A Good Idea is Likely Just Theater
Legislature may not consider any more bills this week
What a good idea. They've done enough.
What is ostensively preventing further activity are rules the House passed this year that forbid consideration of any legislation in the veto period, and would only allow votes on overriding the Governor's issued vetos.
While Bob Damron (D-Jessamine, 2008 Rank #32) thinks the rule may be followed
There are many people in the House that feel that those rules should be followed, Damron said.
"They put some fairly significant rules in place," Damron said. "I suspect that they would want to keep them."
Speaker Greg Stumbo (D-Floyd, # 88) says he will put the issue to a vote.
Given their record on breaking promises this session:
- Reneging on ES08 HB 1, the promise to adequately fund the pension system, by borrowing $50 million from it (HB 143) and delaying the payments into it (HB 117 and discussion).
- Voting to suspend the mechanism that had promised gas tax relief to Kentuckians and hiking the gas tax four cents (HB 374).
The promise to conduct themselves by these rules is one more that likely won't stand up to the desire to tax and spend on the part of our legislators in Frankfort.
