Political gamesmanship in Mo.

The Missouri Legislature recently sent the governor a bill that would declare all federal gun regulations unenforceable. Article IV, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, known as the Supremacy Clause, establishes the U.S. Constitution, federal statutes, and U.S. Treaties as "the supreme law of the land." It reads as follows. "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary not withstanding."

So, this bill will go to the governor who may veto it. It would then go back to the General Assembly where the governor's veto will possibly be overridden. It would then go to court where it will be thrown out as unconstitutional. My question for Missouri lawmakers is, how much taxpayer money will be wasted on this political theater? Worse yet, this has gotten to be a familiar pattern with Missouri lawmakers, passing measures that are clearly for political purposes, knowing full well they won't survive.

One would like to assume our lawmakers have a rudimentary understanding of our Constitution. Therefore, these endeavors represent political gamesmanship and should be paid for by the political parity guilty of them, and not Missouri taxpayers.

WILL RICHARDSON, Jackson