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BenFred: Lawmakers seem lost on Mizzou boycott bill

Congratulations, state lawmakers Rick Brattin and Kurt Bahr.

You got the attention you were looking for.

Let's hope it results in nothing more than Missouri voters realizing they should not have elected you.

If you missed Monday's news, Brattin, a Republican from Harrisonville, has pre-filed a bill that, if passed, will give the state power to punish collegiate student athletes and their coaches if they are in any way involved in a strike or boycott.

Bahr, a Republican from O'Fallon, is the co-sponsor of House Bill 1743. Part of it reads:

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