Missouri is restricting and banning strip clubs, and that is one of the reasons they suck. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed a bill outlawing nude dancing and alcohol sales inside the Show-Me State’s strip clubs. The new law bans full nudity and alcohol at strip clubs. It also requires that clubs close before midnight, and that seminude employees must stay on a stage at least 18 inches high and at least 6 feet from customers in a room of at least 600 square feet. Supporters of the new bill claim that strip clubs contribute to seedy behavior, demean women, cause divorces and drive down property values. The attorney credited for creating the law has said restrictions on operating hours, nudity and buffers between exotic dancers and patrons have been upheld elsewhere. Basically the new law is designed to force strip clubs out of business, because a bunch of “moral” people don’t like “sinners” earning a living or having fun. Of course they don’t out right say they want to close down businesses, instead they just make it impossible to operate and earn money.
The Missouri Association of Club Executives along with 16 other adult business owners, stores, and dancers filed a lawsuit in Cole County court to stop a bill. The challengers of the bill state that it obviously infringes on their First Amendment rights, and that the bill suppresses freedom of expression during certain hours and in certain means that are unconstitutional. In addition they state of Missouri failed to enact the bill properly since they did not do the fiscal review required by the state. In addition they will be spending tax dollars improperly by having to enforce this if it is sustained as being legitimate; which would be a $4 million dollar hit to tax payers.
So that is all the legal shit, and now you are up to date on what Missouri is doing try and put an end to legal Adult entertainment in their state. I can’t believe it is 2010 and this is an issue people are being forced to fight against. I am mostly annoyed by the people that I know are supporting this bill. I can see them now with bible in hand and protesting signs telling us all how we should live our lives according to their rules of morality. The part that makes me sick is that Missouri has an unemployment rate of 9.3% and they are looking for ways to increase that number.
I am one of those odd mixes of people that is financially conservative and socially liberal. So I against punishing small business in any way and against infringing on any ones right to earn a living doing anything legal they want. This bill is not just going to hurt “strippers”, but will also hurt alcohol vendors, and other businesses that supply and support clubs. The state itself will be losing tax revenue generated by strip clubs. The state of Missouri chooses to pander to the morally righteous at the sacrifice of their economy.
I can’t help to argue the points of the supporters of the bill, who claim that strip clubs contribute to seedy behavior, demean women, cause divorces and drive down property values.
So let’s go point by point.
Strip Clubs contribute to seedy behavior:
So? Define “seedy behavior” prove it with police reports!
Strip Clubs demean women:
What women? The women that CHOOSE to work there, or the ones that drive by and are mad because they could never earn a living this way.
Strip Clubs cause divorces:
Fuck You, only “people” can cause divorce
Strip Clubs drive down property values:
If you live near a place that is zoned for a strip club your property value is already low and not going up regardless of the strip clubs.
ExMo
January 27th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Missouri is a shithole anyway. Best to just keep moving south – I swear they have their hand out for license fees or some bullshit tax every time you want to do something. Glad I moved to Florida where the women are hotter and so is the temp
Allicante
January 29th, 2012 at 11:25 pm
I agree, missori is all farm country unless you travel to 1 of 3 crappy cities – best to continue on i-70 and keep going until you hit Denver. Some hot ladies in denver!
Tindles
February 2nd, 2012 at 4:16 am
ffs – just another way for bureaucracies to squeeze another dime out of people. they want people to work to collect taxes, then they want to license you to work – so you not only have to pay for license fees, but you have to take the time to fill out forms and get a license – smh
I VannaSee
February 4th, 2012 at 7:16 pm
Let me get this straight, the idiots in misery want you to go to a strip club.. but not see nude dancers, and not have a beer doing so? Seriously WTF?
I think they have their stats wrong on driving down property values – what douchebags.
Derpa
February 7th, 2012 at 6:16 pm
Whats wrong with some people and the way they think. If you dont like strip clubs dont go to one. If you dont like driving past them – stop gawking from your car your eyes should be on the road – not the big set of tittays leaving a building
Mrs. Doubtfire
February 7th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
I firmly believe that strip clubs do lend itself to seedy people and some divorces – but – that is not all clubs. I used to work in a club and it was rampant with prostitution, drugs and even gambling. I found a new club to work in quickly and thankfully so as the other place got raided. It all depends on the club owner. The SAME goes for any other business – there is always going to be some unethical person in every company
IH8MO
February 7th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Are they for real? How can a place which is either grandfathered in or a new club owner wanting to take over a venue supposed to win? I say as a boycott all clubs shut down for just one day – let them pinch their pennies trying to figure a way to get that tax revenue back. Missouri government workers would probably give themselves a pat on the back and a big fat raise for finding money they lost in the first place – morons.
FloridaClubber
February 8th, 2012 at 3:48 am
This is just one of the many reasons we sold our club and moved to a more hospitable state where people are ok with their bodies and sexuality. Government needs to get their noses out of our sex lives – unless they want to know what pussy smells like
Dentlorida
February 8th, 2012 at 4:49 pm
I dont get how this even came up in conversation in Missouri. They have so may other problems to contend with. FFS arent they the meth capital of the US? You would think any additional funds they could make could go to education and policing. smh
Pride
February 8th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Ban all the strip clubs and fine them. then give that monies to the girls that werk there so they can get and educatiun
watcaly
February 8th, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Lookout Kansas you may be next! Normally if some stupid law passes in Missouri, Kansas is sure to follow. Vice versa – they’re all inbred goodfellas anyway – last one in Missouri turn out the lights…
Playman
February 11th, 2012 at 9:10 am
I agree! Mizzou is about the nastiest place to visit. They aint got bu two cities Kansas City and St Louis – both full of crime and nothing much to do after 5pm. Stay in Chicago or go further south to Memphis, but stay the fuck outta misery
MinistersWife
February 11th, 2012 at 11:23 pm
I happen to live in Missouri and thank the government for cracking down on these places of whore worship. If you want whores go to Kansas, Missouri doesn’t want you either.
Unholy Jobs
February 16th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
If that were the case, I would suggest you get a job at one of these strip clubs. I’m no grammar guru but damn…