Missouri House Republicans have voted to attack public education and cut off medical care for blind residents – but they somehow found $1,100 in taxpayer money to pay for special security for the bronze bust of Rush Limbaugh they put in the state capitol building.
Sign our petition today demanding that Missouri House Republicans, not Missouri taxpayers, use their own money to pay to protect Rush Limbaugh’s bust:
$1,100 to protect Rush Limbaugh’s bust? No Way!
It was Missouri House Republicans’ decision to reward Rush Limbaugh’s vitriol with a bronze bust in the Hall of Famous Missourians, along side true visionaries like Harry Truman and George Washington Carver. So why are Missouri taxpayers footing the $1,100 bill for extra security for Limbaugh’s statue?
Democratic Assistant House Minority Leader Tishaura Jones had it right in her interview with The Huffington Post:
"If they thought that the bust might be defaced or vandalized and they have to guard it with a camera, it's another indication that maybe they shouldn't have put it there," said Jones, D-St. Louis. "It's another chapter in this never-ending saga of this man who deserves no honor in the people's house."
Indeed, tens of thousands of Missourians spoke out against placing the bust in the first place.
Now, even those residents who are outraged by their elected leaders honoring Limbaugh will also have to pay to protect it.
Limbaugh was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians last week during a closed-door ceremony in the House chamber as police stood guard to keep out any uninvited political opponents or protesters.
After news broke in March that House Speaker Steven Tilley had selected Limbaugh for the honor, the chamber's Republican leader was sharply criticized by Democratic lawmakers, liberal activists and some women's groups. Protesters wheeled 600 rolls of toilet paper into the middle of Tilley's Capitol office encouraging him to "Flush Rush!" and delivered about 35,000 petition signatures against Limbaugh's induction.
Now they’re making these taxpayers pay $1,100 to provide special security for the Limbaugh’s.
Tell Missouri lawmakers that this is a waste of money are not a budget priority.