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

[Akkana Peck]

Yes, thanks, Barbara. I did mean filibustering. I guess I
had redistricting too much on the brain when I wrote that.

        ...Akkana

Barbara Calef writes:
> 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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