to be leading are allowing things to be mishandled?
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I was one of Jay Nixon's victims of having had my personal information illegally shared with a third party during the debacle with State driver's licenses. Quite frankly,. I think that's all I need to say on this subject.
Yes, impeachment is in order!
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I voted for Governor Nixon based on what he did for our state as Attorney General. And then he swung hard left after his reelection, Just one of his acts against the voters of this great state would be justification for impeachment. But we have three reasons listed below.:
The issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
Failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law.
Failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
Jay, its time for you to return to Desoto!
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The Hypocrisy needs to stop. The Constitution, State and Federal should be protected as we the citizens should be protected. If the elected officials are not upholding the Constitution, they should never have taken the oath to do so and should be removed.
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The reasons given for impeachment are not his only infractions.
Jay Nixon needs to be impeached. It's about time this process should get started.
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Governor Nixon has repeatedly failed to execute his duties and has betrayed the trust of the citizens of Missouri. His actions or lack of actions outlined in the three articles of impeachment can not be denied.
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I agree that Governor Nixon needs to be impeached for his actions. He needs to follow the law, as all of us do.
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Gov. Nixon has not worked for the Citizens of Missouri for sometime. He needs to be impeached. He has disregarded The People of Missouri at every turn. The Dept of Rvenue issue is the worse. He has created a distrust through his executive orders.
I know the end of May is coming fast, but please, consider these resolutions and get that trust back.
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All elected officials are responsible for acting under Constitutional law. It appears that Democrats are wont to "Do their own thing", rather than what the Citizens of Missouri elected them do to do.
Our State and Federal Governments are organized into three branches: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
The Legislative Branch makes laws.
The Executive Branch enforces the laws.
The Judicial branch interprets the laws.
Obviously Governor Nixon is not enforcing laws with which he doesn't agree. This is clearly a breach of Executive Responsibility and the Governor should be impeached, in accordance with Missouri Sate Law.
Respectfully submitted,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor
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Governor Nixon does not speak up for the people in Missouri. His actions prove he is not a leader we need and should be replaced. His actions speak for themselves. God Bless Maggie Kress
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This Governor has proven time and again that he has a personal Agenda, not in line
with the State of Missouri constitutents. He belongs in Washington, along with
McCasgill, riding the democratic ship until it sinks.
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I am in favor of going ahead with impeachment proceedings against Jay Nixon.
K. Burbank
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I am in favor of exercising the Articles of Impeachment against Governor Nixon per the Missouri Constitution.
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The executive branch in our nation continues to abuse it authority by use of executive orders. This practice is unlawful and should be illegal. We most definitely do not want it practiced here in Missouri by our Governor. Jay Nixon's order to recognize gay marriage for the purposes of tax returns, his failure to issue writs for election to fill General Assembly positions and his failure to terminate executive branch employees that released private information about citizens are all grievous failures by this Governor. The executive order to allow same sex marriage is a violation of his duty to the people. He had no grounds to do this and no authority as our servant. Forcing his will upon the people of Missouri is oppression from his office and is impeachable per our constitution. State law requires him to issue writs of election to fill General Assembly vacancies. His failure to do so in a timely manner is neglect of duty which is an impeachable act according to our constitution. His failure to discipline or terminate his employees that released personal information regarding conceal and carry holders is misconduct and an impeachable offense according to our constitution. Jay Nixon has committed 3 impeachable offenses as outlined above. All of these acts where willfully done either by action or inaction by Mr. Nixon. I implore the Missouri Congress to remove this man from his office and make a clear statement about the limits of executive power. The Governor should report to the congress and execute the will of the people, not issue edicts and ignore wrong doing by his own staff.
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Governor Nixon thinks he is above the law and the will of the people. He forgets too often who employs him. He should be impeached.
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What right does the Governor have for over-ruling the constitution for the State of Missouri? The Governor and the State of Missouri are NOT synonomous. The Governor simply represents a "care-taker", responsible for over-seeing the administration of the desires of the people for a temporary period. If this individual cannot conduct themselves within the confines of our constitution, then it is time for them to step aside.
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Governor Nixon denied knowing anything about giving its citizens private CCW information to the federal government, even after the head of Missouri Highway Patrol contradicted him in a public hearing. Nixon knew about the violation of Missouri law. and Janet Napolitano sent him a thank you letter: (Letter available upon request)
“First of all, the Department of Revenue has been very clear,†Nixon said. “There are no documents being sent to some federal government magic database somewhere to do something.â€
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Gentlemen,
As a Pastor I will not neglect my duty as the Governor has, he has corrupted his office by
neglecting the voice of the citizens of our state. He has shown incompetence in the area
of his moral turpitude by defying the Sovereign of the Universe and redefining marriage to
suite his own conscience. Not to mention breaking his oath to defend the Constitution of
the State of Missouri... As such, I whole heartedly agree that he meets the criteria for the
process of Impeachment to be initiated. May his days as Governor be few and another
take his office...
Pastor Ron Kunzweiler
Pike County, Missouri
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Because Governor Nixon has grossly betrayed the trust of Missouri citizens by his multiple, willful, defiant violations of Missouri's laws, he has, therefore, breached his official Constitutional duty to uphold the Missouri rules of law, which is especially egregious considering that he is an attorney and officer of the court.
I believe his disregard for performing his Constitutional gubernatorial obligations in lawful manners and his demonstration of what appear to be highly-questionable and undesirable character traits that are contrary to the best and rightful interests of Missouri citizens, I support proceeding with his impeachment, partially to serve as an example to others in State government, who might, otherwise, be similarly inclined to arrogantly ignore what is morally and lawfully right. Such official misconduct is damaging to the faith, confidence, and trust that Missouri citizens are entitled to.
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Nixon should be removed because he sign in common core unlawful
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HR 380: Adopts Articles of Impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
HR 476 Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law
HR 923 Adopts articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
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This sitting govenor has repeatedly shown his disreguard for the laws of this state, and the will of the people of this state. The arrogence and disdain for the law displayed by gov. Nixon and his willingness to circumvent the people's will has rendered him completely unfit to hold this distinguished but now sullied office.
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Governor Nixon, in his own words, obligated Missouri to 'Common Core' without the consent of the Department of Education, which was a requirement to obligating any State. There was no rush (2009) to obligate Missouri, other than the estimated $50 Million of "bribe money" to obligate Missouri.
http://governor.mo.gov/news/archive/gov-nixon-commits-missouri-joining-other-states-developing-common-core-standards-grades
There was no reason to obligate Missouri for 'Rotten-to-the-Core' and to the added cost of a 100% unproven Education model, that could cost Missouri Tax Payers in the range of $300 Million to implement.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/05/number-states-backing-out-common-core-testing-maryland-schools-low-on-funding/
So far, 'Rotten to the Core' has proven itself as a dismal failure when honest assessments are made, honestly.
The "Tip-Off-to-this-Rip-Off" was disclosed by the Missouri Department of Education in "open forum" by not permitting questions from the floor and not answering most of those questions about Common Core that were submitted in writing.
It was a done deal . . . signed, sealed and delivered by Governor Nixon . . . by himself.
I, personally, think we have intelligent educators in Missouri and when combined with Local School Boards, do the RIGHT THING when educating our youth. We don't need more outside control . . . we need FAR LESS OUTSIDE CONTROL!
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I agree for the impeachment hearings to proceed against Gov. Jay Nixon.
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I support HR380 to impeach Governor Nixon for the issuance of an Executive Order 13-14 which recognizes same sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of Missouri Constitution Marriage Amendment.
I support HR 476 to impeach Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay required by state law.
I support HR 923 to impeach Governor Nixon for failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the release of conceal carry endorsement information to the federal government.
I also feel the Governor should be impeached for signing our state for Common Core without imput from the legislature or the people of this state.
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I believe that the Governor is carrying out Mr. Obama's instructions ,just as our liberal senator McCaskil does . I think they both need to be impeached along with Obama .
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Gov Nixon doesn't seem to be able to listen to the people of Missouri. He is like Obama, does what he wants, regardless of the law. Not just one instance either. He needs to be put in his place. Please listen to us! Thank you!
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Yes, Mr. Nixon is destroying this state! He is a Progressive Republican and his actions are impeachable.
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I believe there is sufficient grounds for initiating impeachment proceedings against Gov. Nixon based on the Constitution of Missouri's stand against same sex marriage, in that he allowed same sex couples to file for joint tenancy to save on taxes otherwise required from individuals filing separately. This is clearly a back door which he opened for homosexuals to live as co-habitats in direct violation on our Missouri State Constitution.
Other impeachable activities include furnishing the Federal Government with a list of registered gun owners in Missouri, acting against our State 2nd Amendment rights as well as failing to dismiss or otherwise discipline State employees in the Executive Division of state government.
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I support HR 380, 476, 923 and I am asking you to support the bills.
Thanks you for your help and support.
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Governor Nixon cannot arbitrarily decide which parts of Missouri's Constitution he will or will not enforce and he needs to be impeached for doing so.
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There should be an impeachment of Governor Nixon. He behaves lawlessly. I have been calling far and wide for this due to his activities that go against the will of the people and the legislature. Governor Nixon belongs in jail. The only reason I envy Illinois is that some of their criminal former governors go to jail.
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It is most important to check and stop intentional disregard of constitutional precepts and laws by government officials, especially when it comes from the high office of the Governor. Such is the case of Missouri Governor Nixon. His issuance of Executive Order 13-14, recognizing same-sex marriage so they can file joint married tax returns. I am for HR 380
Governor Nixon's inability to fill vacancies in the General Assembly, either intentional or simply not qualified to meet the demands of his office, obviously requires proceedings of impeachment to be filed against him. I am for HR 476
Again, failure to keep confidential files confidential, whether intentional or simply not qualified to operate within the requirements of his post, upon discovering those employees who released the concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government, no action being taken to discipline or dismiss these employees, impeachment proceedings are called for. I am for HR 923
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Governor Jay Nixon should be impeached for the following reasons:
1. Issuing an executive order which violates Missouri Constitution which recognizes marriage between one man and one woman when he allowed people of same sex marriages from other states to file income taxes as a couple.
2. Failure to order elections to fill vacancies in the General Assembly in accordance with Missouri law.
3. Allowed Missouri departments to give out personal information about concealed-carry persons.
4. Allowed confiscation of Missouri equipment in license offices and replacement by Federal Government equipment which is against state law, and then did not fire those who did these misdeeds.
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Governor Nixon has failed to perform his job. His inability to make sure all the people of Missouri have a voice in their government is inexcusable. He needs to be removed from office and replaced with a public servant who will work for the people.
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There is ample reason to impeach Mr. Nixon! Missourians cannot be without representation and it is the governors job to see that all in Mo. have that representation! He has failed to do that! IMPEACH!
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Please hold our elected officials accountable to our laws.
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PLEASE SEE ABOVE ( I mistakenly typed my testimony in the above section under Organization Information; I apologize)
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I support articles of impeachment against Gov. Nixon.
He has violated portions of the Missosuri Constitution. He has not performed his duty to fill vacancies in the General Assembly in a timely manner.
He has has misused his office allowing the DOR to collect and distribute personal data of citizens.
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Governor Nixon has on many occasions shown that he is more interested in cultivating political cronyism with Washington, D.C. than assuring the liberty of the law abiding citizens of Missouri. He was elected to represent our best interests not make political hay to further his own career. His failure to uphold his oath of office is grounds for impeachment.
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Governor Nixon is following in the footsteps of President Obama. Do we want Missouri to become like Washington D.C.?
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I am in favor of passing these articles of impeachment.
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I don't see why it has taken this long to get him out of here. Misconduct against this State and the good people in here, not only get him out of here, stop his pay check. I don't pay people to stab me in the back.
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The Governor is IMMORAL and infringing on our religious freedoms by redefining marriage as same sex for tax purposes.
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I believe our govenor has acted unilaterally several times and has been out of bounds doing so. It is far past time to regain control of government by showing leaders that the voice of the people still governs this nation and the State of Missouri. It is time for Governor Nixon to go! Please help the voice of the people be properly represented by removing selfishness from government and replacing it with true patriotism.
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Our governor has proven many times over that he does not serve the best interests of the people of the state of Missouri. Witness, that he obligated our state to the Common Core standards sight unseen. The standards had not even been written at the time of his signing. He did so without the consultation and consent of the people's elected representatives. Common Core is an extremely flawed program that is patented by private organizations. Our governor has violated state law and our state Constitution. He allowed personal information to be collected and sent to a private firm and the general government in violation of recently passed legislation that could not have been unknown to him. He compounded his transgression by lying to our elected representatives and the people, telling us personal information had not been sent out of the state when in fact it had been. If we are benevolent on this count, his claim to lack of knowledge speaks to incompetence and lack of ability to control executive branch agencies. If we are pragmatic, he is complicit in knowingly violating the law and breaching the will of the people.
Unfortunately I have experience with Mr. Jay Nixon in his former position as Missouri's Attorney General in which he also failed to perform his duties. He should never have been governor.
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Yes, I would like to have impeachment proceedings begun against Governor Nixon. He is following the footsteps of our president and he also should be impeached. Our laws must be followed by our officials as well as we common folks.
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"We the People" spoke at the ballot box over 10 years ago. "We the People" defined marriage as one man and one woman. What you have done, by allowing for exemptions on Missouri State income tax form, was to say, "I don't care what the people of Missouri have said, I'm going to do what I want". This will not be tolerated!
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I am for these articles of Impeachment as none of us are above the law.................period
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I James Faupel , strongly encourage the passage of these resoloutions through this committee.As Chief Executive of the State he must be held accountable by our State Legislature . Therfore I support the efforts of these State Representatives in fileing Articals of Impeachment .
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I am for the pending articles of impeachment.
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he is incompetent and corruption in office
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Mr. Nixon has proven his loyalty to the citizens of Missouri merely by his participation in the Real ID and D.O.R. sharing of citizens personal information to D.H.S. and others. He is not considered to be an honest and trustworthy Governor in my household and should not only be impeached, but removed from office!
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Governor Nixon has clearly shown his contempt for the Missouri Constitution and the voice of the people by unilaterally making decisions that are contrary to our governing document and the people. I believe he needs a strong wake-up call that he is a servant in his office, not a general.
I am in favor of the articles of impeachment moving forward.
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Governor Nixon has shown during his term that he, like the current federal administration, takes the "rule of law" as a suggestion, not the law of the land. He has shown his contempt for the will of the people by failing to prosecute those responsible for illegally releasing information regarding concealed carry permit holders to the federal government. To top that off, he conspired to have Medicaid expanded against the will of the Missouri voters who voted to not expand it.
These two specific incidents show that the Governor is unfit to represent the people of Missouri. I urge the impeachment proceedings to begin immediately. The sooner the better for the citizens of Missouri.
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I believe that Governor Nixon has done whatever he could to connect the State of Missouri to the Federal government despite the state's constitutional right to sovereignty.
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Gov. Nixon has gone well beyond the "pale". He should be impeached and removed from office. He is a citizen, a person thus is not above the law and should be treated just as we would be if the positions were reversed!
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I do not feel that Governor Nixon is representing the wishes of people of Missouri, by permitting same sex couples to file joint tax returns, failing to fill vacancies in the General Assembly and for turning conceal and carry nomes over to the federal government.
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Gov. Nixon has gone well beyond the "pale". He should be impeached and removed from office. He is a citizen, a person thus is not above the law and should be treated just as we would be if the positions were reversed!
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If the Governor has failed to Do his sworn Duty, He must be held accountable. If He has failed in his duty and You (As a Sworn Representative of the People) do Not file articles, then it is You who are in breech of Your Duty. Do your Job! File the articles and let the chips fall where they May! The Second of the three charges should be enough all by itself. Thank you for doing Your job!
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He should be impeached for all of the violations and fort expanding medicade when the people of the state voted agnist it by a large percentage
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Impeachment is one of the tools the Framers of our Constitution gave us to keep government abuse in check. Gov. Nixon continues to repeatedly abuse/ignore his oath of office to obey the Constitution for the reasons clearly stated in the House Resolutions below:
HR 380: Adopts Articles of Impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
HR 476 Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law
HR 923 Adopts articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
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I fully concur with HR 380, HR 476 and HR 923.
Ref. HR 380--Governor Nixon has opened Pandora's Box with his Executive Order 13-14, which goes against our Constitution to allow same-sex couples to file joint tax returns. Obviously, the governor is abiding by the Obama Administration's wishes and is ignoring Missouri residents. I'm afraid his actions will open the door for some idiotic court that will allow same-sex marriage in the State of Missouri.
Ref. HR 476--The only reason I can guess that Governor Nixon is shirking his duties by not filling vacancies in the General assembly would be that he wants to slow down Congress; since Republicans have a large majority in both the House and Senate. If that is his reason and since it impedes Congress doing their job then it should be grounds for impeachment.
Ref. HR 923--Obviously, a problem with corruption in Governor Nixon's Executive Branch and lack of discipline is the same as the Obama Administration and that must not be tolerated.
