2021 SPEAKER SERIES
APRIL - Missouri 45th Circuit Court
The Honorable Gregory K. Allsberry
We were honored to have Judge Allsberry present us with an overview of Missouri's Court System and of the 45th Circuit Court, which encompasses Lincoln and Pike Counties. He educated us on how the judicial system works.
He stated there are pending changes to the court system which have yet to be approved, and offered to educate us on those changes at a later date.
MAY- Americans For Prosperity
Mike Armstrong
AFP is a non-partisan, not for profit organization with chapters in 35 states.
They focused on policy.
Mike Armstrong spoke to us on a number of federal issues which included HR1, The "PRO" Act, and the Infrastructure Bill.
On our MO state level...Medicaid Expansion, Court Reform, and Certificate of Need, which involves healthcare.
JUNE - Convention of States
Regional Director Rodney Huckleberry
Huckleberry stated that the main problems that COS wants to deal with are:
(1) debt and spending,
(2) federal overreach and
(3) term limits for career politicians.
COS draws its authority from Article V of the Constitution which addresses amending the Constitution. The current status of COS in Missouri is that legislation was passed in 2017 for COS with a sunset clause but the sunset clause has now been removed.
AUGUST - MO Dept. of Conservation
Agent Nick Bommarito
Agent Bommarito gave an update on fishing laws and hunting regulations on private property in the State of MO. He addressed questions on various wildlife which included mountain lions, black bear, elk, armadillos, coyotes, wild hogs, and chronic wasting disease in deer. He presented a slideshow on native snakes in MO.
Two BIG take aways from his presentation:
(1) It's illegal to kill any snake in the state of MO!
(2) Missouri residents ages 65 and older may fish and hunt (except deer and turkey) but not trap without a permit.
SEPTEMBER - Critical Race Theory
Ken Gontarz, President of Francis Howell Families
Mr. Gontarz statedd that the key components of CRT can be found in a document written by Washington University in St. Louis titled Critical Race Theory Whiteness Studies. He believes that the Marxist ideology is the exact opposite of Capitalism on which our county was founded. He further stated that “Equity” in CRT does not necessarily mean that everyone is equal. He claims that Marxism is all about what is good for the masses but not good for the individual person. He said to think about CRT as looking at race through a Marxist lens and that it is basically class warfare.
Ken gave an excellent slideshow presentation using examples of CRT and citing resources that you could use to determine if CRT is being taught in your school districts without your knowledge.
OCTOBER - Lincoln County MO Circuit Court Clerk, Karla Allsberry
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Mrs. Allsberry presented a overview of the duties and responsibilities of the Circuit Court Clerk's office.
NOVEMBER - Open Public Forum
MO Senator Bill Eigel, District 23
"What is going on in and behind the scenes in Jefferson City"
Senator Eigel presented the voting records of our MO senators, per the MO GOP official platform. Based on stand alone bills and amendments, he exposed how the "Republican" senators voted.
He also defined the term "Rino".
Senator Eigel hosts the popular radio show
"The Echo Chamber" on 93.3 FM, M-F, 2-4 PM.
State Representatives, Tony Lovasco (Dist. 63), and Randy Pietzman
(Dist. 41) were also in attendance.
