Happy Saturday gang. We will be live tonight. Missouri RINO Watcher, Joshua Lehman will be joining us tonight to discuss some of his findings in areas of federal dollars coming into Missouri politics, and names the folks receiving the money AND what they are doing with the money. We’ll be on the usual platforms tonight. Twitter(X),Rumble, Odysee and You Tube.
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Hey gang, on short notice, please be advised HB1175 (House version of SAPA) is moving, and moving very quickly. Ron Calzone sent out an e-mail to advise anyone who cannot make the hearing tomorrow about doing a witness form for HB1175. I cannot make it to the capital tomorrow (Thursday), so I am filling out a witness form myself. For those who can make the time, please consider testifying in person. Sorry for the short notice. As of now, it looks like we’ll be doing a live stream on Saturday with a special guest. So stay tuned.
May God bless us all with good health and with wisdom and courage.
Yours for liberty, Patrick Holland Missouri Freedom Initiative P.O. Box 343 Clever, Missouri 65631 > patrick@mofree.org
Representative Bill Hardwick filed HB 1175 to “fix” the complaints the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals had with the original Second Amendment Preservation Act.
House leadership agreed to put his bill on a fast track and ensure that it remains a clean bill. The hearing is tomorrow, Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.
Please fill out a witness form RIGHT NOW on the House official website. Your testimony will become part of the official record.
1) Type your name in the signature box at the bottom of the form, 2) AND THEN enter the verification code. 3) THEN Click the Verify button, 4) THEN click the Submit button once it turns green.
You should get a “Please Verify Your E-mail Address” email that you MUST reply to for your testimony to be accepted.
BACKGROUND
The Second Amendment Preservation Act was passed by the Missouri General Assembly and signed by Governor Parson in 2021.
Because it actually has teeth and actually protects our right to defend ourselves, and because it was a model for other states to follow, it was the ONLY such state law the federal (Biden) Department of Justice challenged.
The fact is, the 8th Circuit Court couldn’t find anything wrong with the functional part of SAPA – the part that merely used the same anti-commandeering doctrine that the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly said was clearly within the powers of each state of the union.
In essence, the only thing they complained about was a non-functional part of the bill that explained WHY the Missouri General Assembly thought it was appropriate to take this action.
In effect, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals provided a road map to fix Missouri SAPA and for other states to enact their own SAPAs.
HB 1175 removes the non-functional parts of SAPA without diminishing its effective, functional parts.
We need to make sure HB 1175 remains on a fast track. SB 23 is the companion bill in the Senate, and it is also moving, so it’s looking good.
One more request: Please contact your Missouri state rep and ask him or her to cosponsor HB 1175.
Keep an eye on the SAPA Resource Page for updates.
In liberty, – Ron —
And now that the legislators and do-gooders have so futilely inflicted so many systems upon society, may they finally end where they should have begun: May they reject all systems, and try liberty; for liberty is an acknowledgment of faith in God and His works. — Frédéric Bastiat – “The Law”
Ron Calzone ron@mofirst.org http://www.mofirst.org
We’ll discuss the legislation we are supporting tonight but it seems appropriate to talk about people and states giving up their rights, often using money, morality or religion as excuses for shedding God-given rights. In a normal world, this would be double-think but the ability to critically think and provide logical arguments against the narrative are called “conspiracy theories.” In many cases, the worst case scenario is used against them. “So if you support the right to bear arms, you must support mass shootings in schools then.” We’ll go through some of these excuses that lead to totalitarianism on tonight’s live stream.
Happy Friday night gang. As you all know there will be no live stream tomorrow, this is a heads up on what we can do right now to help the some of the bills we support as of right now.
Senator Mike Moon’sSB25 – The Missouri Constitutional Money Act. This bill is in committee and was assigned to insurance and banking. No hearing has been scheduled as of the time of this writing. What we can do to help this along is call and/or e-mail everyone on this committee and support this bill. We support it by giving reasons why this bill would help Missouri, such as “I think this bill will really help Missouri by giving the people and businesses a tool (and confirm the state’s right under article 1 section 10 of the United States Constitution) to fight current inflation and future inflation.” Or “If our local banks started working with gold and silver it can really help micro-economies around the state.” Gold and silver maintain their purchasing power over time. Sadly, the dollar has NEVER accomplished this since the federal reserve act of 1913, this is why the dollar is referred to as currency and gold/silver are money.