Other issues: Part of the Governor's job is to do what is best for the people in Missouri and not allow his own opinion or opinions from the Federal Government to interfere with that.
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How many Missouri Citizens has Governor Nixon sold out for his 30 pieces of silver? Certainly gun owners and children. He refuses to obey laws he signed. He should have been facing impeachment before now. Please proceed with all haste! Perhaps it can prevent further damage to our state.
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Jay Nixon needs to be impeached for:
1) the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment,
2) failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law,
3) his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
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Governor Nixon has violated his duty to uphold Missouri Constitution. Although special elections are to be held immediately to fill vacancies, the Governor has not met his obligation to do so. In fact he did not send a representative to the hearing which was subsequently cancelled much to the disappointment of private citizens who had traveled to be at that hearing. We the people, not matter what party or district, have the Constitutional right to representation. Governor Nixon has had ample time and requests to hold special elections. The fact that he has failed to do so is dereliction of duty.
His Executive Order 13-14 allowing recognition of same-sex marriages for the purpose of tax filing is in violation of Missouri Contstitutions Marriage Amendment. In my opinion this is purely a political move to gain votes at the expense of the citizens of Missouri who have spoken against same-sex marriage.
Finally, the releasing of private information of those citizens with concealed-carry permits to the federal government should have at the very least resulted in reprimands if not dismissal of the parties involved. Again, Governor Nixon failed to ensure the future protection of our Constitutional rights by not reprimanding or dismissing those involved.
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ALL elected officials in Missouri are to uphold and defend Missouri's laws. Gov. Nixon has chosen to deviate from state law to follow federal government desires. If the governor cannot be trusted by the people to uphold the laws of Missouri then the governor needs to be removed from office.
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Republican or Democrat, if that person does not do their job and do it in a timely manner, then it is our duty to do what we can to remove them from office...... Period
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The governor has infringed on our rights more often than not, and he needs to be removed from office for not representing the people of the state of Missouri.
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Executive orders should not carry any force of Law. Laws should only be created by elected representatives to the congress. Executives should only have the right of approval or veto. The Governor is also guilty of unlawfully attempting to bind us to, at the time not even written, "common core". without even consulting our legislative body.
I think the governor should be impeached for the above and below. He has shown no regard for the law or his responsibilities a Governor.
As stated in the Law, Article VII Section I of the Missouri Constitution says, “All elective executive officials of the state, and judges of the supreme court, courts of appeals and circuit courts shall be liable to impeachment for crimes, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude or oppression in office.â€
HR 380: Adopts Articles of Impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
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HR 476 Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law
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HR 923 Adopts articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
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My family agrees that Articles of Impeachment against Governor Nixon should proceed. Governor Nixon willingly violated the Missouri Constitution & the will of Missouri Citizens. We must hold our elected officials accountable when they violate our laws &/or Constitution.
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I support impeaching the governor.
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Governor Nixon should be impeached for overriding the will of the people and the law of the State of Missouri regarding same-sex marriage. He has abused his executive power and should be held in check.
His neglect in HR 380, 476 and 923 are all grounds for impeachment.
This Governor is NOT representing the people of Missouri.
Thank you,
Joanna Boyer
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ArticleVII Section 1 of the Missouri Constitution says, "All elective executive officials of the state, and judges of the supreme court of appeals and circuit courts shall be liable to impeachment for crimes, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude or oppression in office."
Our governor has done the following to make the initiation of these articles of impeachment necessary.
1. HR 380: Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
2. HR 476: Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Jay Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law.
3. HR 923: Adopts articles of impeacment for the Governor based on on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
I encourage our legislators to find that their is sufficient evidence that our Governor's actions are damaging the PEOPLE'S right of representation, and his office by his lack of action in #2 & #3, and his lack of respect for the present law concerning the Missouri Constitution Marriage Amendment. I believe their is enough evidence warranting a trial for our Governor.
Thanks for your actions in this matter.
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I am very much in favor of impeaching Jay Nixon. I am a union member, hard worker, tax payer, I volunteer within my community, and can speak for a lot of people when I say we are sick and tired of this sorry excuse for a governer.
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I do believe Gov. Nixon should be removed from office. He is not serving the people of Missouri's best interests. He is using his executive power for his own betterment rather than the people of Missouri. I do not like the fact that he was in favor of Common Core for our children and voted for that without any consultation from his citizens. I do not believe he should have passed a law allowing same sex couple to file as married couple, over riding what our voters stated very clearly, MISSOURI DOES NOT RECOGNIZE SAME SEX MARRIAGES.
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It is about LONG over due and time to impeach Gov. J. Nixon! Everything from not protecting our 2nd Ammendment rights to illegally trying to setup backdoor insurance exchanges for Obamacare, to having license bureaus across the state illegally register CCW PERMITS AND THEN HAVING THEM ILLEGALLY LEAKED TO FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, and may I dare say the list goes on and on, makes Governor J Nixon not only unworthy to be governor of our great state, but also equally unworthy to hold any office in any capacity in our government, PERIOD!
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Please bring articles of impeachment against Jay Nixon.
Article VII Section I of the Missouri Constitution says, “All elective executive officials of the state, and judges of the supreme court, courts of appeals and circuit courts shall be liable to impeachment for crimes, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude or oppression in office.â€
Notice that most of the constitutional grounds for impeachment are NOT criminal in nature. The purpose of impeachment is to “check†an official who is damaging the People and his office in some way, even if no crime has been committed. It doesn't even have to be a malicious act – notice that “incompetency†is grounds for impeachment.
In1843 Judge John Leland was impeached for deficiency in legal knowledge, negligence, tardiness, and inattentiveness.
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It appears that enough evidence has been found to consider impeaching Governor Nixon. It should be pursued.
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I DO support impeachment of Gov. Jay Nixon for all three articles listed below.
• HR 380: Adopts Articles of Impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
• HR 476 Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law
• HR 923 Adopts articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
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Because of his blatant disregard of MO. law in divulging the list of CCW holders not once but twice to Federal authorities. I feel this is grounds for impeachment.
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Please decide to at least hold the impeachment hearings, even if you don't think he'll get impeached. The people need to hear about the Governor's dereliction of duty!!!!
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I strongly support Articles of Impeachment (against Missouri Governor Nixon) HR 380 ,HR 476, and HR 923.
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My criteria for impeachment is broader than this. How about the education mess? He is always citing what is bad for schools in legislation, but cares only about doing the bidding of the Federal gov. in our sovereign state and districts.
He stands to make a ton of money personally, while he well end up braking the banks of the districts. Aloha I hope!
We need sound principles back into government...principles that are good for us, not cronies!
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Governor Nixon has acted on behalf of a bias political agenda, rather than taking into consideration the will of the majority of Missouri citizens. This great nation was founded on the principal of "...by the People, for the People...", not for by the government, for the government. It is time that our elected officials listen to the People. Every day, more and more of our individual, personal and religious freedoms are being taken away, not by a vote of the people, but by government officials who abuse their office and power by issuing decrees and executive orders against the common and accepted beliefs of the free citizens.
I support impeachment of Governor Nixon as he has shown blatant disregard for the will of the people of Missouri.
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As a tax payer and resident in the state of Missouri I do not agree with same sex marriage and I believe Governor Nixon is in violation of the Missouri Constitution.N
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Articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the release of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government is imperative. That, among other things, is treasonous in itself for which he should be run out of MO!
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Gov. Nixon should be impeached for failing to uphold the Constitution of Missouri by his directives to the dept of revenue regarding what constitutes marital status. Additionally, Gov. Nixon illegally withholds budget funds and re-allocates monies to his political benefit and to the detriment of the state. An example is his re-allocation to buy an airplane for the governor. He overextended his authority in requiring prevailing wage for home builders in Joplin after the tornado which seriously hurt Joplin residents. There is reasonable cause to impeach.
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I support the advancement of legislation designed to begin impeachment proceedings against Governor Nixon, who continues to overstep his constitutional boundaries in several areas. If we the people cannot trust our elected legislators to hold statewide officials accountable for their actions, our form of representative government is not functioning correctly.
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Nixon should be impeached, and then additionally prosecuted for his failure to obey his Oath of Office not only as governor, but also for his failure to obey not only the Constitution for the united States of America, Missouri Law also known as the Missouri Constitution, and his ignoring of all statute regulations of Missouri and the United States when he was the Missouri Attorney General.
His failure, along with every officials, whether of the US Government, Inc., or of Missouri, including the state government's creations, the chartered COUNTY OF LINN, COUNTY OF JOHNSON, and CITY OF BROOKFIELD, resulted in my losing two homes due to illegally applied property tax that I was not made liable for by Law or statute.
He, therefore, was guilty of multiple violations including treason, and a plethora of United States Code Title 18 violations, Article X of the Missouri Constitution, and his ignoring of specific statutes of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. If this is not enough to warrant impeachment and potential prosecution, he also committed civil violations of United States Code Title 42. His practices of lawlessness undoubtedly continued into his governorship.
If interested in correcting the loss of my property, and my irrefutable proof he failed as Attorney General and Governor, I will be overjoyed at help in my seeking justice. It is my belief that officials meant to protect the rights of the American people must be upheld and that officials must be forced to obey Law and the statutes meant to govern the officials and their creations, such as corporations.
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Nixon should be impeached because he has left the citizens without a representative after Dennis Fowler resigned his house seat.
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To Whom It May Concern,
I strongly support the Articles of Impeachment filed against Governor Jay Nixon. He is brazenly acting against the will of a great number of Missourians and continues to show an unwillingness to listen to the good, hard-working citizens of this state.
Toni Becker
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Governor Nixon's power must be checked!
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As a normal citizen, I would not be allowed to ignore or break the law. Why is Nixon? Make him accountable. Let him be judged in Missouri by trial. Please honor the process. If not we are destined to be ruled by tyrants.
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I believe Governor Nixon has acted above the law and not used due process. He has not listened to his constituents. I support his impeachment
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This common core needs to be removed from our schools it was never explained and was snuck into our children's lives and is harder and boring for teachers and students! Time to stand up for them !!
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Please impeach Gov Nixon for his disservice to Missouri citizens and his lack of consideration for how his choices will effect us.
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Governor Nixon please recall you are an elected servant of the people of the great state of Missouri! When you disregard the will of the people and sell out your constituents then you have forgotten your place and need to be replaced. I only hope and pray that the repercussions from some of your choices don't haunt us for years to come.
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I totally agree with impeachment of Gov. Nixon. Especially due to the fact that he is supposed to work for all people in Missouri. The fact that there are citizens of Missouri with no representation at their state level is extremely disturbing! That as well as the fact that as I received my conceal and carry, only to find out that my information was given to the federal government was most upsetting. Those that did this have not received any punishment of dismissal is simply not acceptable. If I did my job that way, I would not have a job very long! The law should apply to everyone, especially the Governor of our state!
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Governor Nixon believes he is above the law and the will of the citizens of the great state of Missouri. He picks and chooses the laws that support progressive party policies and opposes the will of the citizens. He is using the office of governor as a stepping stone to hopefully secure a future position in the rapidly expanding dictatorial regime in Washington DC. He no longer serves the citizens of Missouri and is nothing more than a "rubber stamp" for progressive party politics.
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I do not believe anyone is above the law, but especially not out elected officials. Governor Nixon seems to think he is, and he should face the consequences. Shame on him for depriving Missourians of elected representation for months at a time! Shame on him for allowing state personnel divulge private information to the Feds and then letting them get away with it!! Missouri voters want respect and honesty, not lies and corruption from their governor.
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The laws of Missouri pertain to everyone, including and especially the governor. No one is above the law!
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I believe we need to hold Governor Nixon accountable to the people and the Constitution of the state of Missouri. Part of the swearing in of leaders of the state requires the upholding of the Constitution and variance therefrom must be approved by the people. This is not an oligarchy where Governor Nixon and a few picked people dictate to the citizens of Missouri.
Please proceed with all haste to rein in runaway government leaders!!
Ben Carter
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It is time for the people to demand that the people who represent us stand up for the Constitutional rights of their constituents. It is my belief that this is not happening in our State and the change has to start here. Please be aware that the people are tired of the fraud and abuse by the Govt. against them.
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When a governor refuses to perform the duties for which he swore to do, then he or she should have to pay the consequences. In this case it is impeachment.
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I am a parent of six school age children. Because of Governor Nixon, unilaterally signing onto the common core standards and TESTs which I believe are anti American in nature, and because the cost of those tests are obscene and money that otherwise could be appropriated to enrich education is now by law to be spent on tests to drive education into the ground and psychologically disrupt my children, I now feel I am forced to homeschool. This among so many other things that he did by bypassing our legislators who represent us is criminal behavior and we are asking for the impeachment process to begin and for him to answer and be accountable to the constitutional process that we hold dear. Thank you so very much.
Salwa williams
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Yes, Impeach Nixon, it is the right thing to do for Missouri, and it will set much needed precedence for future governing, which is to serve a free and independent People. Although there are more supporting causes to impeach Nixon, personally I think the leading one is his blind and greedy willingness to sign this entire state and its entire population of children, parents, teachers, administrators, etc. over in contract to the Federal Government, i.e. Common Core. These kind of corporate deals are seriously anti-American, anti-Missourian, and anti-People!!
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Jay Nixon has been untruthful & needs ti be accountable! He is why we have common core....signed on with without legislative knowlege or consent!!!
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I strongly protest Gov. Nixon's actions in illegally signing the Common Core standards into our state! I have two grandchildren in first & third grades who are being affected by this, and it is upsetting & deplorable. My grandson (third grader) was a life-long honor roll student, now struggling especially in math taught by Common Core agenda. Their parents (both college educated) can't even help because of the new teaching "method" . I support impeachment proceedings against Gov. Nixon for the way he signed this into law without consulting the legislature, our elected officials. We do NOT want the control of our schools taken from our local elected control & given to the Federal gov't! Also, he allowed private information concerning CCW to be sent to a private company & ultimately the Fed Gov't, a violation of state law & Mo. Citizens' right to privacy, a blatant disregard to rights of Mo. citizens!
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Yes I think Nixon should be brought impeachment/investigation of implementation of Common Core, CCW scandal, ETC!
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As a Missouri and American Citizen that resides in Senate District 22 I am in favor of these articles of impeachment brought against our Governor. I find it inexcusable that we do not have a Senator that represents us in our State Senate, and that we will not have one until 2015. The Governor, as well as our Courts are letting the constituents of Senate District 22, as well as 3 House Districts, know loud and clear, that we do not matter, that we are not important enough to have representation in our Congress and House of Representatives. I find this to be dismissive, and I DO NOT appreciate being dismissed. The Governor, as all of our Representatives, are placed in their positions by we the people, and FOR the people, and they might want to consider listening to us.
As a side note, I would like to see another article of impeachment brought against our Governor, regarding the single signature of his in the adoption of Common Core State Standards. I would let my Senator know this, if I had one. Since I do not currently have one, I had to choose to email 3 other Senators in the surrounding districts urging them to support House and Senate Bills against Common Core.
I reiterate, I support these articles of impeachment. I give permission for this to be read at the hearing, if needed.
Thank you,
Pam Kowalkowski
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Please Impeach Governer Jay Nixon! For the reasons listed above. But more importantly for selling out the children of Missouri and the rest of the nation for stimulus money. There is more to life and liberty than dollar bills! Please consider adding the train wreck known as Common Core to your list of reasons to impeach this unfit 'representative'. The people of the great state of Missouri deserve better! And we demand better!
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Gov. Jay Nixon does not represent the voice of MO. He actually lies and goes behind the voters' backs and plays for his own agenda.
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Governor Nixon should be impeached. The Constitution wheather at the state or federal level is ignored and the laws are broken is because for far to long those sworn to uphold the laws are never prosecuted for breaking those laws. Jay Nixon broke the law. Now it is time for you to do your job and hold him accountable.By holding Mr. Nixon accountable and impeaching him you will give the message for those who come after him to abide by the law.
Sincerely
Donald Gustafson
Ste. Geneviever MO.
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IF the Govener is not doing his job by law and he should be disaplined by what the law states.
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I support Impeachment Hearing/investigating certain actions by the Governor to proceed for these specific reasons:
- Signing Executive Order to allow same sex marriage benefits from other states (Marshall)
- Not calling a Special Election to fill an open seat and allow residents in that district not to be represented in the Legislature (Moon)
- To delay or not enforce rules on the gun permit issue last year (Brattin)
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I support Impeachment Hearing/investigating certain actions by the Governor to proceed for these specific reasons:
- Signing Executive Order to allow same sex marriage benefits from other states (Marshall)
- Not calling a Special Election to fill an open seat and allow residents in that district not to be represented in the Legislature (Moon)
- To delay or not enforce rules on the gun permit issue last year (Brattin)
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Not only has Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon now admitted that he lied about submitting the names of concealed carry license holders to the federal government, but there’s a paper trail to boot.
New evidence proves that Nixon, a Democrat, had not only ordered his administration to submit the lists, but that DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano personally thanked him for doing so in a letter.
