[LWVNM Action] LWVNM Action meeting moved to Saturday at 1 pm - latest tracking sheet

[George Richmond]

Thank you Meredith, another action item to add to next year's action list.

George Richmond

On 3/19/2021 2:38 PM, Meredith Machen via Action wrote:
> The slowdown is intended by the Rs to keep legislation from being heard before they are forced to vote on bills they could not kill any other way. I wish that the 2 or 3 hour limit on debates were in effect. Shameless story-telling and grandstanding are forms of filibustering.
>
> Meredith Machen
> mermachen at cybermesa.com
> 505 577 6337
>
>> On Mar 19, 2021, at 3:27 PM, Akkana Peck via Action <action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>>
>> George Richmond via Action writes:
>>> I recall that several sessions ago, the Legislature got so involved that
>>> they agreed to "stop the clock" to allow more time to pass bills.
>>>
>>> Right now I feel this could happen again.
>> The House has been averaging about 6 bills per day, 1 bill per hour,
>> for the past week. They still have 68 bills on the third reading
>> calendar; most of those bills have been there at least a week.
>> They're two hours into today's session and they're still on the
>> first concurrence bill. It's not looking good.
>>
>> They really need to go to a year-round schedule (and pay
>> legislators) -- or else change the rules to be a lot more efficient,
>> like putting limits on speaking time. 60 days isn't anywhere near
>> long enough the way they run the session now.
>>
>>         ...Akkana
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