About an hour ago, Karen Minnis pulled a fast one on the Oregon Legislature. Even her own caucus.

SB1000 was posted (by Speaker Karen Minnis) for a hearing by the State and Federal Affairs Committee about 30 minutes prior to the lunch break. The House was in session this morning but had adjourned until Monday. SB1000 was amended (gutted to be reflective of the Reciprocal Benefits Bill HB 3476) by Speaker Karen Minnis, then voted out of the State and Federal Affairs Committee on party lines. 2 Dems no. 3 R's yes. It then moved on to the Budget Committee where it is at this moment.

Speaker Minnis pulled this switch move with incredible sly and without due process or respect for the transparency of the Legislature by doing this. It is not against House rules for her to post notice 30 minutes prior, or to schedule it during a lunch hour for maximum hush. Although it does avoid due process in all ways.

House Dems plan to have a press conference very shortly to say just this. Karen has stepped out of bounds.

More to come. Stay Tuned.

Post by Bryan Harding

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 at 1:36 PM.