Ugh - and its already in committee.
7/30/2016 Senate Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
Holding the bill at full committee level means one of two things: either the bill will be acted on quickly or it is being suppressed and will die from neglect.
This is one of the stages where things can get tricky. A committee isn't required to act on measures referred to it; neither is a subcommittee. It only takes one subcommittee or committee to trip up a bill's progress, and it can happen without any visible activity. For example, if the leadership decides the bill does not fit within its overall agenda, a decision not to act will "kill" the bill just as effectively as a vote against it. The only way for a member to get the bill out of the committee should this happen is to use a discharge petition.
So, who on this committee can and WILL do the "discharge petition"?
It's likely that every bill goes through the joint rules committee. If it gets referred to the public safety or other substantive committee, that's when I will start to worry the fix is in.
Isn't the Public Safety Committee on our side?
Rush's office said Timilty is trying to attach this to another bill to force a vote. He's fighting the good fight, we have to too.
There we go, at least SOMEONE is doing something. What happened to the filibuster idea?
I was just informed by my rep's secretary that DeLeo has stated that they will not hear any bills regarding the AG's actions this session due to "time constraints". Was told by one of DeLeo's secretary's that they're going to "wait and see what the courts rule". Great, so someone has to risk it all to be a test case?? Absolutely insane.
There were no "time constraints" on imposing this load of horse hockey on us, was there? It is this TIMING which is a large part of the issue!!!!
Call his office an remind them this is NOT a gun debate. This is about the role of branches of government and the Rule of Law.
"It isn't illegal to be illegal in Massachusetts."
so then all should demand no new other business should take presceden e until this issue is settled satisfactorily.
Again, filibuster? Insertion of various gun language into all other bills? Where the heck are the PRO senators and representatives? Time to get CREATIVE, people!
Gonna be a long road, but yeah. Time to shift to campaign mode and to start campaigning against all the ones who came out in support of Healey's actions.
And also against the ones who we thought were favorable, but failed to act.
They will go to their house parties after and laugh about all the "gun nuts" begging for the repeal of the decree.
A senator or representative was in the bathroom, and I said to my kid "Let's go home and hit the pool". Senator said "Can I come?". I said "Yeah, if you can stop the AG. If you do that, you can sleep over and I'll buy you beer for the afternoon as well.". He laughed and agreed.
We need to keep pressure on the reps that sent clarification letter to AGO on July 28th. They must make AGO respond. If the AG doesn't respond, we hammer again that she has no problem legislating and answers to no one.
Yes, this still happened, and needs a response despite what else might happen. Can't let them off the hook.
From Statehouse News Service
From Statehouse News Service
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Baker vetoed the bill this week, and filed an alternative compromise bill that he said would ultimately guarantee coverage of "clinically proven treatments" of the tick-borne disease after a review by MassHealth
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So, could he "file an alternative bill" to Tarr's, and put it on the floor for a vote? THIS might be something to give him a chance at another term.