“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) thanks you for your State’s efforts in improving security standards for state-issued drivers license’s and identification cards,â€
Thats why!
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Please save the state of Missouri the cost and anguish of keeping Governor Nixon another moment. Please impeach as soon as possible.
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Please impeach Governor Nixon and do it as soon as possible.
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Missouri needs to impeach Governor Nixon right now, please help the state of Missouri in doing so.
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Records of ccw application and license information shared with federal bureau of investigation while under No suspicion of wrongdoing.
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Gov Nixon has proven that he is NOT a representative of the people of Missouri. He has abused his position and violated laws which have prevented the voice of other elected officials and TRUE representatives of the people to be heard. A few of those offenses include:
-Signing Common Core without legislative knowledge or consent
-Refusing to call elections in Missouri for open seats, leaving Missourians unrepresented for months
-Turning over Conceal/Carry permits to the federal government
-Ignoring Missouri's constitution marriage amendment to recognize same-sex coupled for the purpose of filing joint tax returns
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By issuing Executive Order 13-14 Governor Jay Nixon has acted in direct opposition to the Missouri Constitution marriage amendment. By doing so, he has undermined the government that he is sworn to serve and he has directly gone against the will of the people on this matter.
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When the Governor decides that he can expand his duties and ignore the legislature, he has overstepped his bounds. The fact that 3 legislative districts have had no representation because he has refused to call for special elections shows his total disregard to our state constitution, as well as the basic rights of the individuals living in those districts. Secondly, he has no right to give out information to the federal government that which does not belong to it. Carry and conceal info is for the state purposes only. Thirdly, Missouri's Constitution prohibits him from changing the law according to his whims. Since we have the marriage amendment, his ruling on same-sex marriages for tax purposes, goes against the state's definition of marriage.
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common core is not education
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I am very disappointed with politicians in general any more, and especially our governor. Gov. Nixon you are not above the law, and I am supporting this Article of Impeachment to make you and any others following in your misleading footsteps that this will not be tolerated. We live in a republic, but so many "politicians" have forgotten what that means. This country was formed by the people, for the people, not some people; I am wearing of the lies and deception going on in our state. Let's get back to REAL values that built this nation to its once greatness, so we can get back that GREATNESS. My hope is the judicial system isn't as underhanded as Gov. Nixon has demonstrated.
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I am in favor of pursuing impeachment hearings of Gov. Jay Nixon. He has bypassed the people and by executive orders made legislation that contradicts the constituents of Missouri and violates our Constitution.
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Governor Jay Nixon has conducted himself in a manner unfitting the office of Governor of Missouri. Among other offenses, he has gone against Missouri’s constitution, and has violated the privacy of Missourians by allowing the list of those who have Conceal and Carry Licenses to be given to those who had no right to that information and then he lied about it. This is not acceptable and threatens the liberty and freedom of Missourians.
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I support the impeachment of Governor Nixon.
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This man has totally soldout the people of Missouri. He should be impeached.
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I am for Governor Nixon's impeachment because of his disclosure of the gun lists. He compromised the confidentiality of our driver's license by disclosing the information to another state.
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After Mr. Nixon's repeated failures to enforce our laws and hold accountable those who colluded to release the personal information of lawful concealed carry owners I no longer have any faith or confidence in his ability to fairly and judiciously serve as our Governor. I fully support House resolutions HR 923, HR380 and HR476 calling for his immediate impeachment.
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I feel that Governor Nixon has acted inappropriately and illegally and should be impeached!
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I believe Gov Nixon has not acted on behalf of Missourians best interest nor has upheld Missouri's Constitution nor fulfilling his duties as required on the regards to Articles of impeachment HR 380,476, 923
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I believe Governor Nixon should be impeached for the reasons stated in HR 830,476, and 923.
He also bought a "pig in a poke" when he signed on to the Common Core State Standards, violating the Federal and Missouri State Constitutions.
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We have to many people that aren't doing there jobs. We have rules and laws for a reason. If he can do his job then he needs to get out.
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I would like my testimony concerning my desire to have Governor Nixon impeached for his unconstitutional activities as described in HR 380: issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment;
HR 476: for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law; and,
HR 923: for his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the release of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
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PLEASE PASS ALL THREE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT BILLS OUT OF COMMITTEE SO THEY CAN EVENTUALLY GO ON TO THE SENATE. THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI HAVE HAD ENOUGH AND BELIEVE THAT THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE GOVERNOR TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS ACTIONS (AND/OR INACTIONS).
THANK YOU!
RESPECTFULLY YOURS
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He violated my constitutional rights to privacy by giving up my personal information to federal authorities. Homosexuality is still a sin and should not be legalized, marriage is defined as between a man and a woman.As for not appointing or electing counsel to the asemebly as defined by law in a timely manor is derelect of his duties
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No one in government is immune to oversight by the governed.Enforcement for failure to fulfill lawfully mandated obligations,by any offical must be dealt with,the same way that citizens are,with ramifications,for unlawful inactions as well as actions.They work for US and must be held accountable,or our system will fall.
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There is evidence to hold a trial of impeachment of Governor Nixon.
1. He gave away our gun lists, & didn't hold anyone accountable for that.
2. He gave away the authority of our drivers license to another state, didn't hold his sec. of state accountable.
3. He was due to be in COURT & doesn't even show up, IS that incompetency? or just plain Disrespect for our judiciary system.
4. He neglects his duty of elections to replace representatives whose districts are not representated, due to the Gov. giving those original representatives a new job. IS that also bribery???
5. He has cost our state 7 million over a very unnecessary election in 2012. We had to have a special caucus to elect our representatives,
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I BELIEVE MR NIXON SHOULD BE IMPEACHED FOR VIOLATING PRIVACY LAWS AND SHARING INFORMATION ON CCW HOLDERS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW EVEN OUR POLITICIANS. THEY SHOULD BE SETTING THE EXAMPLE OF MORALITY AND ETHICS. AS OF NOW THERE SEEMS TO BE A SEVERE LACK OF MORALS AND ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT.
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I believe the Articles of Impeachment against Governor Nixon are valid and I completely agree with them. It is time for the Governor to become accountable to the people of Missouri and respond to their requests.
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Time after time the Governor veto's good bills that the citizens of Missouri support while taking federal money and allowing the federal Government to regulate our children's education and forcing common core in our schools, which once again the citizens of Missouri are against. He has handed this state up to the federal Government on a silver platter and left thousands unrepresented against the will of it's citizens. It is time to impeach this Governor and then remove him from office so that the citizens of Missouri might have someone who represents them while defending and upholding the Constitution of the United States as well as the Missouri constitution. Simply put if he is not keeping his oath to the Constitution then he is a domestic enemy of it and therefore must be impeached.
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We the people are not represented properly by not having all of our representative seats filled. I appears all Gov Nixon does is vetoe the bills that have been passed, like our President, what the PEOPLE want does not matter to him. Our Constitution, State and Federal, is what should be upheld this is not being done. He promotes common core promoted by the federal governement rather than promoting education under state laws as they should be. The Preservation Act for the 2nd amendment, vetoed!!! Who is he to think he can take our rights under the constitution away from us. It is time we take him out of the picture since he does not uphold the constitution and that is his job as an elected official of the people!! I may not be eloquent in my testimony, but my head is not burried in the sand and I believe any govenment official should be removed if they are not doing what they were sworn in to do for the PEOPLE since we are the PEOPLE they work for!!
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MIAC report approval. Real ID/CCP Holder scandal, Leaving voters unrepresented for political reasons. Doing nothing to protect Missouri Citizens from IRS targeting of Conservative minded people and creating a Culture Of Intimidation from the Federal Government and allowing a Culture Of Intimidation in the St Charles county Caucus March 17th 2012. I do not think Jay Nixon is working for the best interests for the people of Missouri.
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This is to state that I support wholeheartedly the impeachment proceedings against Govenor Nixon. He obviously cares much more about his own political advantages than about the people of the 120th District. His choice to deny us representation for 13 months is despicable, and I certainly hope the voters reflect that in voting out Democrats in all upcoming elections.
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I am writing in support of HR476, Article of Impeachment against Governor Nixon. Representative government is the very nexus of our liberty. The governor has blatantly denied over a quarter million Missourians of the representation in their government that they are entitled to. Clearly, the governor has ignored the Constitution of the State of Missouri in favor of political gain. It is time to bring some justice to the citizens of our State the Governor Nixon has disenfranchised. I urge you to support HR476 and move this article to the Senate for a speedy trial. Thank you.
Dave Cort
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I am writing today to express my support for the impeachment of Governor Jay Nixon. I believe as our Governor
He should be listening to the people of Missouri and voting inline with protecting our Constitutional rights, but he
Does not. HB436 is a prime example of his agenda to push federal 'crimes' on us. Voting to take away our Constitutional
Rights should NOT be tolerated!
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I fully support impeachment of Governor Jay Nixon. Thank God we have a predominately Republican legislature, because without them, this state would be on the brink of totally tyranny and financial largesse. The MO legislature has attempted on several occasions to reign in this Governor. Nixon's remedy, however, is to go around the legislature and in effect nullifying the legislature for the sake of expediency. For example, by an overwhelming vote of over 70 %, the voters of Missouri passed Proposition C in 2010, and still Governor Nixon attempted to go around the legislature and set up a state-run exchange, accepting the money from the Obama administration for this effort without the legislature's knowledge or concurrence. Were it not for the quick action of a few Republican senators, Nixon would have succeeded, but the senators arrived in time to thwart the governor's plan to set up the exchange and the governing officer bureaucrats who would oversee it.
Governor Nixon also purchased an airplane without approval of the legislature, and with no sound reasoning or justification to add to his fleet of aircraft.
Missouri passed legislation to thwart the federal government's implementation of Real ID Act in the State of Missouri, but Governor Nixon gave a nod to his administration to share driver's license data, including concealed carry permit data with federal authorities. This was done in strict violation of MO State law.
Governor Nixon took an oath to support the Constitution of the State of Missouri. In it, our constitution states that "to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman." However, Governor Nixon ignored the constitution and his oath of office and issued and Executive Order to recognize the joint filing of taxes for same-sex couples.
Governor Nixon also gave his DESE the nod to implement the federal Common Core Standards in Missouri, which effectively hands the sovereignty of the State of Missouri over to the Federal Government for education, which has long been recognized as a state right, as there is no enumerated power in the US Constitution for such activity by the federal government.
The governor has therefore shown repeated disregard for either the Federal or State Constitution, his oath of office, or the sovereignty of the State of Missouri. He'd rather play politics than uphold his honored duties as governor according to his oath of office. For the sake of the Freedom and Sovereignty of all Missourians, governor Jay Nixon should be impeached and removed from office.
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I believe Gov. Nixon should be impeached on the grounds of not carrying out his duties properly, as stated in the law, and willfully performing other tasks with total disregard of the law.
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Governor Nixon has failed to fill vacancies in the Legislature in a timely manner leaving many without representation. I do not believe he represents the Missouri constitution and feel he willfully misrepresented his involvement in the scanning and mishandling of personal documents by the Missouri Dept. of Revenue.
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I support the articles for impeachment!
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I agree with the articles of impeachment
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I support Gov. Nixon. These impeachment proceedings are a waste of time and taxpayer money.
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Thank you for hearing these bills today. I ask you to support these representatives as they seek to file Articles of Impeachment against Governor Nixon. We the people stand in support of this. Missouri needs and deserves principled, honorable, statesmen with integrity willing to stand for the Constitution no matter their own personal agenda. The idea that the ends justifies the means is wrong. Each elected official must set aside their personal agenda and follow our Constitution and answer to the people of this great state.
HR 380: Adopts Articles of Impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment.
HR 476 Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law
HR 923 Adopts articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government.
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I fully support articles of impeachment.
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I ask you to support HB 380, 476 & 923 which seek to file Articles of Impeachment against Governor Nixon. We can not have elected representatives clearly violating our Constitution and if we do then shame on us for not demanding they be held accountable! These bills seek to hold Governor Nixon accountable for his actions and inactions. We must require our elected representatives be principled, honorable men and women of integrity. No one is above the law, not even our governor. Thank you for supporting these bills.
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Thanks to the Governor's inaction, before I again have a state representative, I will have been without representation for 13 months. I would like to suggest that the Governor's inaction in this absolutely essential arena--making sure that the citizens of his state have representation in their government-- is comparable to a crew of on-duty firemen doing nothing to put out a fire that is effecting property and people in their fire district. Having more than a quarter of a million citizens without adequate representation, and being able to identify the governor's inaction as the reason for it, is certainly enough cause for our House of Representatives to start the process of impeachment. Impeachment is the necessary check that the the legislative branch has on the executive and judicial branches. This is a power rightfully given to the legislature. Use it! You know the saying, "Use it or lose it?" The legislative branch, more than the other two is the branch in which the peoples' power is vested. If you don't stand up for the people, they lose power and so does the legislature as a whole. That is why you must take this step of voting for impeachment.
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I support the articles of impeachment! He thinks he can sneak things in and the moms of MO not take notice!
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Governor Nixon gave our great state of Missouri's sovereignty's rights to a private entity upon pledging four assurances to use Common Core throughout Missouri's public schools. Common Core affects our parental rights freedom.
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I am requesting the removal of Governor Jay Nixon because he has allowed the violation of the privacy of citizens of Missouri. He has also struck down several bills intended to give added protection to the rights of the citizens of Missouri.
I feel that the people of this state are not properly represented by governor Nixon, and that he is serving his own interest instead of the interest of the citizens who elected him.
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I support the articles of Impeachment. I have concerns as to how Common Core was brought into Missouri, via paperwork secretly signed by Gov. Jay Nixon.
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Mr. Nixon has repeatedly displayed a complete and total lack of honor and integrity toward the office of Governor for the State of Missouri and a complete and total disregard for the will of Missourians. On multiple occasions his actions have run counter to that which is in the best interest of Missouri and her people. To offer only a few examples of his failed leadership, in addition that which is listed in the Articles of Impeachment: he chose to veto the Second Amendment Preservation Act which carried overwhelming support with the people; is complicit in the unlawful release of information regarding Concealed Carry permit holders; his failure to hold elections in districts with vacant seats; his acceptance of Federal monies as a 'reward' for Missouri's participation in Race to the Top and, subsequently, his decision to be instrumental in forcing Common Core on Missouri families - both of which he had chosen to do without the consent of the people of Missouri. The list continues. Whether these and other failures are intentional and self-serving or are due to incompetence, Mr. Nixon has proven beyond a shadow of doubt that he is unfit to hold the office of governor for our great state and should be removed from office immediately.
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Judiciary Committee:
In support of HR 380: Marshal, HR 476 Moon and HR 923 Brattin
I believe Governor Nixon must be called to account for:
* Undermining the clearly established will of the people by making provisions for same-sex couples to be treated as married.
* Failing to promptly call for elections to fill vacancies in the MO General Assembly.
* Violating MO law in implementing 'Real ID' provisions after the people had clearly voted NOT to participate.
Please support these three efforts to impeach the governor.
Respectfully,
David W. Guest
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The 22nd Senate District seat has been VACANT since December 18, 2013, with NO special election date having been called to fill this vacancy. Approximately 176,515 citizens reside within Missouri's twenty-second state senate district, who are now going unrepresented in the State Senate. As I understand it two Senate seats and three representative seats are empty, leaving many more Missourians without a voice in Jeff City. The Governor needs to either fulfill his position or be replaced.
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The Governor is a servant of the people taking an oath to obey the laws of our state, not a king above the law doing as he wishes. It is time to send a message to him and to ALL elected officials that we are tired of being ruled and we intend to hold all elected officials accountable.
If he is found guilty - Impeach Him.
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Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders. He put the agenda of his political party ahead of the law and deserves impeachment.
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The very idea that ANY representative of the people would hold himself above the law is reprehensible. That the Governor of our state is doing it is unconscionable.
He must be held accountable, by whatever means available.
Surrendering the concealed carry information that he did could be more accurately defined as rape rather than as a simple intrusion of privacy.
He obviously has no interest in or intention of listening to the voices of the citizens in his state. We do NOT want to be dictated to. We want to be heard.
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I agree. No one not the Governor or the President is above the law. Our Constitution and laws must be obeyed and those who fail to do so should be removed from office.
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Nixon does not care about Missouri. He has vetoed every Bill that would provide relief and jobs for Missourians
He spends our tax dollars for his chances to move up in the Political arena for Liberals.
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It is obvious to me our Governor has violated his oath of office, and I believe it's time to act. Let Missouri be a good example of what other states, and most of all the officials in Washington D.C. should be doing to the president. When are our elected officials are going to enforce our laws and constitutions? I say it's high time to do that in order to save our republic.
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Nixon is out to move himself up in the Liberal arena.
He has lied, used our tax dollars for his benefits.
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By releasing confidential information about Missouri citizens to Federal agencies, and by other acts in violstion of the Missouri Constitution and laws, the Governor should be impeached by the House of Representatives.
