Political Payback Sinks Missouri’s Common Core Pause Bill
State Sen. Tom Dempsey
I learned over the weekend that SB 210 is dead in the Missouri Senate due to a threat of a filibuster. I was told that it had nothing to do with those pushing the bill, the Common Core State Standards or a love of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. It was political payback.The sponsor of the bill, State Senator John Lamping (R-Clayton), apparently filibustered an earlier senate bill that the Senate leadership wanted.
I have very little tolerance for stuff like this. Has anyone in Jefferson City heard of the Golden Rule? Gentleman it’s “do unto others as you’d have them do unto you.” Not, “do unto others what they have done to you.” I don’t