[LWVNM Action] Action Committee Zoom Wednesday August 18 at 5:30 pm

[Barbara Calef]

Akkana,

Do you mean filibustering rather than gerrymandering?

On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 8:37 AM Akkana Peck via Action <
action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> A better solution would be to get rid of the 30-day sessions,
> lengthen the regular session and have a long session every year.
> And pay legislators since they'd be spending more time legislating.
> And put limits on how long bills can be considered (no more
> 45-minute-per-legislator  gerrymandering to delay a bill's passage
> and prevent any other bills from coming up), and on how many bills
> can be introduced at once.
>
> I believe a few of those ideas are being actively considered.
> I wish they'd consider all of them.
>
>         ...Akkana
>
> George Richmond via Action writes:
> > Of course, some thing irrelevant.  Time to amend our
> > constitution...again...which is never easy any time and when the
> governor's
> > powers are reduced, maybe impossible.
> >
> > Thank you for your comment.
> >
> > George
> >
> > On 8/17/2021 7:55 PM, Paul Stokes via Action wrote:
> > > George,
> > >
> > > Because it’s in the NM Constitution.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > > On 17 Aug 2021, at 7:24 PM, George Richmond via Action
> > > > <action at mailman.swcp.com <mailto:action at mailman.swcp.com>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Why does the Governor have the right to propose legislation for the
> > > > Short Session?
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