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I support proceedings for the following:HR 380, 476, 923
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I think Governor Nixon should be impeached for not following the rules set for being governor.
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Please start impeachment proceedings. The leaders of our state need to follow the will of the people and see that they are represented.
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I believe the allegations against Gov. Nixon warrant a hearing.
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I believe that Governor Nixon has misused his power and that he has failed in duties to be a Governor for the state of Missouri.
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As a CCW holder my name was published and shared.
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I have read through the bills HR 380, 476 and 923. It seems to me that Gov Nixon is ignoring what the people in Missouri want and has his own agenda. I think he has forgotten that he works for us not the other way around. I do believe that Gov Nixon should be impeached.
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Governor Nixon has neglected his duties as our Missouri Governor and violated our constitution concerning the definition of marriage. His actions are all about politics and NOT about representing me and my family for the good of the State of Missouri. Governor Nixon should be impeached and his actions should be investigated.
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In my opinion it was wrong of him to release the ccw list to our federal government. He has been dragging his feet about setting a date for the election of representation for several counties. Both are reasons to replace him so as to not further his political career.
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I feel as though Gov. Nixon has done impeachable offenses all which are list on the forms. He willingly and knowingly turn over citizens of our states conceal and carry information to the fed government. He has also acted one other issues to which are impeachable offenses.
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We the people of Missouri DO NOT need a governor that acts like a DICKtator! If he can;t do his job RIGHT and follow the LAWS, get him OUT!!!!!!!
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There looks to be more than sufficient data to justify a serious investigation and inquiry into Governor Nixon's behavior as governor and in order to keep vows and laws valid, this investigation needs to be supported by the other representatives in office.
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Governor Nixon sold out conceal carry permit holders. He broke MO law by giving that info to the Federal government. He also accepted payment in exchange binding MO schools to Common Core. Prosecute him in court too.
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Our personal information dispersal and his allowance of gay benefits goes against his office. He has gone too far and has overstepped his authority.
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The law should be the law, especially to someone like Nixon.
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As a CCW holder I personally was affected by the release of personal information given to the federal government allowed by the Governor and I believe he needs to be held accountable.
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Please support this bill on behalf of the citizens of Missouri. Thank you, Lynda Malone
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Thank you for allowing me to appear and testify at this hearing.
My name is Pamela K. Grow. I’m the chair of the 120th Legislative District Republican Committee. My State Representative, Jason Smith, resigned on June 5, 2013, the day after he won the special election in Missouri’s vacant 8th Congressional District. This created a vacancy in the 120th. This vacancy meant that my neighbors and I had no representative accountable to us in our closest state legislative chamber, and that situation persists to this day, more than 10 months later. The veto override session has come and gone: we had no representative. The special session has come and gone: we had no representative. Tax day has come and gone: we had no representative. The regular legislative session, during which laws are passed which we will have to live under, is rapidly coming to an end: we have no representative.
The people who are being governed must give their consent as legislation is considered which will add to, or subtract from, the laws of our state. I think of my elected representative not only as my ombudsman with respect to constituent issues, but critically, as my advocate during legislative deliberations. Late spring is particularly important: I would like to point out that for the 2013 session, 98% of the legislation that was “truly agreed to and finally passed†reached that benchmark after the second week of April.
In the second half of 2013, despite the vacancy in my district, I was still intensely interested and vested in what happened in the legislature. My county, Phelps, has parts of four house districts. I did contact the other three representatives during September’s veto override session, but I realized that they were not in any way bound to represent me. I was not their constituent and their priority was representation of people in their district. This was as it should have been. But roughly 30,000 people in my district were disenfranchised.
In late October, the officers of the Republican committee in our district composed a letter to Governor Nixon, asking him to call a special election for the April municipal election date. We knew that the state’s constitution stated in Article III Section 14 that it was the governor’s duty to call a special election for any vacancy in either house of the legislature; state law further stipulated that this election should be called without delay. Use of the April election date might be less disruptive to the election authorities, who would already be anticipating an election, and we also knew that the April date might afford us a new representative able to participate in many votes. We would have someone accountable to us, as laws governing us were made.
I hand delivered this letter to the office of Governor Nixon on November 7, 2013 and received a response one week later. I would describe the reply as a form letter.
By early December, the legislature was in special session, and the 120th District was completing 6 months of disenfranchisement. Another house district (the 67th) lost representation, and then the governor himself created a third vacancy in the 151st District. About that time the governor also created a Senate vacancy in the 22nd District. Two of these four districts had been represented by Republicans, and two by Democrats.
Some of us in the 120th felt that the system of checks and balances in our state government might provide us redress. We found an attorney who was willing to represent us in filing a petition for a writ of mandamus. We wanted the court to instruct the governor to do his duty and call special elections for the one Senate and three House districts. This case was filed in Jefferson City’s jurisdiction, the Cole County Circuit Court, on January 2, 2014. Eleven plaintiffs, at least two from each of the four vacant districts, brought this petition. I was named the lead plaintiff. The governor was personally served on January 13, 2014.
The first case review was scheduled for January 27, 2014, in the Cole County Courthouse with Judge Daniel Green. All four plaintiffs from the 120th District attended, but the counsel for the governor did not appear and we were dismissed. I believe that the governor’s counsel was personally summoned later that day to the judge’s chambers.
On Friday of that week, January 31, Governor Nixon scheduled special elections for the three vacant house districts for August 5, 2014, which leaves the citizens of my district with no representation for 14 months, including the entire legislative session this year. When the decision from the Cole County Circuit Court came on Tuesday, February 18th that the petition was denied, our case was filed in the Missouri Western Court of Appeals on February 19. A terse one-line denial of our petition issued forth the next day, February 20th. This case was filed with the Missouri Supreme Court on Friday, February 21st, and a one-line denial was issued on February 24th.
This sequence of events shows you that the state judiciary is not functioning as a check on the power of our executive, who by his actions has caused my district to suffer a 14 month long vacancy. Because of his delay, the three house districts have no representation whatsoever for the current legislative session. This is approximately 100,000 people. The vacant senate district’s 140,000 people will not have representation until inauguration in January 2015: more than a year after their vacancy was created by the governor himself. So a quarter of a million people lack their full complement of representation in the state’s legislature, because of the governor’s delay. The judiciary has declined to check our governor’s power, which he has used to disenfranchise the people with delay of more than an entire legislative session. Delay in scheduling an election is an infringement on the right of suffrage. State law deals harshly with infringements on the exercise of the right of suffrage, deeming some of them to be felonies. Since some of its bills this year deal with elections and voting, the Missouri General Assembly must be concerned with the right of suffrage, and I would urge the legislature to act where the judiciary would not, and check the power of the governor to infringe on the people’s right of suffrage by unconscionable delays in calling elections.
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NIXON HAS GONE AGAINST THE CONSTITION. HE HAS NO RESPECT FOR THE LAW. HE MUST BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE AND BE REPLACED BY SOMEONE WHO WILL FOLLOW THE LAW. I HAVE WATCHED HIS CORRUPTION SINCE THE LATE 80'S. HE MUST BE REMOVED.THE AIRPLANE HE BOUGHT WITH TAXPAYERS MONEY NEEDS TO BE SOLD AND THE MONEY RETURNED TO THE TAX PAYERS. HE IS SELFISH AND CORRUPT AND MUST BE STOPPED.h
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HR 923 Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
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I believe Governor Nixon should be impeached for all the offenses stated in HR380, 476 & 923, as well as signing all of Missouri schools on to Common Core State Standards before any of the standards had been written. It is especially interesting that he is or was on ghe board of directors of Achieve Inc. the private trade organization that developed them.
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Governor Nixon intentionally issued an Executive Order that he knew violates the Missouri Constitution's definition of “marriageâ€.
Governor Nixon intentionally and willfully neglected his duty to set special elections to fill vacant legislative seats.
Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
We need to hold our elected officials to the highest standards possible.
Thank You, Edgar Martin
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The Governor was elected to serve the people of Missouri by following and enforcing the laws of the State as approved by the people. He does not make law. His blatant disregard for the Law as set forth in our Constitution ascribes to him the power to enforce that which he will and ignore that which he chooses not to recognize. Our law is the law and if here fails to obet or enforce he is not serving the people of Missouri.
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Governor Nixon intentionally and willfully neglected his duty to set special elections to fill vacant legislative seats.
Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
Please see that a formal inquiry reveals details about the above instances as well as any other potential violations by Governor Nixon.
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Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
Governor Nixon intentionally and willfully neglected his duty to set special elections to fill vacant legislative seats.
Governor Nixon intentionally issued an Executive Order that he knew violates the Missouri Constitution's definition of “marriageâ€.
I believe Governor Nixon is over-stepping his bounds as our Governor. I also believe it would be in the best interest of our State that he be held, in some way, accountable for his actions. I do not feel he is representing the people of Missouri.
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Gov. Nixon has stripped me of my right to representation before the Missouri Legislature, which Legislature is the taxing authority for the State of Missouri.
The Boston Tea Party, which help start this Great Nation, was held because of the American belief that there should be no taxation without representation.
Gov. Nixon called the election for my representation for the Legislature for the August, 2014 ballot. In the case of my representation, that will be over 13 months since the seat was vacated. Missouri law says the governor is required to issue writs of election "without delay". 13 months is clearly "delay".
The Gov. only issued writs of election for August 2014 for my representation after being forced to do so by exposure in the court system and press.
That is tantamount to "stealing" from me!
Any Governor who "steals" from the voters should be impeached and removed from office.
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Governor Jay Nixon should have to publically explain to the citizens of Missouri how and why the following occured:
1. Why did Gov. Jay Nixon commit the entire state of Missouri to the Common Core State Educational Standards, then keep it top secret for several years ? Ans. so by the time the public figured it out, it would be too late for them to do anything about it !!! This is OPPRESSION IN OFFICE !!!
2. WILLFUL NEGLECT OF DUTY.
A. Here we have multiple ignoring of writs of election to fill vacancys in the legislature, and.
B. The deliberate approval to release the names of the 163,000 concealed carry permit holders. After having been told by the legislature specifically NOT to do so, and.
C. Why was Gov. Nixon co-operating in the imposing of Illegal police state I.D. requirements on the unsuspecting citizens of Missouri, who were just trying to renew their licenses.
3. CORRUPTION IN OFFICE.
Here we have Governor Jay Nixon's intentional issuing of Executive Order 13-14 which orders the Missouri Dep't of Revenue to recognize Same Sex Marriage for the purpose of filing tax forms. The SSM group uses bribery, lies, subversion, and intimidation to achieve its goals. Gov. Jay Nixon needs to explain why he issued this executive order.
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I support HR 380, 476, 923.
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I support HB 380,476,923.
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The Gov. should be remove for not follow the laws of Missouri.
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After reading the contents of the bills in question, and researching Governor Nixon's actions or lack thereof regarding his responsibility as Governor of the State of Missouri, I call for the impeachment of Mr. Nixon, and his subsequent removal from office for failure to execute the duties of his elected office.
Sincerely,
Thomas DeClue
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Governor Nixon broke my and all of MO right to privacy when He turned over to the Federal Government a list of law abiding people who had concealed carry permits! Gov Nixons job is to serve Missourians not the Federal Government! I am sure this is not the only instance of betrayal of Missourians and even if it is He has lost my respect and trust!!
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It is absolutely critical that we begin to hold elected officials accountable for lawless behavior. In this case, the governor is clearly out of line on all of the articles presented. I suspect that the only reason this has not gained incredible political traction is because our legislatures are afraid for their careers -- they are playing politics instead of serving the public.
The Missouri public is entirely fed up with legislatures who are too greedy or cowardly to do the right thing.
Impeach Governor Nixon.
Sincerely,
Kyle Theobald, R Central Committee, Greene County
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How can any elected Offical say they are working for the good of the people if they are not following the laws of the state they are representing.
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In light of the corruption within the Federal Government it appears that Governor Nixon is following in the footsteps of a Marxist Socialist President who thinks he can get by with just about anything he chooses to do despite the Constitution of the United States. Further that applies in this case to the Constitution of Missouri.
What is the importance of having a Governor who is not going to preside over matters that concerns the majority of the people in Missouri?
He vetoed the health care bill, and will in time fall in line with the lying President of the United States to amend the 2nd Amendment.
It is time to Impeach Governor Nixon and show him that we don't want this kind of leadership.
I support any movement to Impeach Governor Nixon now!
James P Perdue Sr
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I am in favor of holding Gov. Nixon accountable to the Missouri Constitution and would support impeachment as he has violated our constitution. There has been too much corruption in our federal government that we haven't done anything about and we need to be responsible to protect our state constitution.
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The Governor is willfully violating the Missouri Constitution by not holding a special election to replace vacant House seats. Once upon a time we had a revolution in large part over lack of representation!
Not upholding his duty to defend the Constitution is an impeachable offense, and deserves an inquiry by the People's officials.
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I support HR 476
Governor Nixon intentionally and willfully neglected his duty to set special elections to fill vacant legislative seats - WITHOUT DELAY.
I support HR 923
Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
•Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 571.101.9(2) (2): “... An applicant's status as a holder of a concealed carry permit, ... SHALL NOT be public information and shall be considered personal protected information.†(Formerly 571.101.8)
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I was a victim of Governor Nixon's unconstitutional DMV "real ID" grab. I refused to let my documents be scanned & as a result was denied my MO Driver's License renewal last May. I was forced to drive with an expired license until the public outcry became loud enough to have the Governor put a halt to that illegal practice. Governor Nixon has blatantly gone against our State's Constitution countless times & has made a mockery of his office. He needs to go.
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Dear Sirs:
I will be very brief.
I am completely in support of the Articles of Impeachment. The Articles filled are clear and concise. The Governor has willfully and blatantly ignored the law. He knew, or should have known of the Highway Patrol's illegal release of information to Federal Authorities. But he completely ignored it, never held anyone accountable to this illegal activity, and flaunted the fact that it had been done, and no one could do anything about it. This conduct is completely unacceptable by a person duly elected to follow the will of, and protection of, the People of Missouri. Rather than using his office to further his own personal political agenda.
I support All the Articles of Impeachment, but for expediency, I will not specifically address the other two.
Thank You for you time.
Timothy M. Jakuboski
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Government officials should be held accountable for their actions that violate our laws, our constitutions and honorable practice in office. Gov. Nixon is for the following: (summarized)
HR 380: Same-sex marriage for purpose of filing taxes jointly.
HR 476: Gov. Nixon's failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in General Assembly with out delay.
HR 923: Gov. Nixon failed to discipline/dismiss executive branch employees responsible for release of concealed carry endorsement information to the Federal government. Therefore under the laws of the Missouri Constitution I request that Gov. Nixon be impeached immediately!
Thank you,
Effie Hughes
Morehouse, MO
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I believe jay Nixon should be impeached because of the driver license being sent to georga. That is unconstitutional.
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This is pretty much a rhetorical question, I know of no reason for Governor Nixon to not be impeached. And as a citizen whose privacy has been breeched, I look forward to seeing the system work for what it is designed. Public servants are not above the law and have no special protections from having light shined on them.
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A governor that refuses to do his job should not keep his job.
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I have looked askance at Governor Nixon for many things he has done while in office. Using his executive authority, he had it set up so the license offices not only were gathering private, personal information, but were sending it to the federal government. This information included photographs which could be used to identify people electronically. This was all against the Constitution. Every year, the Governor proffered a budget based on the revenue he could only expect to receive in his wildest dreams. Then he would blast the legislature when they cut the budget down to what they thought the state might receive in revenue. Governor Nixon spent a lot of time flying over the state and charging most of the flights to other than the executive budget, and usually without the department charged knowing they would be charged with these expenses. He tried to push a China space at the airport in St. Louis, and couldn't seem to understand when Missouri citizens said he couldn't do that. He has pushed Liberalism and Progressivism as hard as he could push it, even though he knew Missourians are more conservative. By now he should know when it comes to Missourians, you definitely have to "Show Us!" He would rather just go his own way, as if he was king of the castle. I think he needs to go back below the salt.
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Our governor did, willfully and without consideration of his constituents, issue an Executive Order regarding the definition of marriage, as held by Missouri Law.
Elections are very special events in our lives, and we are fighting for the opportunity to participate. It is the duty of the governor to provide those options by setting appropriate election dates.
Privacy in voting and legal conceal/carry information is so important, and the governor willfully broke that promise to his constituents.
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Governor Nixon has usurped the Missouri Constitution. The legislature has constitutional authority to exercise the educational budget for the state of Missouri, not the state governor. The governor'a acceptance of federal monies through the NGA for COMMON CORE is unlawful, unconstitutional and a detriment to the learning capacity of our children and children's' children.
I feel and recommend that the state proceed with impeachment of Jeremiah Nixon.
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I believe that Governor Jay Nixon violated the Constitution of Missouri when he:
* Intentionally issued an Executive Order that he knew violates the Missouri Constitution's definition of “marriage.
* Intentionally and willfully neglected his duty to set special elections to fill vacant legislative seats.
* Willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
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It's time we the people show Nixon that his actions have not gone unnoticed.
He has repeatedly committed offences against the People in Missouri.
Firstly, he readily gave up CCW holder information which he had no power or right to do. As it is clearly stated in the Missouri Statutes that the CCW holders information is considered personal protected information. (Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 571.101.9(2) (2) )
Secondly, he wilfully delayed and ignored setting special elections to fill vacant legislative seats, leaving many people unrepresented in the government. A clear violation of Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 21.110
Thirdly, he illegally used an Executive Order to order the Missouri Department of Revenue to recognize same-sex marriages for the purpose of filing tax returns. Which is a clear violation of the Missouri Constitution, Article I Section 33.
These and more violations show the fact that Gov. Nixon deems himself above the law, and does not respect the rights of his constituents and those he serves.
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I support the three articles of impeachment, HR 380, 476, 923. An inquiry into Governor Nixon's actions needs to be made.
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Governor Nixon's Executive Order 13-14 is unconstitutional. He has also violated my freedom and privacy by releasing my personal information to the federal government. Governor Nixon has also refused to allow all citizens of the state to be represented in the governing process by refusing to issue writs of election for vacancies in the legislature.
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I feel there is justifiable information to warrant a petition of impeachment on all three of these issues. On the issue of releasing the names of individuals to the federal government of concealed carry holders was, I believe, done with a wanton disregard of the rights of those individuals. For that I believe the Governor should have charges of impeachment brought against him.
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Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 1: “All elective executive officials of the state, and judges of the supreme court, courts of appeals and circuit courts shall be liable to impeachment for crimes, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude or oppression in office.â€
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From the beginning God created a man and a woman and told them to follow his rules. There is no place in the King
James Bible for the union of Man with Man or for a Woman with a Woman. Our time is short on this earth but God's
laws are eternal. God is not fooled, those violating his rules will pay dearly.
The disenfranchised by refusing to call for an election for the vacant 22nd Senate Seat is another example of an elected official not doing his duty.
Releasing legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsements holders should be enough to
place the guilty one in confinement.
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I am one of those 163,000 Concealed Carry Endorsement Holders whose identity was essentially stolen by the Governor's approved release my information to the Highway Patrol who then turned it over to the FEDS. Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 571.101.9(2) (2): “... An applicant's status as a holder of a concealed carry permit, ... shall not be public information and shall be considered personal protected information.†(Formerly 571.101.8) Impeach this man!
I had to drive my son from St. Louis to Troy, in order to avoid his personal documents being scanned and stored in a data base in another state in computers that we have NO CLUE who has access to. Impeach this man!
Missouri defines marriage as one man, one woman. Mr. Nixon's executive order giving same-sex couples the same status that my husband and I have when filing our State Income Taxes is UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 2: “The governor shall take care that the laws are distributed and faithfully executed, and shall be a conservator of the peace throughout the state.†IMPEACH THIS MAN!!!!
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I vote impeachment. Marriage is between man and women. I believe in the 2 nd ammendment.
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The governor's actions have been not in the best interest of missouri.he has not upheld the constitution as he swore to.he needs to be removed from office
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I believe the Governor should be made to account for his actions, inactions, and omissions while serving as Governor of the State of Missouri. Insofar as 'Same Sex Marriage' goes, a Civil Union would suffice in giving same sex couples the legal standing for mutual care and legal status. To veto bills that were overwhelmingly passed by both houses because he didn't like them is beyond comprehension. And the act which truly offends me is when he allowed my personal information to be available when the law specifies that my information is to be "personal protected information."
Only the House of Representatives of the State of Missouri has the power to make the Governor accountable for his actions. As a citizen, I do not have that power, and that is why I firmly and enthusiastically support the impeachment of Governor Jay Nixon.
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I believe the facts show that Mr. Nixon has committed offences against the people and the state of Missouri to cause this impeachment process
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Major Eric Vought, Commander
Lawrence County Sheriff's Auxiliary (LCSA)
In my official capacity, with aproval of the Lawrence County Sheriff (LCSO)
Note: As I am submiting this testimony officially, I will restrict comments to HR923 which issue has directly affected our organization and operations. The LCSA is in favor of voting DO PASS on HR923.
The Lawrence County Sheriff's Auxiliary is a uniformed civil service providing volunteers to supplement the Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement in disaster operations as well as providing some routine services (e.g Intelligence Analysis, Communications Support, Law Enforcement Chaplains). We have deployed in the last year to provide livestock theft patrols, to assist the Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD) with Apple Butter Makin' Days event security and lost children, and to assist the MVPD in protecting local businesses during an unusual string of burglaries. Among other required training and credentials, our volunteers must possess a current Missouri CCW. The releases of CCW data referred to in the resolution and its continuing aftermath has directly and negatively impacted our operation and recruitment.
In order to serve under and alongside law enforcement, our volunteers make sigificant sacrifices: sacrifice of time, of money and personally-provided equipment, of training, of being called up and deployed with no notice, of an application and vetting process, and, of course, a background check, the core of which is provided by the Missouri CCW process, which the volunteer pays for. The data required by both the application and the CCW process is confidential and capable of being misused, either by officials or by criminals for identity theft. Volunteers in law enforcement also need to concern themselves with the possibility of reprisals by criminals for their freely-offered service. In return, our volunteers require two things: that our system of law and government, our communities, do everything they can to be *worth serving* and that their confidential data is protected by the system they serve.
As a former IT professional with data security experience, I am more aware than most that digital data cannot be recovered once it is in the wild. Because digital data can be copied endlessly at no cost and there is no way to determine how many times it has been copied or where those copies may have been stored, once confidential information is exposed, the law cannot make a victim whole. Assurances that errant copies have been destroyed are no more reassuring than the statement that the roach we can see has been stepped on. Given this reality of information technology, there are only two ways to protect confidential data belonging to the citizens of Missouri from exposure: process before and penalties after.
The citizens of Missouri believed that they had instituted 'process before' via their elected representatives in RsMO 571.101 in declaring that CCW data shall be considered by law to be "personal protected information" and therefore to be treated with like data under the law. The citizens further instituted 'penalties after' by specifying that violations would be a 'class A misdemeanor'. Clearly, 'process before' was violated, and 'penalties after' must come into play. Given that there is no other way to make citizens whole, failure to fully investigate, and if neccessary, prosecute violations leading to these exposures is equivalent to a complete abroggation of the state's responsibility to protect this data.
Aside from the consequences our volunteers may have suffered (as part of 160,000 Missourians) from exposure of their data, the fiasco which followed had other effects. When the Department of Revenue suddenly changed their policies on the documents required for CCW renewal and began scanning those documents, it raised alarms that data was not being protected in accordance with the law, which alarm was clearly justified. CCW holders due for renewal, knowing that their data could not be protected once it got out, were reluctant to renew their permits. This, in turn, created substantial headaches for the LCSA and the LCSO to find a way to keep requirements current while protecting volunteers. My own CCW was up for renewal on 1 October 2013 and I was due to travel out of state to speak at an emergency management conference several weeks after it expired. The DOR's insistence on obtaining and scanning source documents persisted after Governor Nxon's annoucement that it was not necessary and would be stopped and despite attempted intervention on the part of our Sheriff. The scramble to put a temporary CCW system in place caused significant disruption which only slackened when the new ID printing systems came online in the past month.
The CCW debacle also caused problems with recruitment at a critical time. A number of potentially qualified volunteers backed off from the appication process during that period, expressing uncertainies with how the CCW process violations would be handled. Coming directly on the heels of a Connecticut newspaper posting the list of CCW applicants, this issue was already in people's minds. They had been assured that unlike Connecticut, our CCW process makes their data non-public and that it was protected by law. In fact, I was one person who gave exactly those assurances, citing RsMO 571.101 at several public talks and meetings. The Auxiliary has continued to grow and recruit. Some of the lost applicants may come back if they trust the new system under the county Sheriffs. But the bottom line is that our organization works to make a difference and to serve the community; this issue has made our job harder and violated the trust in the system necessary for an effort like this to function. What kind of precedent is being set for other officials who may wish to ignore the safeguards on private data?
Given the assurrances I made about the state of the law in Missouri, encouraging people to apply for permits, my integrity requires me to follow this issue through.
The Governor claims that the breeches occured without his knowledge and consent. Why then, have there been no indictments of those involved in compliance with the plain language of 571.101 making violation a "class A misdemeanor"? Did the Governor implement appropriate policies to prevent the kind of breach which occured without his knowledge? If changes to the DOR's system were not intended to implement Real ID, in violation of state law, why did the Governor receive a letter from Janet Reno thanking him for his participation in the program? Perhaps there are reasonable explanations for these things, but it is the right of the publc to hear them and he responsibility of our legislature to ensure that they are heard. Impeachment by itself is not a guilty verdict but merely the first stage of a process the Missouri House has the duty to initiate.
The Lawrence County Sheriff's Auxiliary recommends DO PASS on HR923.
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I believe Governor Nixon has committed impeachable offenses as he issued Executive Order 13-14 that violates the Missouri Constitution's definition of marriage, and as he failed to set up special elections to fill vacant legislative seats, and as he released the legally protected personal information of Missouri concealed carry endorsement holders. These are facts and as we are all ruled by law, no one is above the law. Thank You, Anthony Reeves.
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Gov. Nixon has regularly shown his contempt for the people of Missouri and the state Constitution through his actions.
After voters directly shut down Real ID through ballot initiative and Gov. Nixon himself signed into law HB 361 in 2009, the Department of Revenue began scanning and transferring sensitive documents and information to a central collection point, directly violating the law. Gov. Nixon did nothing about this.
He has attempted to circumvent the Missouri Constitution's checks and balances system by legislating through executive orders in direct violation of the powers he has been granted through that same document, as per his direction to the Department of Revenue to accept same-sex couples who have been legally married in other states to file their taxes with a status of "married", even though the Missouri Constitution does not allow for same-sex marriage.
He has disenfranchised voters in several districts by not scheduling elections to replace legislators who have stepped down from their positions, often after being appointed to a position by the governor himself. This has left citizens in these districts forced to pay taxes with no representation in government, similar to the "taxation without representation" offense that sparked our country's Revolutionary War. For him to have illegally put off this call for elections shows his intent to disenfranchise those who may speak against him.
Because these actions directly affect the security of the people in their homes and papers, forces districts to pay taxation without the requisite representation in the legislature and on several counts go directly against his duties as governor, I ask that Gov. Nixon be removed from his office immediately, reparations be considered to those whose identity has been compromised through the actions of the Department of Revenue and that elections be called immediately for the disenfranchised districts in Missouri.
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I believe that our elected officials are to ensure that our laws are enforced. Any neglect or failure to follow the definition of their duties should be investigated. It seems that our elected officials want to do their own agendas instead of the will of the people.
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Yes, I believe Governor Nixon has committed impeachable offences and we must act accordingly.
Doing nothing will encourage future state leaders to ignore our state constitution.
If we do not expect better of our state government officials, how can we expect the leaders at the federal level to remain within the guidelines of our country's constitution?
Thank-you for considering my opinion.
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This governor has committed several impeachable acts. It is time to take action for the good of MO.
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It gives me the greatest dissatisfaction to have to say this but Gov. Nixon has committed at least the offense of adopting the common core curriculum without the peoples voice. This curriculum, no matter the amount of money padding it, is worth the self-esteem or creativity of each child. What I have seen of this new curriculum that seems to have won the heart of Gov. Nixon because of the money that was tied to it, will crush each child's self-esteem, lower their standards in learning, and give them a sense of failure. Shame on him for selling our children! The next most important issue is that the voice of the people should be heard on this matter before it was adopted. We needed ALL the facts, and not just lies letting the people know what was being implemented in the schools. OUR CHILDREN deserve a better leader than someone who is willing to sell them out for money. WE NEED a leader who is law abiding, and truthful in his service than the characteristics displayed by our current governor. WE deserve a leader that has the best interest of the people in our state, abide by the state & US constitution, and follows the process of government.
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Please hold Governor Nixon accountable to Missouri's laws.
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I urge you to hold Governor Nixon accountable for his actions and vote for impeachment.
HR 923 Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
• Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 2: “The governor shall take care that the laws are distributed and faithfully executed, and shall be a conservator of the peace throughout the state.â€
• Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 571.101.9(2) (2): “... An applicant's status as a holder of a concealed carry permit, ... shall not be public information and shall be considered personal protected information.†(Formerly 571.101.8)
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HR 380 Governor Nixon intentionally issued an Executive Order that he knew violates the Missouri Constitution's definition of “marriageâ€.
• Missouri Constitution, Article I Section 33: “That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman.â€
• On November 14, 2013, Governor Nixon issues Executive Order 13-14, which orders the Missouri Department of Revenue to recognize same-sex marriages for the purpose of filing tax returns.
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HR 476 Governor Nixon intentionally and willfully neglected his duty to set special elections to fill vacant legislative seats.
• Missouri Constitution, Article III Section 14. “Writs of election to fill vacancies in either house of the general assembly shall be issued by the governor."
• Section 21.110, RSMo, also requires the Governor to issue writs of election: "21.110. If the governor receives any resignation or notice of vacancy, or if he is satisfied of the death of any member of either house, during the recess, he shall, without delay, issue a writ of election to supply the vacancy.â€
• Under the pressure of a lawsuit, Governor Nixon did eventually set election dates for three open House seats, but he passed up opportunities to use scheduled elections and set the elections so late that many tens of thousands of people have been left without adequate representation.
• Additionally, he has refused to even call an election for the vacant 22nd Senate seat. About 285,000 people have been disenfranchised by the governor.
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Governor Nixon exceeded his authority when he signed on to the Common Core State standards and turned over Missouri's power to determine its own standards and assessments for the children of Missouri.
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HR 380 Governor Nixon intentionally issued an Executive Order that he knew violates the Missouri Constitution's definition of “marriageâ€.
Missouri Constitution, Article I Section 33: “That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman.â€
On November 14, 2013, Governor Nixon issues Executive Order 13-14, which orders the Missouri Department of Revenue to recognize same-sex marriages for the purpose of filing tax returns.
Also, he disclosed personal information which was protected by law and failed to hold timely elections when an elected person died or resigned from office and had to be sued at least once to call for elections.
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Governor Nixon does not appear to be following his oath of office to uphold the constitution of the State of Missouri. His actions regarding executive orders in variance with amendments to the constitution, not holding required elections, and giving up the names of concealed carry holders all seem to be all violations of his oath. His actions should at least be investigated through impeachment to discover exactly what his role was in these actions and if they constitute violations of his oath. Please vote for HR380, HR476, and HR923.
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Missouri Constitution, Article I Section 33: “That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman.
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Missouri Constitution, Article I Section 33: “That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only exists between a man and a woman.
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Any elected official that violates the Missouri Constitution, or Missouri Revised Statutes SHOULD be Impeached FIRST, then tried criminally.
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By signing on to the Common Core State Standards, you have violated our constitutional rights.
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I support the Articles of Impeachment against Gov. Jay Nixon. His disregard for the Missouri Constitution was clear when he issued Executive Order 13-14 recognizing same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns. He also failed to set special elections to fill vacant seats in the General Assembly--including my district, the 151st, which has been vacant since Dennis Fowler was appointed to the Board of Probation and Parole in December 2013. This left our district without representation for (now) more than 4 months. Gov. Nixon then set special elections for August, which will leave our district without a representative and also avoids the ability for the GOP to potentially veto key legislation. Finally, Gov. Nixon allowed release of key information on conceal and carry documents to the Federal Government--a clear violation of our Missouri Constitution, by withholding punishment of executive branch employees responsible for these violations. Gov. Nixon has a clear disregard for the law and the wants and desires of the people of Missouri. I support the Articles of Impeachment so that further discovery can occur and bring to light details for House Judiciary Committee.
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Governor Nixon is attempting the same deity as Obama, pick and choose those laws he deems worthwhile and ignore the others. This pattern is obvious all the way back to when he was Atty. General and for some unknown reason decided to ignore the numerous state officials demanding an investigation of the pre-paid funeral fraud that cost thousands of honest, hard working Missourians thousands of dollars each or tens of millions in total. Why is there not a full and complete investigation by an independent prosecutor?
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Gov. Nixon has had a disregard for Missouri's rights to privacy, a true marriage relationship, and the proper procedures
to be followed from his position as an elected public servant. He has failed many times to represent Missouri honorably. We need elected officials who will support and protect our rights! He should be impeached for failing in his promises to us.
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I do think Governor Jay Nixon should be impeached. Bill HR 380, HR 476, and HR 923 should be passed. Gov. Nixon has no authority to recognize same sex couples for filing tax returns. We passed an amendment a few years ago not recognizing these types of "marriages". Also Gov. Nixon has for political purposes not filled vacancies in the General Assembly. This should not be allowed.