Sample e-mail:
“Senator Crawford, I want to thank you first for your support of the silver and gold legal tender legislation in 2023 and 2024, it was much appreciated and I have not forgotten it. In your committee now, it is Senator Mike Moon’s SB25. I hope we can get a hearing on this bill soon so we can get this bill moving. I believe this is one the most important bills filed this year as everyone has been hurt by inflation over the past 4 years which was caused by overprinting the dollar. Silver and gold values have risen to match the inflation, in other words, silver and gold have maintained their purchasing power while the dollar has lost approximately 30% of its purchasing power during the same period in the past 4 years. The free market solutions for use of gold and silver for transactions are available but since we have capital gains on silver and gold in Missouri, the businesses that provide these solutions currently are not in Missouri. If Missouri were to get rid of capital gains on gold and silver (SB25 does this) business and jobs for transactional gold and silver will come to this state. This is an option that people in the state want, and the Constitution of the United States allows for this. Please consider co-sponsoring this legislation as well. Please contact me if you would like more information or would like to have a conversation on SB25.”
PLEASE do not copy and paste, please re-write if you use this template.
When contacting any Senator or Representative, please stay positive. Let them know that you support the bill with enthusiasm. Try to smile when you talk on the phone. Many people can “hear” that you are smiling when you are talking on the phone. Most of the time, you’ll be leaving a voice mail message or talking to their LA (Legislative Assistant) or Chief of Staff. If you call on an evening or weekend, voicemail is the only option. I do this a lot as it works better with my schedule.
Witness forms can be filled out but only at the capital itself If you happen to be at the capital, please ask Senator Moon’s staff for a witness form for SB25. There are no electronic witness forms currently for anything in the Senate. I honestly do not know if we will have a hearing on Tuesday, January 28th at this time. Senator Crawford has until noon on Monday to notice up the hearing if it is to be Tuesday next week.
The John Birch Society is helping with Constitutional Money Act with an email system. This simple, easy to use system will email your Senator and Representative in a single turnkey move. Although I do not like “robo” e-mails and I suspect many legislators do not care much for them either, they can be helpful, especially for folks who have a hard time writing one supporting legislation. This easy to use system is found right here. You will notice you can customize your email that you send. I recommend you do so and ask for co-sponsors at the same time. Remember, when serving on a committee in the general assembly, the Representatives and Senators are serving all constituents in the state in that capacity. There is no issue with calling a Senator that doesn’t represent your district and speak with them about a bill in their committee, and even ask them to vote a certain way in committee.
Representative Bill Hardwick’sHB433 – The Constitutional Money Act House companion bill to SB25 is HB433 and is still awaiting committee assignment. This should be in the next few weeks. As of this time, it has 10 co-sponsors. Let’s keep working for more co-sponsors. Same deal, emails and/or phone calls. Whatever you can do. One Initiative member (Carrie Gaither) was able to get 3 co-sponsors for HB433 last week while on her lunch break at work simply by e-mailing 3 representatives. I usually prefer to call rather than email but I am doing both. On the next live stream, I will call a representative’s office that has not co-sponsored yet so you can see/hear how I usually approach this when leaving voice mail.
That’s all for now gang. I will work on our other bills next week. I hope you all have a Blessed weekend.
May God bless us all with good health and with wisdom and courage.
Yours for liberty,
Patrick Holland
Missouri Freedom Initiative
P.O. Box 343
Clever, Missouri 65631 patrick@mofree.org
We’ll do a situation report on Senator Mike Moon’sSB25 and Representative Bill Hardwick’sHB433 after our first visit to the capital this past Wednesday (1-15-25). A special thank you to everyone who came in to help with Knock and Shock. It was a smaller group this time but the group was very active and effective.
We also got a read on the other legislation we are supporting. We’ll talk more about this tonight.
Co-sponsorships for the Constitutional Money Act are growing. This is definitely a positive move but we can ALWAYS have more. The more co-sponsors a bill has, the higher priority it becomes. Let’s keep those phone calls and emails rolling in – in support of these bills and asking for co-sponsorships. HB433 has 9 co-sponsors to date, SB25 has 2 (so far).
