Post by @RickiTarr@beige.party

So, it's an exciting night, but I want to talk about a couple smaller things from my home state of Missouri:

A big one, we voted down an Abortion Ban for the second time in 2 years.

Proposition A, which was an attempt by Republicans to do some redistricting, was struck down.

Missouri has the right to citizen led initiatives, we have used that to end the abortion ban, legalize Marijuana, raise the minimum wage, among many others. Republican law makers only needed a 60% margin to repeal them, but Amendment 6 demands 80% in both the House and the Senate, and it must come back to a vote. News Outlets are already reporting it has passed, giving Missourians more control over our own government.

I first met Suzanne Luther in a coffee house, when she started organizing her grassroots campaign, and I would see her around, in my favorite bookstore, handing out pamphlets at festivals, and several times knocking at my own door. I'm very proud to say she won her House of Representative Seat.

Feel free to share some wins of your own.

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@sefr@beige.party 1 min. ago

@RickiTarr I fled Texas the year it turned blue.

I regret nothing.

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@CordiallyChloe@tech.lgbt 37 min. ago

@RickiTarr The abortion ban was coupled with a massive attack on trans rights. Seeing that shot down is huge and shouldn't be overlooked.

Unfortunately, it's looking like Colorado citizens are determined to take rights away from trans kids with their ballot measures, which really is an indictment of how hateful people can be towards minorities.

I'm excited for the wins. But this loss is a scary one for trans people. It means we'll see more ballot initiatives like that across the country in the near future.

Ricki Yasha Tarr

@RickiTarr@beige.party 33 min. ago

@CordiallyChloe Well, it was only put there to try to get people to vote yes on the ban, trans surgery for minors is already illegal in the state, but yes, even with that!