Thank you,
Louise Blume
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Governor Nixon has been refusing to allow me my representation in Missouri government. In my opinion he has violated my rights, openly and willfully. Knowing that this action is against our constitution and a violation of Missouri law he did so with out regard to anyone's rights. In my opinion he is no better than a person who breaks into my home and steals from me and my family. I believe he should be prosecuted to the letter of the law.
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Gov. Nixon needs to be held accountable for his actions. He has over reached the authority of the executive branch of this state.
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I believe Governor Nixon has been negligent in his duties and needs to be impeached without delay.
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Nixon effectively removed representation from citizens of Missouri.this is inexcussable.
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It's a serious concern that an elected official - especially one so important as the governor of our state - has utilized the power of this office to push a partisan agenda in blatant disregard of the Missouri constitution and millions of Missouri citizens. The Missouri Constitution in Article VII, Section 1 says that elected executive officials can be held liable for willful neglect of duty, corruption, incompetency and oppression in office. Because of this, I believe an investigation should be conducted over the following concerns: Governor Nixon's Executive Order 13-14 that violated the Missouri Constitution's definition of marriage (Article 1, Section 33) - an issue the people of Missouri voted and spoke quite clearly on; Governor Nixon failing to set special elections to fill vacant legislative seats, an action that left thousands of Missouri citizens without adequate representation (in disregard of Article III, Section 14 of the Missouri Constitution); and Governor Nixon approving the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders (in disregard of Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 571.101.9(2) (2)). What kind of message we are sending to all future governors if we stand idle in the face of such blatant misuse of power?
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The Governor has not kept his oath to uphold the Missouri Constitution and insure that the citizens of Missouri are duly represented in the State of Missouri before the legislature and government. As a result, he has failed in his duties and responsibilities to lead the great state of Missouri and should be impeached as the law provides.
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For blatant disregard of items in HR. 380, HR 476, and HR 923
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I find it totally amazing that a sitting governor would break the law and release the names of concealed carriers. I am not one, but feel their rights were willfully violated.
I also find it amazing that a governor, duly elected to serve in the best interests of the citizens of Missouri, would even consider using "executive orders". His word is not important when the majority of citizens are against his beliefs. He is not a "one-man show". He needs to go.
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There is enough evidence to hold an impeachment trial. Governor Nixon's failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay could be considered incompetency or a willful neglect of duty. Governor Nixon's issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns could be considered oppression in office because he is using his power in an unjust way in violation of the Missouri Constitution. Last, his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to the federal government could be considered a willful neglect of duty. Governor Nixon is innocent until proven guilty, but there is enough evidence to move forward with an impeachment trial.
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I support the Articles of Impeachment!
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I am not for a vengeful "witch hunt" nor do I endorse impeachment for minor offenses; however,I believe this governor has not done what is best for ALL Missourians. The acts listed above, plus his refusal to bring some form of tax relief to the citizens of Missouri while offering them to businesses willing to relocate is in my view unconscionable. I believe we need to at least put not only the Governor but all our representatives on notice that they work for "We,The People". Thank You, Gary Altergott, St. Peters, MO.
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I support the Articles of Impeachment.
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The Governor has misused his power. If you the legislators allow his actions to stand without consequences, then you forever cede power to the Governor - and away from the people and the General Assembly. We have watched this happen in Washington DC as the executive branch continues every year to take more and more power - no matter which party is in charge of the white house. Please do not let this happen in Missouri. It is time to take a stand. To reign in the Governor. Our kids are counting on you doing the right thing
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Governor Nixon has deprived me, and 250,000 of my fellow Jefferson County citizens with no representation in the 22nd District of the Missouri Senate this session for no other reason that political games. He has refused to call an election though the opportunity has presented itself to fill the seat. The intentional and knowing disenfranchisement of Missouri Citizens is the utmost violation of our state Constitution, and far and away exceeds those acts which are impeachable. Denying representation is the most egregious violation which a Governor can commit, and he does so willingly, despite the Constitution requiring an election to be called "without delay." He must be impeached, as this behavior cannot go unabated and act as a road map for disenfranchisement for future Governors, regardless of their party affiliation.
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We need to get the corruption out of our government offices.
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Government officials who are not representing the interest of the people need to be impeached
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Hes violated our privacy hes handed over our CCW permits over to the DHS. He also does not support our right to keep and bear arms he vetoed the Second Amendment Protection Act. I don't feel he truly represents many Missourians values nor does he represent my values as a Californian. He also denies complying with the Real ID act which is a threat to the states and sovereignty of this nation. Our checks and balances on the federal government are very important. Take what I say into account please...
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This is to begin the process of inquiry. These issues all need further investigation. Until our elected officials are held to a high standard of integrity, this state and this nation will continue to suffer from corruption.
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Please pass the articles of Impeachment Bill.
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I believe congress should vote to begin impeachment proceedings on Jay Nixon for all of his unconstitutional & unethical actions as the governor of Missouri. I believe the proceedings should move quickly without grandiose displays for political purposes in order to conserve taxpayers funding & to allow congress to work on productive issues that directly affect our state.
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Governor Nixon has issued an Executive Order regarding same sex marriage that violates our Missouri Constitution; he has willfully failed to set special elections to fill vacant legislative seats; and he intentionally released legally protected personal information of conceal and carry endorsement holders. Governor Nixon is not a Governor but an independent operator who does what he likes, ignoring the will of the people of Missouri. He keeps legislative seats from being filled and releases confidential citizen information to the Federal government. We need a Governor who will follow our Constitution, fill legislative seats in accordance with our Constitution, and protect the privacy of Missouri citizens. It is time to replace a Governor who refuses to uphold the duties, responsibilities and oath of the office he took upon being elected.
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It is a slap in the face of all who voted to reject so called gay marriage. To have an elected official who won't honor the will of the people is a travisty that needs to be stopped. Governor Nixon needs to be shown that he was elected to uphold the law, not push his personal agenda. This type of politics only serves to harm our State and divide the people, which is not what we want from our Governor.
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It seems that Gov. Nixon has been in lock-step with President Obama and not in tune with the people of MO. He has released the names of concealed carry which is strictly against the MO Constitution.
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HR 380 Governor Nixon intentionally issued an Executive Order that he knew violates the Missouri Constitution's definition of “marriageâ€.
Missouri Constitution, Article I Section 33: “That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman.â€
On November 14, 2013, Governor Nixon issues Executive Order 13-14, which orders the Missouri Department of Revenue to recognize same-sex marriages for the purpose of filing tax returns.
HR 476 Governor Nixon intentionally and willfully neglected his duty to set special elections to fill vacant legislative seats.
Missouri Constitution, Article III Section 14. “Writs of election to fill vacancies in either house of the general assembly shall be issued by the governor."
Section 21.110, RSMo, also requires the Governor to issue writs of election: "21.110. If the governor receives any resignation or notice of vacancy, or if he is satisfied of the death of any member of either house, during the recess, he shall, without delay, issue a writ of election to supply the vacancy.â€
Under the pressure of a lawsuit, Governor Nixon did eventually set election dates for three open House seats, but he passed up opportunities to use scheduled elections and set the elections so late that many tens of thousands of people have been left without adequate representation.
Additionally, he has refused to even call an election for the vacant 22nd Senate seat. About 285,000 people have been disenfranchised by the governor.
HR 923 Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 2: “The governor shall take care that the laws are distributed and faithfully executed, and shall be a conservator of the peace throughout the state.â€
Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 571.101.9(2) (2): “... An applicant's status as a holder of a concealed carry permit, ... shall not be public information and shall be considered personal protected information.†(Formerly 571.101.8)
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Governor Nixon, has commited a misdeamenor , drivers license given away to another state.
He is neglectful of his duties, he didn't call for elections to replaced the representatives he appointed to other positions.
that sounds like bribery.
STand in the gap for our fellow man.
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Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 1: “All elective executive officials of the state, and judges of the supreme court, courts of appeals and circuit courts shall be liable to impeachment for crimes, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude or oppression in office.â€
HR 380 Governor Nixon intentionally issued an Executive Order that he knew violates the Missouri Constitution's definition of “marriageâ€.
Missouri Constitution, Article I Section 33: “That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman.â€
On November 14, 2013, Governor Nixon issues Executive Order 13-14, which orders the Missouri Department of Revenue to recognize same-sex marriages for the purpose of filing tax returns.
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Governor Nixon has time after time neglected and ignored the will of the people of the great state of Missouri. The evidence is clear that he willfully disregarded the constitution and duly passed laws of our state. He is a corrupt self serving politician with only his own best interest at heart. These charges are very serious and should be investigated through the impeachment process. While the office of Governor is great, the man that holds this office is no greater than the least of Missouri's citizens. The Governor should be held to the highest of standards. Jay Nixon has brought petty partisanship, cronyism and corruption to the office, he alone is responsible and should be held accountable. Let the impeachment process send a loud and clear message to this Governor and all future Governors that we, the people of Missouri will not tolerate this kind of behavior.
I ask you to support HR 380,476 and 923.
Thank you and May God Bless the Great state of Missouri,
Wesley J. Zander
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Please impeach Nixon for failing to uphold Missouri law.
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Mr. Nixon has sworn an oath to defend our constitutional rights. He has failed to do this. Instead he has become part and parcel of the "gun grabbing" politicians who ignore our rights. In addition, he is party to such schemes as the new "red light traffic cameras" which are in direct violation of our rights to privacy.
We, the people of the State of Missouri have had enough of these mealy-mouthed politicians like Jay Nixon and Claire McCaskill. It's high time we made a stand. It's time to honor those who honor our constitution and prosecute those politicians who do not.
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I for one believe that if for no other reason, good ole Jeremiah should be impeached for the release of ccw info to the federal government. This was an illegal act. The people of this state deserve better than to have our state government run by a criminal.
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It's not lawful to share confidential information on conceal carry gun owners
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It appears Governor Nixon has a legacy of willful neglect of his official duty surrounding him. Going back to last year the the release of confidential personal information by the Dept of Revenue to 3rd parties, and his failure to set election dates to fill vacant seats a pattern emerges of using his office to dictate his terms rather than follow his lawful obligations.
This warrants a special investigation of Governor Nixon to reveal if he did indeed violate any law of Missouri and seek remedy for such violation. Or to clear his name if there is no wrong doing after a full investigation. We must proceed with this investigation for the sake of maintaining the Rule of Law in Missouri and assuring the citizens that no politician can use his office as a bully pulpit of intimidation and misrepresentation of the facts.
I believe this needs to proceed urgently to assure justice prevails in Missouri. Please pass this bill without hesitation! Thank you!
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Governor Nixon has set himself up to be impeached .
He issued an executive order to allow same sex marriage, and didn't call for elections to fill vacant legislature seats.
He has broken the law and is not representing the people of the state of MO.
Please support HR 380, 476,.923.
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First thank you for your time, I truly believe that your leaders have to be held to a higher standard then the general public
how can you expect the public to be law abiding when our leaders don't think they have to follow the laws that we entrust them to uphold ? When our leaders break the laws, it is up to our Representative to correct this behavior, to keep each other in check. Our Governor is not above the law, we cannot have a governor that cannot be trusted to protect and serve the people of his or her state. We cannot have corruption at that level. We have to see that our Representative will not tolerate such behavior, and will show the public that there are checks and balances in the State of Missouri. No more nicey,nice. No more- nobody wants to be the bad guy. People have to gain the trust of their government, and it has to start here in the state of Missouri.
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I believe that the Governor has greatly overstepped his authority and is using the same type of personal use as our President uses when he bypasses the House and Senate and makes his own laws. Why the House and Senate did not step in and overrule his order in the first place is a problem we should take up with our elected officials. As some officials use their office for their own gain they should be thrown out of that office.
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The governor has over reached his use of executive orders to violate the Missouri constitution concerning marriage in Missouri being between a man and a woman. His lying to the people of Missouri concerning conceal carry permits being sent to the FBI/ feds. Stating it didn't happen when he knew that it did happen. Mr. Nixon needs to go.
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It's a tragedy to think that our elected officials will oppose the will of the people and abuse their power to achieve their agenda. When we (the people) elect a person for office we are basically saying "we trust you." However, that has not been the case in the matter of the Governor. The voters went to the polls to decide how the State of Missouri would view same-sex marriage. With an overwhelming decision, the voters chose to view marriage as one man and one woman. Common sense tells me that marriage is not natural between two men or two women. The Governor chose by executive order to cause confusion and complicate the matter when it comes to the institution of marriage. When the Governor of the State of Missouri was sworn in, he took the oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
The problem is he has chosen to disregard the will of the people and neglected to protect the rights of the citizens of the State of Missouri by willfully allowing the IRS to consolidate personal data/information.
The governing body has betrayed my trust and confidence in the government but yet no one is being held accountable. It just goes to prove that laws are established to be broken. I urge the legislators of Missouri to hold not only the governor responsible but also those that abuse their power at the expense of taxpayers. Thank you for your consideration. God Bless The United States One Nation Under God!
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I believe it is time that if any elected official that is sworn into office and they swear an oath to that office to uphold the law of the State or the Nation, we the people and those within the power to hold them accountable should have the opportunity to impeach them if they disrespect and break that oath. Their oath of office should be respected and taken seriously.
Too often, elected officials say anything they want to get elected and then turn their back on those that voted for them and do whatever they want. They care nothing about honesty or the oath they swore to uphold.
If we take the oath seriously and show the elected officials it has a purpose and you can't play politics with it, then the future will be better for all of us.
Governor Nixon has disrespected his oath of office and the laws of Missouri. He plays politics with disregard to his constituents. It is time he feels the consequences of his selfishness and lawlessness.
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by nixon and ag koster giving 166,000+ missourians ccw to homeland sec. alone (at least 2 times) is an impeachable offense, yet as far as i know no one has pursued this issue. Accountability, responsibility and transparency, Democrat, Republican or independent is the way our founders did their best to hold elected officials feet to the fire. now all we have is professional, supposedly public servants [which can be an oxymoron and many times is] who worked just a few years to get a lifetime of being on the government dole.
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As reasoning and intelligent men and women, you should know that you have no worth to the people if you have no fear of God, as your eternity could start at any moment, as well as those you serve. With that in mind, the lives and souls of those you represent in the state should be of your first concern. Each of you know that the Government at all levels has been out of control for several years, with those in office serving themselves and those they puppet for, ahead of the people. With the wisdom given to those putting together the Constitution to protect the people, there have been sections put in place in the Constitution to see that those who would serve themselves against the wishes of the people would be censured and more if needed to stop this abuse of power. You know that this breach has happened, and to know what to do and not do it, is a sin. Please be man or woman enough to send a message to those in powerful positions that they will not get by with abuses to the people. You are in my prayers that you will not compromise and lessen who you are and who your work for. God be with you, Gregory
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I support your efforts to hold our Governor accountable. The people of this state deserve this.
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I support this action to impeach Governor Nixon.
When the executive (or any elected or any official appointed official in position of authority) fails to uphold their sworn oath of office they must be held accountable by other branches of government and/or the people.
This violation of the public trust is an abomination and cannot and must not be tolerated. Failure to remove persons who fail to uphold this scared trust allow anarchy and tyranny to commence and grow.
Failure to hold them accountable will destroy the fundamental bases of divided government.
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On several occasions Gov. Nixon has ignored the people of the state of Missouri. 71% of us told the state we do not want anything to do with Obama care but yet attempts is still made dish of us in that direction.
Gov. Nixon has ignored the will of the people of Missouri when it comes to protecting our right to keep and bear arms by veto of the Second Amendment protection act. He has ignored the Constitution both state and federal and it is time for him to have a wake-up call. I request an affirmative vote on impeachment of an individual who has forgotten their oath of office.
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Shame on Governor Nixon for standing up for our 2nd amendment rights.
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The governor's actions show a disregard for the constitution that certainly warrants impeachment. Please proceed.
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HR 923 Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
This violated Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 571.101.9(2) (2): “... An applicant's status as a holder of a concealed carry permit, ... shall not be public information and shall be considered personal protected information.†(Formerly 571.101.8)
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Due to Jay Nixon's neglect of duty, misconduct and oppression in office, just to name a few, I support the Articles of Impeachment.
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I support the articles of impeachment.
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I support the articles of Impeachment
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As governor, Jeremiah Nixon is to enforce the laws of Missouri. He is not above the law. There are at least three (HR 380, 476, 923) well-publicized instances where the governor has not fulfilled his duties as governor. These instances easily rise to the level of impeachment and subsequent trial in the Senate.
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I support the articles of impeachment
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I support the impeachment!
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I support the impeachment of Gov. Nixon
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Nixon thinks he is outside the law. We must impeach today.
