Alabama lottery vote manuevering fractures Republican caucus

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LottoAce — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 23:13:42 GMT

I like that...lol

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mikeintexas — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 21:32:27 GMT

Definition of a politician: Someone who can be bought.

Definition of a good politician: Someone, when bought, stays bought.

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grwurston — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 21:04:14 GMT

There are two rules for being a politician.

Rule #1) When you're a politician, getting re-elected is job 1.

Rule #2) If people want you to do the job you were elected to do, see Rule #1.

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destinycreation — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 16:04:59 GMT

Do we really care that 2 Republican Senators resigned from the Alabama Republican Caucus, b/c procedure wasn't followed on a Bill that they probably opposed anyway ??? No, we don't care. Let them LEAVE.

This is the hypocrisy and irony of it all. It's OK for procedure to be twisted when you support certain legislation, but NOT OK for procedure to be altered when you DON'T support certain legislation.

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destinycreation — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:36:03 GMT

From Webster's Online Dictionary:

Definition of cloture :

: the closing or limitation of debate in a legislative body especially by calling for a vote.

.... the Senate Republican Caucus adopted a rule stipulating that Republicans could not cloture one of their own without 21 Republicans banding together to do it. ...... Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) moved to end the debate by circulating a cloture petition. The petition received enough signatures to break t... [ More ]

Alabama lottery vote manuevering fractures Republican caucus

Lottery Post — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 14:18:07 GMT

Two senators have resigned from the Senate Republican Caucus in the wake of last week's vote to approve a statewide lottery, citing policy differences and claiming senate leaders violated their own rules in an effort to muscle the bill through.

The bill, which was approved by a margin of 21-12, would send $100 million of lottery revenue each year to Medicaid, which is facing a $70 million shortfall this year, with the rest going to the General Fund.

The bill endured a filibuster on the sen... [ More ]