Wackiness in the Oregon legislature. The GOP representatives in the state house (from the BFE eastern part of the state} are holding up in an undisclosed location in Idaho to avoid being hauled in to vote on a carbon emission cap and trade bill. Militia threats shut down the statehouse.
https://katu.com/news/local/senate-gop-skips-sunday-session-demonstrator...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: _ ateix
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 01:35 am
you are one of the few
you are one of the few remaining useful members of this forum ken
i love you for it
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 02:36 am
Oregon GOP. I'm not surprised
Oregon GOP. I'm not surprised by their actions, but I wish we could go back to the days of the progressive and moderate Republicans in State government. It was a much saner State.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Druba Noodler
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 02:47 am
(I hope they brought snacks)
(I hope they brought snacks)
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ausonius Thom2
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 11:33 am
"Oregon GOP. I'm not
"Oregon GOP. I'm not surprised by their actions"
I assume you had the same reaction when Democrats pulled the same stunt.
"The 2011 Legislative Walkout in Indiana occurred during February and March when the Democratic minority, inspired by the 2011 Wisconsin protests, fled the state to deny the Indiana House of Representatives quorum needed to pass a controversial right-to-work bill, which would have removed the legal requirement that employees pay union dues. The walkout lasted nearly six weeks, and the majority responded by fining the missing members and withholding their pay. The walkout ended after the majority agreed to table three bills, including the one that sparked the walkout, from the agenda."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Indiana_legislative_walkouts
Or is this another occasion when it is only bad when Republicans do it?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: skifurthur AMSaddler
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 12:25 pm
It's just Oregon politics as
It's just Oregon politics as usual. The Democrats have done it in the past a few times, as have the Republicans. Part of the Oregon political playbook, it seems.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Alias botb
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 03:23 pm
What's fun about this one is
What's fun about this one is that one of the GOP senators seemed to be threatening violence, saying that anyone coming after him better to be heavily armed and that they should only send bachelors. This prompted the militia guys to pledge to defend them with their lives (and guns).
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jonaspond Jonas
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 04:08 pm
GOP === POLLUTE!!! FUCK OVER
GOP === POLLUTE!!! FUCK OVER OUR FARMERS AND MANUFACTURERS!!!! WE'LL SHOOT YOU IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT!!!
DEM === WORKERS RIGHTS ARE IMPERATIVE!!
Yeah, Thom....they're both equal.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rasputin O'Leary Rasmataz
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 04:18 pm
Powers , keep on lyin'
Powers , keep on lyin'
While your people , keep on dyin'
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: El Nino kxela
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 04:22 pm
Republicans flee state in
Republicans flee state in order to protect businesses from Republican invented market based program - designed to combat climate change. Glad to see their priorities are in order.
Meanwhile back in the real world.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rasputin O'Leary Rasmataz
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 06:02 pm
Round all repubs up
Round all repubs up everywhere and Soylent Green the fuckers
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic (Bluestnote)
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 08:13 pm
Poor Thom.
Poor Thom.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mice elf Bss
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 08:40 pm
Climate deniers.
Climate change deniers.
or
the old white man’s club
This has nothing to do with ignoring the will of the people and everything to do with a politically toxic, resource extractive dependent, greedy voter demographic that is becoming increasingly more isolated, hostile, and defiant.
and it has nothing to do with democrats in Indiana (wtf?)
my question is why they think they need a militia to protect them? What physical danger is so great to these republican state senators that they need the force of a militia to defend them from it?
Must take a lot of spine to stand on their principles so firmly (with the buffer of state borders to hide behind).
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Monday, June 24, 2019 – 10:44 pm
I'd think that Oregon
I'd think that Oregon wildfires alone, if nothing else, would cause them to think that climate change, yes, climate change, has an impact on their lives (read bottom line, in their way of thinking). But for some reason, and I don't know if it's true in other places, there are a lot of reactionary repubs who think in narrow lines, scary stuff. I'm hoping that they'll experience mind expansion but that seems so far away.