Dems stage 100-hour sit-in to protest GOP's new election rigging scheme

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Source: Raw Story

September 8, 2025 7:07PM ET


Three Democrats in the Missouri House of Representatives spent over 100 hours in the chamber protesting Republican efforts to rig the state's congressional map for US President Donald Trump and attack ballot initiatives during a legislative special session.

Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is pushing a congressional map that targets Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, and a measure that would require any ballot proposal to pass in a statewide vote and all eight congressional districts.

Democratic state Reps. Jeremy Dean (132), Elizabeth Fuchs (80), and Ray Reed (83) began their sit-in Thursday and stayed at the state Capitol throughout the weekend, after signing a letter to GOP House Speaker Jon Patterson (30) requesting a meeting. "We're still on the Missouri House floor because democracy is worth the fight," Reed said in a social media post at the 100-hour mark.

"The GOP is trying to rig our maps in the middle of the decade at Trump's demand. They want us tired, quiet, and invisible." "Instead, we're louder, stronger, and shining a national spotlight on their corruption," he continued. "This sit-in isn't just resistance, it's a blueprint for the future of the Democratic Party. Young, new, and fresh leaders won't wait our turn. We're here. We're fighting. And we're not backing down."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/missouri-election/

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This OP is dedicated to this thread (now that I found SOME reporting - Democrats ARE "doing something" and the reporting has been intentionally supressed) - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220619741

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⏰ 80 HOURS on the Missouri House floor.

Today we were joined by Capitol visitors, our Democratic colleagues, and even kids who came to the building to see history in the making. And the encouragement hasn’t just come from here in Missouri,it’s been pouring in from across the Show more
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⏰ 70 HOURS on the Missouri House floor!

We just wrapped an interview on @MSNBC but the real work is right here in Missouri.

Republicans tried to silence us with a Trump-ordered gerrymander. They broke the rules. They walked out. We stayed.

And we’re still here. Excited.
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7:29 PM · Sep 7, 2025