Calling it a "poison pill" that would harm regional efforts to fund better public transit, state Sen. Curtis McKenzie voted against HJR4 in today's Senate State Affairs vote. Kudos to the Nampa Republican for standing up for his district. The measure did pass the committee 5-4, but it faces an uncertain future before the full Senate.
Another Republican had some truth serum in his OJ this morning too, even though he voted the wrong way. From the Idaho Statesman:
Sen. Denton Darrington, R-Declo, supported the measure but said he thought a provision in the proposal to limit local option measures to November elections is aimed at assuring no such measure passes.
"That's the reason behind it, I have no doubt," he said. (More here.)
HJR4 now goes to the full Senate, the last chance to stop it before it goes on the November ballot (where powerful GOP and big-business interests would ensure its passage with a simple majority vote). Now's the time to call or email your senator to urge a NO vote. Calls and emails to senators representing west Ada County or Canyon County are especially important.
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I don't know that Denton's been getting enough of that "truth serum" lately.
Lately?
I was stunned to read that he said this. I think the writing MIGHT be on the wall that the Senate realizes this is no place to mess with the Constitution.
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