On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, 漏 2024 外网天堂鈥檚 Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies are pleased to welcome back state Sen. Paul Wieland to the program.
The Republican from Imperial Wieland won the so-called 鈥淏attle For JeffCo鈥� by a sizable margin, a victory that expanded the Republican Senate majority.
Wieland and the rest of his Senate colleagues will be headed back to the Missouri Capitol next month for veto session. Among other things, lawmakers will consider overriding a multi-faceted firearms bill and legislation that would implement a photo identification requirement for voting. The latter measure will only become effective if voters approve a constitutional amendment authorizing a photo identification voting requirement.
Depending on who wins the governor鈥檚 race later this year, labor issues could dominate the 2017 legislative session. Wieland has previously been critical of proposals such as 鈥渞ight to work鈥� and 鈥減aycheck protection.鈥� But he ended up voting to override 鈥減aycheck protection,鈥�
Wieland is part of a group of primarily Catholic Republicans that oppose the death penalty.
Here鈥檚 what Wieland had to say during the show:
- He鈥檚 hearing 鈥淐riminals are going to be criminals no matter what,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the guy that鈥檚 not the bad guy that we鈥檙e saying, 鈥極K. Now you have to get a permit, you got to go through classes, you鈥檝e got to get your sheriff to bless it.鈥� Why do we put that guy through everything?鈥欌��
- Wieland expects the legislature to override the photo identification implementation legislation. He also said he wouldn鈥檛 be surprised if the legislature altered absentee ballot requirements,
- For several years, A federal judge recently ruled in favor of Wieland, and it鈥檚 unknown if the federal government will appeal the ruling. 鈥淚f we just roll over and say 鈥榃e don鈥檛 care about this issue, we鈥檙e just going to go with the flow, we鈥檙e setting a horrible example to our children that what we believe in our faith doesn鈥檛 really matter',鈥� he said.
- Wieland feels GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is resonating with voters in Jefferson County. He says that people are drawn to his speaking style 鈥� and his willingness to say what鈥檚 on his mind.
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