The senate is engaged in a semi-filibuster. There have been mutterings about staying in session until midnight if necessary, but as things stand just now (5pm) the senate is only passing local House Bills, and is barely a third of the way through the list of local bills.
All we can do is wait. And hope. And pray.
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God, Senator Erwin is the model of democracy isn’t he.
Way to let your own simple-minded beliefs interfere with what your country is founded on. It’s what America is all about isn’t it? Catering to the one person who has a problem with something?
Is that why he has every single bill read at length? Why does he do that?
It’s Sen. Butler who’s having every bill read at length.
The filibuster going on now has nothing to do with Senator Erwin or our bill. It has to do with the Grocery Tax bill not making it past the BIR.
I’ve never understood why all the bills presented before the House and Senate shouldn’t be heard in the current session. If they filibuster, then they need to continue the session past the last day.
I hate politics.
Whatever happened to separation of church and state??
‘Whatever happened to separation of church and state”
Excuse me? There’s no such thing! The U.S. Constitution only prohibits establishment of a national religion. So what’s that got to do with this???
sheesh…..
I don’t understand any of this. When do they get to the big bills that effect the whole state?
Next Year if some of these people get their way!
Does it make me a nerd that I am listening to the live feed of the senate meetings hoping the bill comes up for a vote?
I must be more of a nerd. I can’t bring up the audio on my mac since it’s an IE feed, but I’m watching the page refresh.
riveting.
Hey, I’m listening too!!!
Mr Erwin is a nitwit. I wish people that labeled themselves conservatives and people for “rights” could look past their overbearing “evangelical christian “outlook. Im sorry to say that they hate when people tell them how to live their lives , but they dont hesitate to shower us with overbearing tracts or dogmatic politico/religious garr-bodge!
I joined the senate live audio late… has HB196 been addressed yet?
No. but they are are rolling through bills very quickly now. keep your fingers crossed.
Are they not going in numerical order? They are on HB877 now…
I think what bothers me the most is that our bill should have flown through the Legislature years ago.
I just hope that Senator Erwin’s hunger and fatigue get the best of his religious convictions and he doesn’t attempt a filibuster.
where can I hear the feed? What are they on now?
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/audio/senateaudio.html
anybody got and update? My screen won’t seem to update on ALISON
same here….
I haven’t heard anything! They are all just complaining about being tired and wanting to go home
They do not inspire confidence.
So if they do not get to it tonight it can still be brought up on Monday Right?
They aren’t exactly the founding fathers……Good Lord, how did we elect so many clowns to the Legislature?
Not tonight …
This is a joke…..
Somebody should throw a punch again and get evryone’s blood pumping. I mean its only 8:30.
They’re finally starting to do business again…
Monday the 19th, huh? =/
Ignorance: BIR, Bill in Reading? Is that what it means?
Crap… morons.
No bill tonight! Thank you state senate.
May 19th it is. Midnight, eh? jeez
adjournment…damn
BIR = Budget Isolation Resolution.
http://dailydixie.com/?p=1464
Glad I’m leaving this joke of a state.
This place sucks.
Have a nice trip. As much as a lot of local politics bother me, I still think there is hope. I’ve moved all over the place, and everywhere has its own problems.
All states have problems, but Alabama is especially backwards.
I think they should filibuster to buy extra time to smoke cigarettes and eat casserole……….
Well hell. I’m off to Chans in Destin to get some Dales and Sierra Nevada Barleywine. Wonder if we’ll ever get it here?