South DaCola legislative update 2/04/09
l3wis Dave Knudson wins biggest wuss of the day award;
The bill died in the Senate by a single vote on Tuesday. Sponsors had planned to seek another vote Wednesday, but Republican Senator Dave Knudson said he doubted anyone had changed their mind.
“And like, I’m afraid to try to convince anyone, I mean, I don’t want to be known as a bully like my former boss Bill Janklow.”
Scott Heidepreim wins ‘worst logic’ award of the day;
“My desire is to see there is no casino in Larchwood and no casino in Sioux Falls,†Heidepriem said. “My goal is to not have any more gaming.â€
Yeah, Scott, why not endorse a bill that requires firetrucks to carry gasoline instead of water. Remind me never to hire him as a lawyer.
HB1184 wins best ‘Legislative paranoia’ award of the day;
Supporters of the bill say sponsors of ballot measures now craft their own explanations of what a proposed law or constitutional amendment would do, and that makes it easy for them to get people to sign petitions placing those measures on the ballot.
HB 1184 would require that petition circulators also have an unbiased explanation of the proposal written by the state attorney general.
Give me a break, anybody can read the language on the petition. While I have been collecting petition signatures, several people have asked me to read the language. Besides, all a petition does is get something on a ballot, it is NOT a vote. This is more intentional misinformation being put out there to scare people from signing petitions. And it is working. I have had registered voters tell me they support our drive but are scared to sign a petition because they think we are goingt to turn the info over to someone. This is just the legislature trying to make it more difficult for citizens to overturn their stupid decisions. Get a grip.
