Every state will have different numbers, though, and I don't know what Missouri's are. However, you have completely ignored what happens after the 'first nine

Every state will have different numbers, though, and I don't know what Missouri's are. However, you have completely ignored what happens after the 'first nine years'. Sure, a lot of politicians don't care about the future, especially if they don't plan on being in office at that point (or being in a different office). But perhaps Missouri's legislature does?