Resolutions: Bybee Inquiry Not Pulled From Consent Calendar - On Its Way To Passage

well done. (5.00 / 1)

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by: Beth Caskie @ Sun Apr 26, 2009 at 20:48:37 PM UTC

Was anything else pulled? (0.00 / 0)

Just wanted to check - I had to leave after the propostions got settled and before it got to the other resolutions.

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by: Chico David RN @ Mon Apr 27, 2009 at 02:14:47 AM UTC

Three resolutions pulled (5.00 / 1)

Oil Severance, Death Penalty Moratorium, and Majority Vote for Budget.  After more parliamentary wrangling than you can shake a stick at, all three passed as presented by the resolutions committee.

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by: SolanoVoter @ Mon Apr 27, 2009 at 02:46:47 AM UTC

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The health care resolution (0.00 / 0)

was also pulled, and unpulled, and then attempted-pulled, and finally ended non-pulled after a "friendly amendment" (which is illegal under Robert's Rules) changed the resolution from one supporting providing health care to "legal residents" of California to just "residents" of California -- something about which most of the delegates, so far as I can tell, were oblivious.

This is not to take a position on the merits of providing health care to all persons residing in the state either with or without legal authorization -- I can make the case either way -- but having a resolution passed by the Resolutions Committee providing health care to legal residents is clearly different from providing it for all citizens, and that the health care resolution was allowed to be changed from printed form based on the consent of the author alone was not a stellar moment for adherence to the party rules for debate (at least as I understand them.)

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by: Seneca Doane @ Mon Apr 27, 2009 at 06:34:44 AM UTC

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Seemed to me (5.00 / 1)

That the problem in that section was the totally incompetent management of the session by Inola Henry, who did not seem to understand what was going on, yet was determined to assert herself as if she did. It was quite a contrast between her poor stewardship and that of John Hanna and the guy who took over for him on the debate of the rest of the propositions, which was contentious on the merits but took place in an orderly way.

You can check out any time you like but you can never leave

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by: Robert Cruickshank @ Mon Apr 27, 2009 at 12:14:50 PM UTC

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Burton (5.00 / 1)

actually referred obliquely to this at the end.  I wouldn't be shocked if there were a change in leadership in the committee.

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by: David Dayen @ Mon Apr 27, 2009 at 16:00:39 PM UTC

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Hilfenhaus (5.00 / 1)

The very calm guy who took over during the second half of the proposition debate is Jim Hilfenhaus, who is with Laborers Local 300 in Los Angeles.

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by: DavidT @ Mon Apr 27, 2009 at 19:18:37 PM UTC

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I think I've seen her conduct four sessions now (0.00 / 0)

This or something like it -- leading to howls and frothing from the assembly -- has happened every time.  I think it's fair to ask that someone who is going to be chairing a committee like that should have good working knowledge of Robert's Rules.  Hanna mostly does a good job (though like many chairs who aren't being scrupulous he sometimes takes advantage of his position to editorialize too much.  The third guy, Jim, is an exemplary Chair.

I don't mean to get too negative about her; her one triumph at the end was getting that opponent of the oil extraction resolution to withdraw her quorum call.  I was surprised that she succeeded.

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by: Seneca Doane @ Tue Apr 28, 2009 at 03:37:52 AM UTC

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