Scott Holste, the governor's press secretary, said Wednesday that Gov. Jay Nixon stands by his call.
"The governor's call for the special session on this particular issue was very narrow and the governor called them specifically back on this issue to repeal that section and not to amend it at all," Holste said.
But Cunningham maintains that she is within her rights to propose new legislation. Sighting a 1922 Missouri Supreme Court case, she said the governor has the responsibility to determine the subject matter for a special session, but does not have the right to dictate or restrict specific legislative actions.
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Perhaps the Governor has done some research into the Constitution and has come to realise that, as government entries, the school districts have no more Constitutional authority to interfere with free speach rights than the state government.
The governor doesn't get to dictate to the general assembly as to what laws are passed. He can either sign or veto legislation. He signed this bill into law.
Government workers are subject to the rules set down by their employers, namely the school boards as well as the legislature. He who pays the piper calls the tune. If Turner wants private free speech with school children, then he should resign from his position as a school teacher and arrange special sessions with their parents.
Pastor Lindstedt... Unfortunately that pesky Constitution keeps getting in the way though, huh?
Lindstedt is as much a pastor as my dog! I could send in a paper and pay a fee and make my dog a pastor, just how Lindstedt did. Read his hate speech and you will realize he is no pastor.
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