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My knowledge of Governor Nixon's actions is not thorough and complete, but I can say that it is his lack of good priority's that deeply concerns me. I live in the St. Louis region and as I said before, I manufacture wood stoves and the sheer insulated state of Gov. Nixon is deeply concerning. What he has done for local Missouri people is near absolutely nothing. One of the largest hindrances to businesses, especially start-up firms, is the overbearing local regulations. I considered buying a building in North St. Louis that was constructed in 1892. It clearly was made as a commercial building. But I could not purchase it as it was zoned residential. This is infuriating because St. Louis has almost no residents in the first place. And the local taxes and laws are crazy, for example: they will allow a tavern to be built right next to a residential neighborhood, and all the night long noise doe snot bother the city officials, an autobody and tire shop is fine too. Even though both those things are significantly louder than most any manufacturing firm I have been to. Yet they have it in their head manufacturing is dirty, evil and yucky. So they force zoning laws against manufacturing, have very little property that can be used for such things and when they are, they are taxed over 30%. One thing I have wanted to see is St. Louis strip all their regulations away, then jobs and businesses can use the otherwise undesirable property for whatever purpose. Which brings me to Doe Run, why did Nixon just allow the EPA to walk in and close the last lead ore smelter in the country? The EPA does not realize that the demand for lead will be met one way or another, and all their doing is moving what little pollution there is, to China or elsewhere and the jobs that go with it. The people are getting really sick and tired of hearing about safety this, environment that. It means nothing if we are all poor and jobless.
I would rather live in a polluted town, and have a house and a little bit of prosperity than have clean air/water, but live like a caveman. Which brings me back to Nixon, why is it that jobs are not priority #1? All his focus and energy is going to anything and everything but jobs. And he tramples upon the Missouri Constitution all the time, yet with zero results that effect the people of Missouri. Its one thing to ignore bits and pieces of the constitution if your trying to save the spirit of the law, much like Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus to save the Constitution. Or if he does it to create jobs and it shows results. But oh no, he rapes our laws and freedoms, and there's nothing to show for it. How is it that Law can even exist if they Lawmakers violate their own laws? Is that not the definition of lawless tyranny?
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I strongly believe the Gov. Nixon's biggest crime is against our children where he has willfully neglect his duty by choosing to bypass the very people that have their best interest at heart. Any time dollars override the best interest of our children, we should be concerned. I find it interesting and sad that Gov. Nixon nearly unilaterally committed our state and our children to Common Core w/o due diligence, particularly when parents and teachers were voicing concern. Yet, he did not hesitate to rave of the progress and achievements of our local schools while speaking to a captive audience of children. So, if I understand this correctly, Gov. Nixon refuses to publicly stand behind the choice he made behind the scenes (remember he did not even utter Common Core and all its greatness in his speech on the education budget). He (along w/ DESE) refuses to speak to parents and teachers who have questions about his choice, yet he'll speak to my child? If there's so much to commend my child about, why are we diverting from the direction we were on? The sign of a true leader is one that admits their mistakes and corrects them, not deny them. Just because you repeat a lie multiple times, it cannot be declared truth. Please do not follow Gov. Nixon's footsteps. Stand up for our children, our families, our schools and our state!
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The Governor should be held accountable to the same standards of law that I am. Why is it fair that he doesn't have to obey the laws of Missouri, but I do. I as in the one who pays for him to represent me!
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I hope you can get this man away from the people of Missouri since he has and never will represent us.
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The Governor is not performing in a satisfactory manner. It is time our elected officials know that we need business
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I believe Nixon should be impeached because of his action on several fronts.
1. He directed DOR to distribute the names in the protected private status of concealed carry permits to the federal government.
2. He directed DOR to recognize same sex marriages for the purpose of filing taxes in direct conflict with the MO constitution.
3. He has delayed, or refused, to schedule elections to fill vacancies in the legislature.
4. He has not faithfully discharged his duties according to the MO constitution..
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I am a Missouri citizen who believes that God will bless or curse nations according to how those nations honor Him and his word, the Bible. God instituted marriage and Missouri still recognizes marriage as between a man and a woman as God intended. Recognizing gay marriage violates the Missouri Constitution and the belief of most Missourians and the governor violates the public trust when he unilaterally by-passes both with an executive order.
I also am a Missouri citizen who has had personal private information released for federal scrutiny without my knowledge or permission. I am also a citizen of the unrepresented 67th district. We should have been given an opportunity to elect a representative in April but Governor Nixon chose to leave the seat vacated until August. I don't understand this delay.
I do believe that Governor Nixon should be impeached for these violations of his oath of office.
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As with our current president, Gov. Nixon chooses to enact policy by ignoring protocol. Justification for this maneuver is always problematical, and surely the end must justify the means. We know certain discredited philosophies grew to great power using that approach and it's application in this context, in this state, in this free country can not be permitted. Our state representatives must review Nixon's actions and decide for Missourians if he had sufficient reason to sidestep normal procedure, and if not, work to apply appropriate sanction.
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All elected Officials need to obey the Law, especially the Governor.
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Gov. Nixon should be impeached, for acting against the will of the people. Also, when I paid to go through the classes and test to get a conceal carry permit, I had no idea that our own governor is a federal spy.
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There definitely needs to be an official inquiry done on Governor Nixon.
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I feel we must move forward with the Impeachment. No single person should be able to ignore our constitution and leave our dist. unrepresented.
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An official should remember and honor the agreement that he has been trusted with to obey the constitution and to protect his people from any abuse that may take aim at it or them
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the governor made a serious error giving the concealed carry permit information to those not entitled to such information.
That alone, in my opinion, is reason enough to impeach the governor.
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Let's take a look a the three basic things the Articles of Impeachment are about:
HR 380 Governor Nixon intentionally issued an Executive Order that he knew violates the Missouri Constitution's definition of “marriageâ€.
Missouri Constitution, Article I Section 33: “That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman.â€
On November 14, 2013, Governor Nixon issues Executive Order 13-14, which orders the Missouri Department of Revenue to recognize same-sex marriages for the purpose of filing tax returns.
HR 476 Governor Nixon intentionally and willfully neglected his duty to set special elections to fill vacant legislative seats.
Missouri Constitution, Article III Section 14. “Writs of election to fill vacancies in either house of the general assembly shall be issued by the governor."
Section 21.110, RSMo, also requires the Governor to issue writs of election: "21.110. If the governor receives any resignation or notice of vacancy, or if he is satisfied of the death of any member of either house, during the recess, he shall, without delay, issue a writ of election to supply the vacancy.â€
Under the pressure of a lawsuit, Governor Nixon did eventually set election dates for three open House seats, but he passed up opportunities to use scheduled elections and set the elections so late that many tens of thousands of people have been left without adequate representation.
Additionally, he has refused to even call an election for the vacant 22nd Senate seat. About 285,000 people have been disenfranchised by the governor.
HR 923 Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 2: “The governor shall take care that the laws are distributed and faithfully executed, and shall be a conservator of the peace throughout the state.â€
Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 571.101.9(2) (2): “... An applicant's status as a holder of a concealed carry permit, ... shall not be public information and shall be considered personal protected information.†(Formerly 571.101.8)
Again, impeachment is not a conviction. In my opinion, there is clearly enough evidence of wrong-doing to justify an official inquiry (impeachment trial) into the Governor's conduct.
Think about the message we are sending to all future governors if we stand idle in the face of such blatant misuse of power.
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I am for the impeachment of Governor Nixon. I feel an inquiry needs to be done in order to hold our elected officials accountable. Governor Nixon had no right to issue an Executive Order to recognize same-sex marriages for the purpose of filing tax returns. Of all the reasons to recognize same-sex marriages this reason is pathetic. I feel an issue like this needs to be voted on by the citizens of Missouri, do we have a voice? Also, the Governor willfully neglected to fill vacant legislative seats. With his neglect 285,000 people have had no one to represent them and their concerns. Finally, he needs to be questioned as to why he approved the release of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders. Nixon's actions on this matter burn me up, we have no privacy anymore. I can guarantee our information went to Real ID to be put in the national database. If we as citizens cannot hold our elected officials accountable then who will in the future?
Thank You
Adrianne Mansfield
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Governor Nixon intentionally issued an Executive Order that he knew violates the Missouri Constitution's definition of “marriageâ€.
Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
Governor Nixon intentionally and willfully neglected his duty to set special elections to fill vacant legislative seats.
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Governor Nixon has literally BETRAYED the citizens of the State of Missouri, when he "Sold Out" our children, in signing them to become common core compliant! EVEN THOUGH, the State of Missouri has said NO, we do NOT want common core! Now, our children are being exposed to testing, data collection, and we are having to fight against something that we, as THE People, have ALREADY STATED THAT WE DO NOT WANT In our State!
Our Governor went behind our backs, without the say of anyone, and BETRAYED the Citizens and children of Our State of Missouri!
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I am writing in support of HR476, Article of Impeachment against Governor Nixon.
Representative government is the very nexus of our liberty. The governor has blatantly denied over a quarter million Missourians of the representation in their government that they are entitled to. Clearly, the governor has ignored the Constitution of the State of Missouri in favor of political gain. It is time to bring some justice to the citizens of our State the Governor Nixon has disenfranchised. I urge you to support HR476 and move this article to the Senate for a speedy trial.
Thank you.
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Articles of Impeachment against Governor Nixon
The governor should be held accountable for his failure to correctly represent the people of the State of Missouri. Handing personal information about Concealed Carry Permit holders to the federal government (or anyone) is sufficient grounds for removal from office and criminal charges.
Tony Petruso
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It is not lawful to give out information concerning consealed weapon carriers.
Marriage in Missouri is between a woman and a man only. Allow only civil unions, if it must be, and by a new law only.
This has not been followed.
Louise E. White
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My research has shown that
1) Governor Nixon intentionally issued an Executive Order that he knew violates the Missouri Constitution's definition of “marriageâ€.
Missouri Constitution, Article I Section 33: “That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman.†On November 14, 2013, Governor Nixon issues Executive Order 13-14, which orders the Missouri Department of Revenue to recognize same-sex marriages for the purpose of filing tax returns.
2) Governor Nixon intentionally and willfully neglected his duty to set special elections to fill vacant legislative seats.
Missouri Constitution, Article III Section 14. “Writs of election to fill vacancies in either house of the general assembly shall be issued by the governor."
Section 21.110, RSMo, also requires the Governor to issue writs of election: "21.110. If the governor receives any resignation or notice of vacancy, or if he is satisfied of the death of any member of either house, during the recess, he shall, without delay, issue a writ of election to supply the vacancy.â€
Under the pressure of a lawsuit, Governor Nixon did eventually set election dates for three open House seats, but he passed up opportunities to use scheduled elections and set the elections so late that many tens of thousands of people have been left without adequate representation.
3) Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 2: “The governor shall take care that the laws are distributed and faithfully executed, and shall be a conservator of the peace throughout the state.â€
Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 571.101.9(2) (2): “... An applicant's status as a holder of a concealed carry permit, ... shall not be public information and shall be considered personal protected information.†(Formerly 571.101.8)
Additionally, he has refused to even call an election for the vacant 22nd Senate seat. About 285,000 people have been disenfranchised by the governor.
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I support the Articles of Impeachment for Gov. Nixon. He has dishonored his oath of office and all Missourians.
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He has performed several articles of impeachment that is true but the one that stands out the most to me is the giving up the names of concealed to carry people. He has broken his oath of protecting the Constitution of the United States of America and for that he has committed treason and should be impeached!
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I agree that there is sufficient reason to impeach Governor Nixon.
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Our Governor is subject to the law just as much as any citizen of Missouri, and it certainly appears that there is sufficient cause to impeach Governor Nixon in order to determine whether or not he has in fact failed to fulfill his legal obligations in his office as Governor.
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I support the articles of impeachment.......
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I support the Articles of Impeachment.
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Those we elect must uphold the constitution.
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Governor Nixon has overstepped his authority and abused my trust and tax dollar by:
1. Purchasing a corporate jet for personal use while he is Governor. Missouri legislators were not informed or allowed to vote to represent citizens' tax dollars. This was wrong.
2. Governor Nixon allowed the Department of Revenue secretly fax legal taxpayers/citizens private information of legal conceal carry permits to federal offices. That information is protected under Missouri law. This was wrong.
3. Governor Nixon took illegal steps to allow same sex couples to file joint taxes in Missouri. He surely knew that this is not permitted under the Missouri Constitution. This was wrong.
I support the impeachment effort. These abuses of Missouri tax dollars/citizens rights are more than just troublesome.
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I am in favor of Governor Jay Nixon being impeached for many reasons; mainly for failing to vote on his elected party's stance (that of the Republican Party)! Governor Nixon has a track record of voting liberal politics - rather than those on which he was voted into office as Missouri's Governor... a Conservative's point of view and on a Conservative platform! He has repeatedly failed to execute his party's platform and content/intent of his appointed office of the right wing of government!
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He has been an unfaithful governor to the people of Missouri. He has done things that are for himself and not the people. He has given the security of the 2nd ammendment away by giving the federal government the people who have a conceal and carry permit. He has also illegally signed our schools up for Common Core, which will now put the federal government's hand in the education of our children. He needs to be impeached as soon as possible.
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Governor Nixon displayed a blatant disregard for Missouri statute when he unilaterally decided to adopt the common core standards for our state. In doing so, he sacrificed local control of our schools. For two years, legislators weren't even aware that these standards were being implemented. Many parents still have no idea what common core is. The lack of transparency in this situation is frustrating and infuriating. Governor Nixon should be held accountable for his actions in this matter.
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When an elected official does not act within the limits of their office or acts outside the Constitution he swore to uphold, they must be reprimanded. In such cases of blatant misconduct they must be investigated, possibly leading to their removal from their office.
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The Govenor, has blaten disregard for the citizens of this great state and needs to be held accountable for his actions.
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He needs to leave,he is not doing us a favor!
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I would like to express my support for this inquiry about Impeachment on Gov Nixon. I feel all of these concerns merit more attention. Let the facts speak for themselves and let the inquiry lead to where ever it needs to go.
Thank you very much.
Michael Liebsch
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Impeach Nixon......if our own Governor doesn't follow the laws of Missouri, then he needs to be Impeached.
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I am in agreement with the statements concerning NEGLECT of the governor's duties towards the people of Missouri! Scott Rupp vacated his office and when my wife told me she had called him on his "Party" day (last day at the office) and was NOT given the new representative's name or contact number, that she felt betrayed and left with no one to go to for our concerns! It didn't seem like the "America" we have known!
To use a pen to sign away the wish of the people is a blatant abuse of power- and one that would certainly make us think of moving OUT OF THIS STATE as moving out of Sodom and Gomorrah! This state needs to have a leader who will follow and protect our cultural "climate" and not one who touts to the mandates of his party LABEL and the liberal dictates of Washington or New York! If I want their philosophical attitudes, I'll move there! BUT I DON"T want their philosophical attitudes! SO keep Missouri in tact and fire these traitors who will not uphold our values as stated IN OUR CONSTITUTION- both national AND state!
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As a citizen of the United States and the State of Missouri, I am horribly offended by the abuse of executive power on both the federal and state level. The use of executive privilege is blatantly out of hand, and Governor Nixon needs to be impeached for his same-sex marriage tax status executive order. Marriage in Missouri is between one man and one woman. He has also failed to hold special elections thereby not giving the residents of Missouri adequate representation in the governing of this State. This country and this state need elected officials willing to do their jobs and defined in our constitution. Failure to do so has consequences, and Governor Nixon should be impeached for failure to do his duty.
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We the people have every right and reason to impeach Gov Nixon. Seems like he thinks he is above the MO constitution and he will run our state as he sees fit!! Thinks he is above the law, I am grateful for these men having enough back bone to stand up and say ENOUGH!! The inquires need to continue!
FOR FREEDOM,
Teresa Platt
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Governor Nixon is not representing the wishes of the people of Missouri. He is misusing his veto power to forward his own agenda. Common Core, retention of excess tax money, release of confidential information and many more issues. He is not fit to govern.
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Missouri needs and deserves a Governor who will do the job he was elected to do. I support the impeachment of Governor Nixon.
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Please continue investigations and hearings concerning the govenor's inappropriate or unlawful acts. No one is above the law and crimes should be punished.
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Please add Nixon's willful sharing of Missourians personal data that was required (before he was stopped) in order to renew drivers license. How can I be assured my information shared with a third party and DHS has been recovered?
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When Nixon made this information public, especially to the Feds, is the straw that broke the Camel's back. Kick the Bum out!
Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 571.101.9(2) (2): “... An applicant's status as a holder of a concealed carry permit, ... shall not be public information and shall be considered personal protected information
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Governor Nixon has overstepped his authority in having the Department of Revenue release the names of all the concealed carry weapon's permit holders to the federal government. He has also abused his authority by using his executive order to recognize same sex marriage. He obviously does not believe in following our state's constitution or the laws of our state. This is a blatant abuse of power of the office of the Govenor by Jay Nixon. He is unfit to govern our state and should be impeached.
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If it is found that Governor Nixon has habitually neglected his duties or exceeded his authority to the detriment of government of the people and duly elected representatives, I would recommend inquiries into the matter(s) and if necessary impeachment. No one of any Party or position is above the law.
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We have had enough dismantling of our nation constitution by the president, we do not need more here in our state. The governor must abide by the constitution as much as the people of the state. He is not above the law.