As a quick reminder, we will not be streaming next weekend, I will be out of town. Another reminder that we no longer meet in Guilded for the live stream, we meet in Signal (at least for now).
For lack of time today, I am going to end it here. I hope to see you tonight on the live stream.
May God bless us all with good health and with wisdom and courage.
Yours for liberty,
Patrick Holland
Missouri Freedom Initiative
P.O. Box 343
Clever, Missouri 65631 patrick@mofree.org
Happy Saturday gang! We’ll be live tonight on the usual platforms. You can watch on Twitter (X),Rumble, Odysee or You Tube. We’ll be on signal again tonight for the group. The link is down below if you’d like to be a part of the live stream.
Our first Knock and Shock of 2025 is next Wednesday (1-15-25). We will meet at Senator Mike Moon’s office at 9:00AM. (So far, the weather looks favorable for travel to the capital). Mike Moon’s office is #220 (second floor of the capital). For those who have never joined us at the capital before, we refer to this as “home base.” Home base is an office that we can hang up our jackets, leave our lunch boxes and even leave a concealed weapon for safe keeping (several parts of the capital do not allow weapons).
Most commonly asked questions for visiting the capital for Knock and Shock:
Can I bring my conceal carry weapon? Answer: If you have a CCW permit, your weapon is allowed in the capital. If you are a Constitutional conceal carry holder (no permit), the answer is no. Weapons are not permitted in viewing galleries and various other places, so we can always leave our weapons at home base (Senator Moon’s office) if we need to venture into these areas.
What if I cannot get there by 9:00AM (start time)? Answer: This happens a lot and is not a problem. If you cannot be there when we start, just go to home base when you arrive and either Luke (Moon’s Legislative Assistant) or Jeff (Moon’s Chief of Staff) will call one of the group leaders so someone from the group can go to the office and bring you to the group. Knock and Shock usually runs from 9:00AM to 5:00PM but if you can only join for an hour, we’d love to have you join us.
Can I bring my own lunch? Answer: Absolutely. Although there is a nice restaurant in the capital and many restaurants around the capital, some folks prefer to bring their own lunch. We usually break for lunch around noon. We usually meet at the capital restaurant for this even if you bring your own lunch. Purchasing an average lunch at the capital is generally around $10 to $12.00 BTW. Also, there are plenty of vending machines around the capital and free coffee (if you know where to find it – which I do J ).
Where do I park? There are MANY places to park around the capital. There is a parking garage and metered parking right next to the capital but there are many free parking options very close to the capital as well. Click on the map below for more details.
“I have never done this before, I am nervous and I do not want to speak to legislators.” We see this with a lot of new folks. This describes me back in 2002 when I ventured to the capital for the first time (pro-life rally). There is no requirement to speak to legislators, however; it is a VERY good idea to talk to YOUR Senator and Representative when you are there, even if it’s just to let them know you live in their district. We encourage this. Building relationships with your legislators is very important. Make sure your legislators know your name AND what YOUR legislative priorities are. This should be EVERYONE’S goal when visiting the capital. It helps when you are in a larger group if you are uncomfortable speaking. Remember, ALL of us have as much ownership of government as our representation does.
Do I need to bring anything with me? Answer, generally, no. Just bring yourself and a few family members and/or friends if you can, the larger the group – the better. I design and print out all the handouts we give to legislators in advance of the trip. We generally always have extra flyers if you would like to take one home. However, I encourage folks to create their own handouts too if they want to. Printing in color is a good idea. Very few grassroots use color, and color flyers get attention.
Can I be a group leader? Answer: Absolutely. Sometimes we have over 30 people show for Knock and Shock and when that happens, it’s generally better to divide into smaller groups. This serves many purposes. It’s very, very difficult to squeeze 30 folks into a Senator’s office but it’s virtually impossible in most Representative’s offices. Groups of 10-15 is usually how we do this. Also, with more than 1 group, we can cover the 200 legislators’ offices much more quickly. Group leaders are chosen in the morning before we start and if necessary again after lunch. We encourage anyone who wants to lead a group to do so.
