Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Missouri Farmers Care issues statement on Amendment One passing

(From Missouri Farmers Care)

Yesterday Missouri voters approved Amendment #1, the Missouri Farming Rights Amendment with over 50% of voters casting a 'yes' ballot. With Amendment #1 now enshrined in the state constitution, all Missouri farmers and ranchers now enjoy constitutional protections to their livelihoods.

"This was a difficult campaign but we made our case to voters and we appreciate the support that Missourians have shown for family farmers and ranchers across the state," Missouri Farmers Care Chairman Don Nikodim said. "While it is unfortunate that the 'no' campaign chose to confuse voters with false attacks on Amendment #1, voters ultimately saw that Amendment #1 was supported by farmers and ranchers across the state. With Amendment #1 approved, we look forward to continue communicating the importance of agriculture to all Missourians.

Missouri Farmers Care will now prepare for the automatic recount, triggered by the margin of victory being less than 1%. We are confident that the will of the people has been shown and believe that a recount will only reaffirm the victory that farmers and ranchers have won."

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wouldn't call this a win really when only 20% of Missourians voted. It's what corporate ag wanted, not the totality of Missourians who will be affected by this, bring on courts to define it! Lol!

Anonymous said...

I don't know. The other 80% was subdued to keep them from voting, you have a poor excuse.

Anonymous said...

11 counties plus STL and KC said no.
Those 13 areas voted 61% NO to 39% yes.
They accounted for 54% of the total votes cast.

Had the voters turned out they would have killed this. As it was, no one cares. There is a lesson in that. I think that since 82% of Midwest ag products are exported (U of MN stats) they have a right to be a little apathetic.

Way to go MO. #1 in puppy mills and meth labs. But hey, we can carry our guns and drive on beat up roads.

At least now I can have a pot farm and no one can stop me huh?