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I believe we need an executive who runs our state agencies within the confines of the laws of the state. If we need to change the laws, then the executive needs to go to the legislative body and get the law changed. Mr. Nixon in three separate events decided he was above the law and directed the appropriate administrative departments to either not enforce current statutes or disobey the laws. Here is my question, why should I as a taxpayer and citizen have to obey the laws of the State, when the governor clearly does not have to do the same?
If impeachment is not pursued to trial, then your message to me is; it is fine for me to disobey any law I want as long as I have a good reason and the money and power to cheat justice.
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The Governor should be impeached, because he has failed to uphold the MO Laws and the MO Constitution. At what point to we take back the power from the Governor, he has taken unlawfully.
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Please investigate this matter to the full extent, for the sake of the Governor and for the people of Missouri.
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I believe an inquiry to be necessary.
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Mo. voted no to same sex marriage or the privileges that same sex marriage have, in taxes. If you give this right then why can't roommates have it too, or any people or groups living together. The marriage benefit is just that marriage and Mo does not recognize same sex marriages.
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We believe there should be an inquiry into Gov. Jay Nixon's willful negligence of duty and oppression in his office.
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I support the impeachment of Governor Jay Nixon for the following reasons. First, he has signed agreements concerning the implementation of education standards in violation of the process mandated in state statutes. Second, he has unlawfully directed the state to recognize same sex marriage for the purpose of tax filing, even though the state has voted not to acknowledge such marriages. Third, he has undertaken statewide tours at the taxpayer's expense to spread false information about legislation that would provide tax cuts, unleashing unwarranted fear about cuts in education funding. Fourth, he has neglected to fill vacant seats that he is required to fill. Fifth, he has chosen to withhold funding from education when there are state revenue shortfalls, then blames it on the legislature, instead of cutting less necessary areas of funding which shows a lack of good stewardship of the taxpayers' money. For these reasons, among others, I believe the governor has demonstrated incompetency and a failure to uphold and execute state laws and impeachment is the necessary action for the legislature to take.
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Please impeach Jay Nixon. He takes advantage of his power to grant executive order. He vetos bills that Missourians would like to see passed. He does not have Missourians' best interests at heart. He does not deserve to be in office.
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I definitely support impeachment proceedings against Governor Nixon for his unconstitutional executive order that allows same-sex couples in Missouri to file joint income taxes. Our state constitution has a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as being only between a man and a woman. We must let our elected officials know that we will not tolerate them ignoring our Constitutional laws. Please stand firm on this issue.
Sincerely,
Marla Means
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I have read about the Impeachable offences that the Governor has committed and am very concerned about his lack of concern for the office he took an oath to protect, comply and uphold the Missouri Constitution. It is my opinion he should be held accountable for his actions. He is certainly showing partiality in the decisions he has made and does not seem to care that all the citizens of the State are being fully represented. He should face the Impeachment process, and in my opinion, be impeached.
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I agree with Rep.Marshall that Governor Jay Nixon has grossly misused his powers as Governor of MO and should be impeached as suggested and stated in the Articles of Impeachment 380,476 and 923.
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I believe there is ample evidence that the Governor has both neglected his duties and overstepped his authority while in office, from failure to call for a special election within a reasonable and statutorily required period of time, to unilaterally signing the state on to a set of unwritten, unproven education standards, without the advice and counsel of the state board of education or commissioner of education, acting alone as Governor. For these reasons and the others stated in the articles of impeachment filed, I believe Governor Nixon should be further investigated by Senate jurists as to his qualification to hold public office.
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I question Governor Nixon's ability to lawfully represent the people of the great state of Missouri in matters related to the values and morals of the voters of this state. He apparently has decided to do the politically expedient thing and ignore the wishes of the people of Missouri. In summary, I believe he is unfit to govern this state.
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If the charger's are true than he should pay the price just as any other person would have to according to the law.
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It is my opinion as a citizen of the State of Missouri, after reading the information that Mr. Ron Calzone has provided, that an inquiry should be initiated by the Missouri House of Representatives into the alleged behavior of our present Governor Mr. Nixon.
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From the CCW permit scandal, to the recognition of homosexuals as 'married' on the income tax issue, Governor Jay Nixon has violated the constitution of Missouri and needs to be dealt with. When he was sworn in to this office he swore to uphold our state constitution; he has not done that. Therefore, I support the impeachment measure to bring him before the senate to look in to removing him from office.
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The Committee is being asked to recommend that further inquiry take place.
The following three issues provide a summary of my concerns that indicate that Governor Nixon has shown an established pattern of neglect of duty and non-conformance to constitutional limitations on his power:
1) Governor Nixon intentionally issued an Executive Order that he knew violated the Missouri Constitution's definition of “marriageâ€.
2) The integrity of the voting process was compromised due to Governor Nixon’s dereliction of duties when he delinquently did not set up timely election dates for three open House seats. It was his failure to utilize scheduled election opportunities that resulted in Missouri citizens being without representation.
3) Governor Nixon also failed to execute laws that serve to protect the personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
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Governor Jay Nixon has violated the Missouri Constitution Amendment Article 1, Section 33 which states that marriage is between only one male and one female. This amendment was voted into the MO constitution by more than 75% of the MO voters. Now he has violated it by an Executive Order. He also has publicly expressed his desire to have this Amendment overturned by a Federal Judge.
"Taxation without representation is tyranny!" He has abdicated the right of representation by willfully setting special elections for legislative seats several months after those seats became open.
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I believe that same sex marriage is unconstitutional. Governor Nixon should be impeached for it.
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As a husband and a wife who both are Concealed Carry Holders, we feel that Gov. Jay Nixon violated our Constitutional rights. Please see the two statues below: We feel along with many others that our private and personal information was violated and released.
HR 923 Governor Nixon willfully neglected his duty to see that the laws of Missouri were faithfully executed when he approved of the release of the legally protected personal information of 163,000 conceal carry endorsement holders.
Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 2: “The governor shall take care that the laws are distributed and faithfully executed, and shall be a conservator of the peace throughout the state.â€
Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 571.101.9(2) (2): “... An applicant's status as a holder of a concealed carry permit, ... shall not be public information and shall be considered personal protected information.†(Formerly 571.101.8)
Hence, we feel that this is grounds for Gov. Jay Nixon's impeachment.
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Nixon has often proven during his tenure in office that he is an incompetent governor unfit to preside over the proud state of Missouri. His failure to hold special elections for un represented districts, making an un-Consitutional stance over same sex marriage in the state, and open support of the horrendous program known as Common Core, plus his support of President Obama's fascist health care bill are more than ample reasons to impeach him. Please proceed to work through the process of impeachment and open the opportunity for him to be removed with utmost speed.
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Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 1: “All elective executive officials of the state, and judges of the supreme court, courts of appeals and circuit courts shall be liable to impeachment for crimes, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude or oppression in office.â€
I think the articles outline some of the multiple times Governor Nixon has been out of line with his duty to uphold our constitution, and it is time he was tried for those offenses against the people of this state.
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I am in favor of Missouri's governor being impeached. He has gone above the constitutional limits of power given the governor. He has made many poor decisions which have gone against the best welfare and will of Missouri's citizens on many issues.
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The court case regarding the Defense of Marriage Act has no bearing on whether or not Articles of Impeachment should begin on Governor Jay Nixon.
My testimony today is considering a different issue, and that is Articles of Impeachment. The court case is about a single order by the governor, but these Articles are questioning his fitness to govern. The Articles are asking for an inquiry to determine if Governor Nixon has established a pattern of willfully neglecting his duty, or blatantly ignoring constitutional limitations on his power, or behaving with incompetence, etc. Those are some of the things the Missouri Constitution says a governor can be impeached and removed from office for.
Beginning the process of Impeachment is NOT a conviction of any law broken. In fact, the Governor need not break ANY law in order to be Impeached. It is simply an investigation, and that is something I want you to do! Not following the will of the people is enough to start this process, because that is willful neglect of his duty! In my opinion, this governor must be investigated. It is not his job to decide which laws he will enforce, and which ones he will not. It is his job to enforce ALL of the laws approved by the people of Missouri, not just the ones he approves of, or finds politically expedient.
Governor Nixon's refusal to enforce the Defense of Marriage Act (not just a mere law, but a --Constitutional amendment-- approved by the people of Missouri) is just one example of many that I feel must be investigated. The Supreme Court of the United States may have overturned this law, but that ONLY applies to FEDERAL issues. It does NOT affect how the STATE enforces it's own laws, especially where the state constitution is concerned. Regardless of how Governor Nixon may feel about the law himself, it is his DUTY to execute it, and he has said, in writing, that he will do the opposite - and is instructing others to do the opposite as well. That is, by definition, willful neglect. I also believe it is abuse of gubernatorial power.
A clear message must be sent, in the form of an Impeachment Inquiry, that such actions WILL be investigated. This is an important message not just to the current sitting Governor, but to any subsequent governor. That message must be clear, and it is this: "There ARE consequences for not enforcing the will of the people!"
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Missouri is a one woman and one man marriage state. This is what the people of Missouri voted in and if he cannot uphold the constitution of Missouri he should not be in charge.
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Abuses by Govenor Nixon need to be addressed!
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As a voter, I certainly feel I should expect more from the Governor. It is his duty to follow the rules, which he hasn't .
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Elected officials of the state of Missouri should uphold the Constitution of the State. when this does not happen they should be help accountable as to why they think or felt that they do not have to do so. keeping this in mind a review of the action discussed in the House Bill should be addressed.
thanks Pam Adams
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I recommend that further inquiry take place.
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I would like to see these charges investigated, and am therefore in support of these bills. This is not a statement of guilt, but simply authority to investigate. It would be irresponsible to not even look into these allegations.
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I was not able to have a representative because he would not call for an election to replace Rep Jason Smith.I want him out of office.
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I was not represented in the house because Gov. Nixon would not call for an election to fill his House seat.
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I BELIEVE THE GOVERNOR HAS DECIDED TO BECOME A DICTATOR INSTEAD OF GOVERNOR. HE HAS GONE AGAINST OUR CONSTITUTION, INSTEAD OF UPHOLDING IT AS HE SWORE.
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Since being made aware of the performance of Gov. Nixon, I can only say I am completely appalled and disgusted with his show of total disregard of the people of the State of Missouri and of its laws and Constitution. There is no reason to keep this kind of corrupt leader in OUR state any longer. I would hope to have this man removed from the office he is abusing and misrepresenting the great people of the State of Missouri.
Sincerely,
Susan Photinos
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The governor holds back the state with jobs and he thought he would get a way with the gun issue and the DVM. That was the last straw for me. The 2nd amendment is being fought for in almost every state. He was under handed in the way he handled this and no one was held accountable.
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Governor Nixon has blatantly, and repeatedly, violated the laws of the State of Missouri.
Governor Nixon blatantly violated the Missouri Constitution by issuing an Executive Order to recognize Same Sex Marriages for tax purposes, when the Constitution clearly recognizes marriage as being between one man and one woman.
Governor Nixon violated Missouri Law regarding the release of confidential information of thousands of Concealed Carry Permit Holders.
Governor Nixon violated Missouri Law regarding elections to fill vacant seats "without delay". Though he reluctantly called for the elections to fill vacant Missouri House seats, he has NOT called for an election to fill the vacant Missouri Senate seat. His actions are an affront to the Law and the CITIZENS WHO HAVE BEEN WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!
Governor Nixon clearly cares little about the laws, under which the rest of US must live. The grievous nature of his callous disregard for his Oath of Office must be corrected with immediate action by the Legislature.
It is therefore the duty of the Missouri Legislature to act accordingly by Impeachment of Governor Nixon.
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There are many reasons that Gov. Nixon should be impeached. He is telling half truths to the Media and therefore to Missourians regarding the tax reduction. He fails to mention the length of time the tax covers as well as the built in fact that surpluses must be in place.
The most important overreach by his office is his signing of the Memorandum concerning the implementation of Common Core in our state. He by passed the legislature as well as everyday voters.
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As Govennor of Missouri Mr. Nixon should uphold our state constitution but he didn't.
Missouri Constitution, Artical 1, Section 33 , Missouri Constitution Artical 3, Section 14, Missouri Constitution Artical 4 Section 4 and Section 2 , Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 571.101.9.
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The Governor is supposed to work for the people, and through his actions, he is not properly representing the interests of the People.
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I believel the governor has acted outside his constitional limitations and should held accountable just as any ordinary citisn.
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Gov. Nixon is obviously playing politics with his job. He is no friend to a free and just America, instead he is pushing the agenda of more and more governmental power and abuse. While some work to pass legitimate laws in line with the Missouri and U. S. Constitutions, in order to restrain governmental power grabs, Nixon abuses his job as Governor in order to prevent law from restraining him from abusing power. Not allowing a remedy for State Assembly vacancies in a timely manner, as prescribed by law, when that would allow him unchecked veto power of laws that are needed, is typical of the unacceptable maneuvers he performs.
I do not believe he can or will be rehabilitated. The only solution appears to be to remove him from office. Please do so.
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We are a nation and a state of laws and not of men.
No man may disregard his sworn duty to the public and continue in office.
Jay Nixon has clearly flaunted his responsibility to uphold the law of the state of Missouri and failed to do his duty under our law.
The articles of impeachment are clear and warrant a thorough investigation into the facts of Mr. Nixon's actions or his failure to act.
It is the solemn responsibility of our house of representatives to exercise its constitutional oversight and investigate these charges to determine if the facts support filing articles of impeachment.
James Coyne
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Yes, he needs to be impeached for his unlawful acts of which a couple are allowing gun owner names to be given to the Feds and his actions regarding his assault on the true definition of marriage.
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Some of the decisions made by Governor Nixon in his tenure appear to violate Missouri laws; and the impeachment process should be started to investigate this more thoroughly and remove him from office if violation of Missouri laws have happened as clearly alleged.
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Nixon does not acknowledge the views of Missourians IMPEACH
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When a person in office does not uphold the constitution of that state ,they need to be removed from office.
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Governor Nixon should be impeached for "corruption in office".
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Please consider investigating Gov. Nixon's actions.
Thank you.
Theresa Lintzenich
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I believe, as a Missouri citizen, that Governor Nixon did not act in the best interest of me and my fellow Misourians on the three counts stated in the articles. I believe that Governor Nixon acted out of his authority as our state governor and in doing so did not follow his oath of office to speak for the people of his state.
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I feel that Governor Nixon should be investigated for flagrantly ignoring the rule of law. One of the most egregious issues is his bypassing the legislature in adopting the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Now our legislature is facing angry parents and teachers and having to take time and trouble to rectify his illegal behavior. I am also very upset over the release of data on gun owners. He does not seem to care about breaking laws when he should be the greatest example and supporter of our laws. When we have a leader who continually violates the laws of the state he is supposed to lead there needs to be an investigation and consequences.
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I have been disturbed by Governor Nixon's high handed approach to governing and his breaking of numerous state laws. His release of personal information on conceal/carry permits was simply unconscionable. His decision to leave people without representation and his total disregard for law in Missouri leads to a total lack of trust in him as a state leader. His behavior should be investigated. A leader should be an example for the state in honorable behavior.
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Nixon has been appointing Republican legislators to higher paying jobs within his administration. It looks like a strategy to destroy the veto proof majority the R's had in the State Assembly, to prevent passage of the bills we have been pushing to oppose federal overreach. He has not called (allowed) elections to replace those he has so removed, to keep it that way. This sounds very wrong and should be made illegal.
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The Missouri Constitution states that, in the case of a vacancy in the legislature, the governor must issue writs of election (Art III Sec 14); and RSMo specifies that it must be done so "without delay" (RSMo 21.110). The 120th legislative district was vacated in June 2013, the 67th legislative district in December 2013, the 151st legislative district in December 2013, and the 22nd senatorial district in December 2013. Calling for a special election for the vacant legislative districts in August 2014 means that Missourians in those districts will have been without representation for 14 months and 8 months, respectively. And the vacant senatorial district will have been unrepresented for 11 months (effectively 13 months, as the legislature doesn't reconvene until January 2015).
This is not "without delay" by any reasonable definition of the word. While it has been argued that it is necessary to issue writs, as the newly elected representatives wouldn't be representing their constituents for a significant enough duration, this is not sufficient justification to deprive citizens of representation "without delay". This is especially true when a special election could have been called concurrent to the April 2014 municipal election, providing representation for citizens of those districts during the most active time during the legislative session (April and May). Additionally, though the legislative districts will have representation during the September 2014 veto session, the senatorial district will be unrepresented during that time.
Regardless as to the reason for Governor Nixon's abdication of his duty, be it politically motivated to reduce the size of the Republican supermajority in the General Assembly, or to save Missouri money on special elections, it is without a doubt "willful neglect of duty" on behalf of the Governor.
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Governor Nixon is not working for the people of Missouri !!!!
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Please proceed with Impeachment of Governor Nixon. For too many years, he has stopped the free enterprise, pro-American citizen freedoms. He has vetoed a state tax reduction two years in a row. Gov Nixon seems to pass or veto bills to help his image with federal backers, and step on the Missouri citizens he's supposed to protect.
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