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Cake day: February 26th, 2025

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  • You also can’t make a citizen lead constitutional amendment vote in Mississippi anymore.

    When I lived there, MS when from 5 districts to 4 districts in 2000. The state constitution says to get equal signatures from all 5 districts (12% total of the total vote in the last gubernatorial election). Voter ID and gay marriage restrictions were among the ones that passed.

    Then come an amendment in 2020 to legalize medical marijuana for anything a doctor says is allowed. This passed with 70% of the popular vote. They also got signatures of 25% in all the new districts and 20% in the old districts (with much room for error). This was challeneged by the richest county mayor in MS, and the state Supreme Court sided with the mayor saying that “oh yea, you can’t get this because we no longer have 5 districts” rather than going with the heart of the law.

    Did they immediately repeal the voter ID one? Hell no. They even said they’d pass one legislatively if it was challenged. It’s been 6 years. Do you think they have gotten a new constitutional amendment process on the books? Hell no! MS government hates its citizens with a passion, mostly because it’s 30% African American.

    I’m so glad I left in 2022.




  • It was so much cheaper back in the day. Me and my wife would rent out either a guest suite or a room for a couple nights in new cities. I’m talking like $40/night with fees or a little more but with advantages of a kitchen and a couch vs a hotel suite.

    Also we rented one twice to host big parties because neither us nor any of our friends in the city have a house big enough to host and comfortably sleep 15 people. Luckily that’s changing soon as my wife and I finally purchased a place in the city, and look forward to hosting our friends for years to come.