It’s been more than 2 years since Missouri’s clergy gathered in the senate chamber and demanded a vote on Medicaid expansion. The coverage that day quickly went viral. Unfortunately in the transition to Daily Kos 5, several older diaries lost their “share count”, but more than 40,000 people shared the story of a protest that was updated frequently through the day in May of 2014.
The message of the protesters was simple: give us a vote, a straight up or down, let us know where you stand on the issue. Now, two years later, Missouri still hasn’t had a real vote on Medicaid expansion and the protesters found themselves facing legal charges as a result of their state house action.
Rather than back down, Missouri clergy delivered a firm message: “We Intend to get in the way”.
