The victories of Prop A and Wesley Bell are clear indicators that Missouri voters intend to move forward – not backward with old ideas and practices.
Voters once again beat back the so-called Right to Work legislation that conservative lawmakers said would be good for working families. This twisted economic logic was soundly rejected at the ballot box because citizens know that greedy corporations would be the true beneficiaries of Prop A.
Wesley Bell’s defeat of long-time incumbent Bob McCulloch came as a shock to only those who haven’t been paying attention to the growing condemnation of unfair and racially biased judicial practices of the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office.
“Guilty as charged,” stated Jamala Rogers, executive director of the Organization for Black Struggle.
“That’s what voters were really saying with the vote against Bob McCulloch, and now he’s been sentenced to an early retirement.”
She believes that voters are becoming more engaged and outraged as lawmakers disregard their voices and as the influence of money favors the rich and elite.
The Organization for Black Struggle has been focused on workers’ rights and state repression issues since its founding nearly 40 years ago. The group also helped to collect signatures for getting big money out of politics and to raise the minimum wage. The two ballot initiatives have been certified for the November election.
