Don't get excited ...
House Bill 2, aka the smoking ban, is on the the House Calendar for Thursday, 3/26.
Don't freak.
"We're not going to do it tomorrow," Rep. Hugh Holliman, the House majority leader and the bill's chief author told me a minute ago.
It could come up next week, he said, but there could be some scheduling conflicts there as well.
The vote on this bill is expected to be very *very* close, so Holliman is counting votes carefully and only going to pull the trigger when he's sure as many friends as possible are in the chamber.
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That's really the ethical way to pass legislation - wait until your opponents don't have the numbers in the chamber then try and ram it through.
Why doesn't he put the bill up for a vote and let it pass or fail on its merits?
Posted on March 26, 2009 9:19 AM
Don't freak.
"We're not going to do it tomorrow," Rep. Hugh Holliman, the House majority leader and the bill's chief author told me a minute ago* Mark
You mean! Don't have a nicotine fit while Smoke Nazi Holliman fiqures a way to screw individual rights found in the Consitution of the United States.
Posted on March 28, 2009 4:48 PM