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pstokely

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Wed Jun 7, 2017, 04:57 AM Jun 2017

Greitens poised to call special session on abortion

http://themissouritimes.com/41353/greitens-poised-call-special-session-abortion/

"JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Rumors abound that Gov. Eric Greitens will call the second extraordinary session of his first year in office to strike down a St. Louis ordinance that makes it a “abortion sanctuary city” sometime this week. Within that call, he could also ask for legislation to institute further restrictions on abortion within the state.

Don Hinkle, the editor of the Pathway with the Missouri Baptist Convention, said the possibility of a special session was welcome.

“The governor called me, probably a couple of months ago, and he told me that the St. Louis ordinance would not stand,” Hinkle said. “I’ve been patiently waiting.”

Hinkle also said calling a special session would be “smart politics” to put cities that do not respect the authority of the state governments on blast, especially on a large, possibly national, stage.

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Greitens poised to call special session on abortion (Original Post) pstokely Jun 2017 OP
Greitens ambition is to use the Governors office as a stepping stone to more power. gordianot Jun 2017 #1

gordianot

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1. Greitens ambition is to use the Governors office as a stepping stone to more power.
Wed Jun 7, 2017, 05:33 AM
Jun 2017

He will use weak minded Republicans and Conservative causes for his own enrichment. He is the ultra ambitious Navy Seal who claims not to be a Politician. Greitens is a cautionary tale even when we may clean out one rat's nest there is another waiting for their day.

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