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Missouri Republican Sen. Lincoln Hough was removed from his committee chairmanship after opposing party leadership.

The Missouri Senate passed bills to gerrymander a congressional map and limit the citizen initiative petition process.

Republican leaders used unprecedented procedural moves to cut off debate and pass the legislation.

Hough criticized his party for dismantling Senate traditions and suppressing independent thought.

The Missouri Senate died at 1:42 p.m. Sept. 12 when Republican leaders refused to allow debate on a measure weakening the initiative petition process , GOP state Sen. Lincoln Hough said in an interview with The Independent.

A two-week special session to gerrymander Missouri’s congressional map and make it virtually impossible for voters t

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