Show-me State roots of culture war

The "culture war" battlefield in the United States Supreme Court has roots in the show-me state, many say. "Us v Them has roots in Missouri." Retired Senator John Danforth probably didnt even know what he was getting into when he agreed to shepher d Clarence Thomas' nomination to the Supreme Court in 1991 since the good senator his whole life represented the Switzerland wing of the Republican Party. Dont forget Missouri is home of Rush Limbaugh, who will lead the right's choice for SCOTUS up the Senates San Juan Hill.
You can also get a very clear picture of the left's true purpose for the courts in the quote from Harriet Woods, pure left Democrat who was lieutenant governor of Missouri during one of two terms and amateur sociologist: "What you have in Missouri is the vestiges of resentment toward the elite... to some, they see societal change as an attempt to destroy their values, to tell them what to do, and they will fight it from the school board to the Supreme Court. Legislative bodies seem to be stalemated when trying to enact laws to reflect change, and now the courts are doing it."