Oregon walkout is latest GOP scheme to subvert the will of voters

[wvit1001]

The Republican Party has employed yet another underhanded tactic in its coast-to-coast assault on democracy.

This time it’s happening in Oregon, where GOP state lawmakers have gone AWOL to block the passage of a bill aimed at curbing climate change. To prevent the state Senate from having a quorum for a vote on the bill, Republicans are refusing to be present.

That’s right, they have literally gone into hiding.

Why? Because they know the bill will clear the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats, and the rules say there can’t be a vote without a quorum.

Never mind that the Democrats were elected through a fair process, and that the legislation was crafted in a democratic way — the final bill includes concessions to Republicans, for criminy sake.

No, the GOP won’t allow the will of the people of Oregon to play out. Instead, they’re sabotaging the vote and the process.

Incidents like these are happening far too often in far too many places, where Republicans either flaunt or flat-out break the rules to circumvent democracy. Sometimes, it’s gerrymandering. In a couple of cases, it’s been passing last-second legislation to limit the authority of incoming governors. In general, it’s been voter suppression or, as was the case in North Carolina, outright voter fraud.

The walkout in Oregon once again raises the question: What is it about democracy that Republicans are so afraid of?


https://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jun/25/oregon-walkout-is-latest-gop-scheme-to-subvert-the/

[gwboolean]

The final act of perfidy.  That will finish the TrEA$on party in the state.  What is funny, is that Oregon was a solid Republican state up through the 60's.

[sine-qua-non]

Sweet victory for Oregonians

Oregon Democrat Senators Fold Under Pressure After GOP Walkout On Climate Bill | The Daily ...
2 hours ago ·

Oregon Senate Democrats announced Tuesday they don’t have the votes now for the cap-and-trade bill that GOP lawmakers fled from six days ago. ... “House Bill 2020 does not have the votes on the Senate floor,” Courtney told Democratic senators who had gathered for roll-call ..

Senate Republicans say the legislation would have a devastating effect on farmers, dairies and the state’s struggling logging industry, among others. More than that, Republicans say, the bill represents an existential threat to rural life, and they want the residents of Oregon to decide on the proposal, not the Democrats who control the state’s capital. Loggers have been protesting intermittently outside the Capitol for weeks, circling the building in their logging trucks on some days.

More proof of the tyranny of the Dims who don’t care about the people they are elected to serve 

Freedom wins in occupied Oregon

[dont-blameme]

wvit your socialism got another black eye, by the way mr copy and paste how did republicans subvert the will of the people, when the bill wasn't up to vote by the people, your quest for a socialist America makes you a little off the rails at time wvit.

[sine-qua-non]

At times ? 

[dont-blameme]

I was trying to be honest and nice Sine my bad sorry!

[wvit1001]

you don't like American socialism blammie?   which parts don't you like?

[chuck_curtis]

Democracy is working great.  Just ask the people who elected those senators, and if they are not happy, the next election is coming.

[sine-qua-non]

Now the Democrats say they don’t have enough votes to pass the climate change cap n trade boondoggle

[chuck_curtis]

The hilarious ranters about democracy would be the first ones to throw the senators in a gulag if they had half a chance.  They already got the police out looking for them.

[WWV10MHZ]

They didn't break any rules.  It's all legal.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Remember when the Libs/Dems/Homos/Leftists did it in Wisc to stymie the GOP passage of Bills?

[chuck_curtis]

If ya don't have a quorum, durr, it's because the proceeding isn't deserving of it.   Why do they think a quorum is necessary for chrissakes.  Some chit is so outlandish it doesn't deserve the time of day, much less a vote.