oldschool Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 19 hours ago, kgsTitan said: I remember about 15 years ago when Texas Democrats did the same thing...fled to New Mexico for about 2 months. I seem to remember it being effective in blocking some legislation, but hurting them really badly in the polls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Eleven I remember that. Neither side should ever be able to do something like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollop Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Didn’t Wisconsin dems do these a few years ago and were rounded up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titans279 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Here is the Oregon history of walkouts btw. I think you'll see 2019 is a clear escalation since they employed it twice in one session and the second time after making a deal to not walk about again this term as well as leaving the state which had never been done before. The GOP as a whole is becoming more radical and anti-democratic. May 7, 2019: Senate Republicans walked out for four days to protest a $2 billion tax package for K-12 schools. They later struck a deal with Brown, getting Democrats to kill bills addressing guns and vaccine exemptions. The deal also included a “reset” on the cap-and-trade bill and a promise not to walk out again. March 8, 2007: Senate Republicans staged a brief walkout over a tax deal. Gov. Ted Kulongoski asked the Oregon State Police to fetch two Republican senators from Corvallis for a vote. The senators returned voluntarily without being arrested. June 25, 2001: House Democrats staged a five-day walkout to prevent a Republican maneuver to redraw state legislative districts without the governor’s signature. The walkout strategy was supported by then-Senate Minority Leader Kate Brown, who now is Governor. April 14, 1995: Ten Senate Democrats walked out, holing up in a Salem restaurant and denying Republicans a quorum, after Republicans decided to kill an award named after the late Sen. Frank Roberts, a Democrat. 1971: Both House and Senate Democrats staged walkouts during the session, but neither lasted more than a day. Senate Democrats walked out to protest Republican leadership’s refusal to consider ratification of a federal constitutional amendment lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. State Police rounded up missing lawmakers, who were at a Salem legislator’s house. House Democrats also walked out, although the reason is unclear. Oregon State Police were unable to locate the missing legislators, who were hiding in the Senate Majority Leader’s office. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
begooode Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 No wonder I hate politics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abenjami Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 On 6/25/2019 at 6:02 PM, heyitsmeallen said: It was mentioned in another thread and he supports them leaving and also supports the senator threatening to kill police. He also doesn’t know how many weeks are in a year. I'm trying to decide if that's better or worse than not knowing what month it is (a la CTF)... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 6 hours ago, abenjami said: I'm trying to decide if that's better or worse than not knowing what month it is (a la CTF)... It depends on whether you're trying to prove how smart weed has made you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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