Loading ...Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection
The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection.
The decision upholds the secretary of state’s decision to disqualify the senators from the ballot under a voter-approved measure aimed at stopping such boycotts. Measure 113, passed by voters in 2022, amended the state constitution to bar lawmakers from reelection if they have more than 10 unexcused absences.
Last year’s boycott lasted six weeks — the longest in state history — and paralyzed the legislative session, stalling hundreds of bills.
Hard to imagine that this is constitutionally legal……….
They don’t care if it’s legal in any sense of the word. Remember what good old Iraq-war-Bush said: “It’s just a gd piece of paper” in reference to the U.S. constitution.
They.don’t.care.