Missouri

I don't believe the government should sanction gambling. It robs mostly the less affluent, many of whom don't understand how they're being bilked. And I'm cynical that, in Missouri, the money would actually get to the schools in the amount the proponents claim. Nor are the costs to the state as low as they claim, and there is no guarantee they would stay so low. Legalized gambling will open doors for lots of unsavory folks to our social fabric; I just don't see it being so beneficial.

On Amendment 5, I have some personal interests along the Osage River, that could be greatly harmed by that proposal. So, again, no.