Kansas City rally voices opposition to Missouri Amendments 4 and 5

About 200 people gathered outside Westport Presbyterian Church in Kansas City to urge a no vote on Amendments 4 and 5 ahead of Missouri’s Aug. 4 primary. Amendment 4 would require a majority in all eight congressional districts to pass a constitutional change, a shift critics say could let a minority block statewide measures; Amendment 5 would phase out the state income tax, a change opponents warn could raise costs and threaten funding for public schools and services. The event was part of a broader effort to mobilize voters against the amendments.