by Cactus Jack » Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:04 pm
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday that 10 GOP state senators cannot run for reelection after they refused to attend Senate sessions for about six weeks out of protest last year in an attempt to stall Democratic-backed bills.
The court ruling upholds a secretary of state decision to keep the lawmakers off 2024 ballots, citing a 2022 referendum that bars lawmakers from seeking reelection if they have more than 10 unexcused absences.
The six-week boycott of the session stopped work and prevented voting, the longest such freeze in the state’s history. The absent lawmakers demanded legislative concessions in exchange for their return.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watc ... eelection/It would be great if we could have a similar rule in Northern Ireland.
Because they lost a statewide referendum and a vote the GOP did what it always does, it tried to cheat the people out of their democratic choice. However as a result of a law passed in 2022 the Senators who walked out for six weeks have now been barred from seeking re-election.
[quote]The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday that 10 GOP state senators cannot run for reelection after they refused to attend Senate sessions for about six weeks out of protest last year in an attempt to stall Democratic-backed bills.
The court ruling upholds a secretary of state decision to keep the lawmakers off 2024 ballots, citing a 2022 referendum that bars lawmakers from seeking reelection if they have more than 10 unexcused absences.
The six-week boycott of the session stopped work and prevented voting, the longest such freeze in the state’s history. The absent lawmakers demanded legislative concessions in exchange for their return.[/quote]
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4442497-oregon-supreme-court-gop-protest-reelection/
It would be great if we could have a similar rule in Northern Ireland.
Because they lost a statewide referendum and a vote the GOP did what it always does, it tried to cheat the people out of their democratic choice. However as a result of a law passed in 2022 the Senators who walked out for six weeks have now been barred from seeking re-election.
