When: June 18, 2013
6:30-8:00

Where: Zarda Restaurant
Blue Springs, MO
214 N 7 Hwy

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If you still have a mother, I hope you did something to make her feel special. Families are the backbone of our culture, and moms are often the backbone of the family.

Mother’s Day brings up many memories of the last week of the Missouri legislative session. For eight years, it was always the day before the dreaded last week when everything hit the fan. Now that there is some distance between me and my time in the legislature, I am starting to realize how much of it was mere drama being put on for the media and for the sake of fund raising.

Here is a letter I received from a politician:

“It’s about to get ugly.

Those of us who have been on the front lines fighting this disastrous piece of legislation will be mercilessly attacked from every corner of the country.

Chris Mathews’ tingling leg is about to go numb. Rachel Maddow is going to have a cow. And Ed Schultz will probably explode once again.”

Those watching from the side lines are hearing partisan rhetoric, everything is an emergency and bad laws are about to be passed. Take heart. The leadership members from both chambers are aware of what is going to pass and what will fail. There is a considerable amount of begging and pleading for the sake of the show, but, for the most part, the time for public input is over.

The legislature knew all year when session would end, yet the members wait until everything is a crisis to cram as much legislation possible into the end. Some of the priority bills that were pushed at the end were really fund-raising bills done for a special lobbyist or organization wanting unique treatment.

Every salesman knows that having a threat of doom always encourages more sales. The deadline of the last week of session tends to force that, and the end result may be some bad bills. Meanwhile, the citizens sitting at home could be spared the theatrics. The next act in this melodrama will happen in the summer when the governor vetoes the unconstitutional bills.

We sincerely want to believe that those in office have our best interests at heart because they told us that during the election season. Yet, this last week in Jefferson City is all about posturing, lobbyist donations and egos. Some of the elected officials and special interest groups will use these “crises” to ask for more money to send them back to the Capitol to fight off all the bad bills. It’s a proven marketing strategy. But why are we tortured by all these bad bills when the Republicans have a super majority in both chambers of Missouri and have control of the US House?

Therefore, instead of giving you a legislative update this week, I will wait until the legislative dust settles. This will give you a more realistic picture rather than another appeal to “call your legislators.” This week a lot of bills are dying, being resurrected and then dying again. It’s nearly impossible to keep score. If the legislative bodies were motivated by the desire to only pass constitutional legislation, we would be safe, but this is what happens when we go off the standard.

My advice is to not allow all those “panic mongering” e-mail messages disturb your happiness. The planet will continue to revolve with or without all the legislative clamoring, and you will sleep better. The best time to engage in the process is when your activities can elect more constitutional representatives.

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Speaking at the Tax Day Rally in Jefferson City on April 15, 2013. I am committed to continuing to be a conscience for our state and nation. If you want to hear my entire speech, you can click here:

It seems remarkable that I have been out of office for two years and people still call on me to articulate the message of liberty. I take these opportunities very seriously because our freedom of speech still exists and we must do all we can to move our culture in the right direction. Even if we are only holding a finger in the dike, everything makes a difference. Everyone has something to contribute within our spheres of influence to prevent further decay of our values and the world as we know it.

There is wisdom in many counselors, so this week we pose a question and would appreciate your advice and suggestions for what Missouri needs. Some have suggested I take a run for the State Senate. Others have suggested we can be more effective from outside the political cesspool. About three years ago I ran for senate and came extremely close to beating a deeply entrenched incumbent. Now, due to term limits, that seat will once again be open. On the other hand, running for any office requires a great deal of support including both political and financial backing. Grassroots candidates rarely have the funding necessary to do the voter education necessary to win offices.

Like you, I get fatigued with the letters that sound desperate and make you think the world will end if you don’t send in a donation right now. I hope you appreciated me not begging for money every week like so many others do. However, I am mulling over some of my options for the future and am asking for your opinion. I am going to be closing my bank account and removing an opportunity to recover a very large debt. We can open up another account should we decide to engage in another campaign. My banker has informed me that we have more outstanding obligations left to pay. My husband has been making up the difference, but it would be great if we could end in the black.

I will continue speaking, writing and end in the black regardless of whatever sacrifices are necessary. Yet, if you are moved in your heart to help me in my efforts, I need about $500 to finish paying off our debts for the campaign. We have already closed our official campaign reporting and will be closing our bank account soon. So if you want to help us end in the black, mailing us a donation in the next week will make a huge difference and would be extremely appreciated.

May 22, 2013  -  6:30pm

Where: Cape Girardeau Library
711 N. Clark Street
Cape Girardeau, MO

Contact: Brian Bollmann, (314) 882-3327 or bbollmann1964@gmail.com

Hosted by Cape County Tea Party

May 23, 2013

6:00p Join us for dinner

7:00p Meeting begins

Where: Chen’s Garden Restaurant
1705 Gibson
West Plains, MO

Contact: Don Eagleman, (417) 257-3341 or doneagleman@gmail.com

Hosted by Cape County Tea Party

Friday, May 24, at 8:40 AM

LIVE radio interview on KZIM 960 FM/1400 AM in Cape Girardeau, MO with Doug Enyart

Tuesday, May 28, at 6:30 PM: LIVE

Wednesday, May 29 at 12:30p

Disabled Citizens Alliance for Independence will host Doug Enyart at their facility.  – Public invited

Where:

#8 Missouri Ave

Viburnum, MO 65566

Contact: Paulette Berry (573) 244-3315

June 1 -2, 2013

Patriot Help is Needed!

Where: Farmington, Missouri

Contact: Cindy Redburn, (314) 200-9282 or acredburn@charter.net