This is not really a question but a best practice point. It is bad form to be rude or to argue with a legislator. I am not saying you cannot disagree with them but in the past we’ve had folks in our group that have deliberately verbally attacked legislators with an axe to grind. This NEVER helps our cause, in fact, it hurts our cause. It’s virtually impossible to have a positive influence on a legislator if you have been rude to them and it reflects badly on the group. Another way to look at this is; can someone who is rude to you change your mind to give them something they want and need your help to get it? The answer is almost certainly no. Legislators are human, they can make mistakes just like the rest of us and respond virtually the same way everyone else does to personal attacks. Positive actions and conversations are statistically more likely to garner positive results. Constructive criticism of legislation is definitely encouraged! If you have an idea on how to improve a piece of legislation, do not keep it to yourself, let the bill sponsor know your thoughts! They are often very grateful for the input and more often than not, amend their own bill with better ideas they get from constituents. This practice is one of the more memorable positive experiences you can have with a legislator. If a legislator lets us down or breaks a promise, they are ALWAYS approached about that incident but usually via phone or email or sometimes in a scheduled meeting.
Knock and Shock Mission: Get co-sponsors for the bills we support (especially the Constitutional Money Act), bring information (flyers) to legislators, answer questions about the bills we are supporting for legislators, introduce ourselves to new legislators and build on existing relationships with legislators and finally, make sure everyone who can make it from the Initiative is known to their representation. This will help you with all future contacts you have with your Senator and Representative.
For those of you who have not heard, Justin Sparks lost his bid to be House Speaker. Jonathan Patterson received almost all the votes in the House, including the Democrat vote. He is officially the Speaker for the next two years. We accept this and we move on. It doesn’t change what we would do in the capital.
Supported bills: Last Saturday we submitted, discussed and decided on the bills we will be supporting for 2025. They are as follows in order of vote totals…
HB433 Sponsor Bill Hardwick – The Constitutional Money Act (and by extension Mike Moon’s SB25).
SB75 – Sponsor Brad Hudson – Removes the sunset clause from the S.A.F.E. Act.
HB658 – Sponsor Jeff Vernetti – Prohibits the use of automated traffic enforcement systems and the use of automated license plate readers.
HB561 – Sponsor Mitch Boggs – Modifies provisions relating to the placement of any surveillance or game camera on private property
SJR7 – Sponsor Rick Brattin – Replaces the property tax on real property with a sales tax
Tonight on the live stream, Isaac joins us again after delving into filed legislation and just like last year, more bills have introduced that benefit very few people and contain World Economic Forum agendas. These are bills that MUST die. Details tonight on the live stream. I’ve noticed that when Isaac is on, we get more views. The information he provides is invaluable and he is often invited to speak with legislators in meetings at the capital with his findings.
Lastly, it’s been a while since I linked up Gretchen Garrity’s blog. Gretchen and her husband John are fighting the good fight to get the smut intended for children out of easy reach for children in the Christian County libraries. Gretchen does more than this obviously but things are heating up in the library controversy. Gretchen covers all this and more in her blog and she is a regular contributor in our live streams and regularly ventures up to the capital. You can visit Gretchen’s blog here.
Don’t forget Sam Britton and his Sunday show “Off the Cuff” on Missouri Liberty Radio Sundays at 6:00PM to 9:00PM.
John Williams with Missouri Liberty Report had his live stream last night. You can view the program here on Rumble or here on You Tube.
That’s all for now gang, I hope to see you tonight on the stream. Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have for Knock and Shock at Patrick@mofree.org
May God bless us all with good health and with wisdom and courage.
Yours for liberty, Patrick Holland Missouri Freedom Initiative P.O. Box 343 Clever, Missouri 65631 patrick@mofree.org
Happy Saturday gang. We will be live tonight. Missouri RINO Watcher, Joshua Lehman will be joining us tonight to discuss some of his findings in areas of federal dollars coming into Missouri politics, and names the folks receiving the money AND what they are doing with the money. We’ll be on the usual platforms tonight. Twitter(X), Rumble, Odysee and You Tube.
Happy Saturday gang. We’ll be live tonight at 7:30 PM on the usual platforms: 