Kevin Corcoran and Michele McNeil have an article entitled Dems boycott all day, dooming 132 bills.
What I find amusing is the posturing by these people. The Democrats say they had to stay in caucus to “study the legislation.” Right. As if they didn’t know what legislation was coming or the deadline just sort of crept up on them. The Republicans complain about the Democrats grinding the process to a halt and how it’s tough to represent your constituents if you’re not on the floor. They appear to have forgotten their antics from last year when they walked out because of the imminent danger to the institution of marriage. (As if it’s such a fragile thing that it needs the Indiana General Assembly’s assistance). Mitch Daniels talks like a vaguely threatening father figure, warning about how his patience is wearing thin. With all due respect, Governor, you’re from a different branch of government. Your job is to execute the laws the legislature hands you.
I’m not really sure why the Republicans let themselves get stuck this way. Maybe there are constraints of which I am unaware, but they should have gotten more legislation out of the way earlier in the process.
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