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Oregon Republicans flee to avoid voting on climate change bill.

"Oregon Gov. Kate Brown deployed the state police Thursday to try to round up 11 Republican senators who fled the Legislature — and in some cases, the state — to thwart the passage of a cap-and-trade proposal that would dramatically lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

"The GOP senators will be fined $500 a day per person if enough of them remain absent to prevent a vote. Democrats have an 18 to 12 majority in the chamber, but need 20 members present for a quorum."

[nbcnews.com]

#ClimateChange #republicans #democrats #Present #climate #Police #vote #GOP
LiterateHiker 9 June 21
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Level 8

I wonder if Gov. Brown could issue a bounty for these cowards. 😛

bingst Level 8 June 22, 2019
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Level 9

Cowards they are. Don't care one iota about humans including themselves. How do they think anybody will survive. Do they have a rocket to leave this earth when everything is dying, is there something we don't know about.

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Level 9

Somewhere in between laughing uproariously and yelling "Get the butterfly net!".

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Level 9

Kindergarden classes have more ethics and playing fair

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Level 8

Today on the news: Apparently there are a bunch of white supremest who are going to defend these people from the Police. So listen to the news as the shit night hit the fan.

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Level 8

Cowards. Drag their asses back til they do their jobs. Ugh.

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Level 10

Do your job idiots

bobwjr Level 10 June 21, 2019
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Level 7

Wealth redistribution BS!

zesty Level 7 June 21, 2019
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You speak as though the richest - don’t have enough...

Money is like salt water: the more you drink, the more you want. Same is true of power.

If one reads the news, wealth disparity is the greatest since the Eisenhower Years.

The kind if wealth disparity we have now is cruel.

Your opinion is noted.

Imposing a financial cost to match the cost to society is not wealth distribution.

@A2Jennifer Another expression for buying the loosers' vote.

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Level 9

Great for Governor Brown. Fine them. Haul their asses back -- in chains, if necessary -- and ,make them do their job!

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Level 8

Such maturity. Group of fucking whining asshats.

1of5 Level 8 June 21, 2019
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Level 7

500 a day is nothing to them. In fact, I'd be willing to bet that the Don would gladly pay it to keep them from voting.

@chuckleslll

In Oregon State, they need a quorum to vote on a bill.

@LiterateHiker
Definition of quorum
1 : a select group
2 : the number (such as a majority) of officers or members of a body that when duly assembled is legally competent to transact business
3 : a Mormon body comprising those in the same grade of priesthood

I'm betting you are referring to #3.
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