Let the people who will be affected vote on it.
I know. Crazy talk.
Where do you draw the line? Which issues require a direct vote of the people and which can be handled by their representatives?
So now in Oregon if you don’t show up for work the State Police are going to be dispatched ?
I'm not a big fan of referendums. The citizenry is, by and large, ignorant of a lot of things and way too easily influenced. Prove me wrong.
While a representative republic has its flaws, I'll take it any day. Honestly "get something done" is a horrible goal of government. We should embrace gridlock.
Does you job happen to be as a legislator where you swore an oath to represent your constituents?
Another good point, but what prevents the minority party from never attending? Much like this instance, what keeps them from avoiding it until their party is the majority? The threat of not being re-elected? As you said, the citizenry is ignorant, and would have no problem voting those people back in.
State Police.
Again, this situation is hardly unique. It seems pretty archaic to run away and then send police to arrest legislators....but streamlined efficiency is not what I expect, or what I want, when it comes to passing more laws.
As a rule I would oppose this, but hey, what goes around comes around...
Wisconsin Democrats Face Few Legal, Political Consequences for Fleeing
Texas Democrats Flee to Neighboring State to Avoid Redistricting Vote - 2003-05-15
I'm not a big fan of referendums. The citizenry is, by and large, ignorant of a lot of things and way too easily influenced. Prove me wrong.
While a representative republic has its flaws, I'll take it any day. Honestly "get something done" is a horrible goal of government. We should embrace gridlock.
Does you job happen to be as a legislator where you swore an oath to represent your constituents?
After Gov. Kate Brown tapped state troopers to try to bring back the wayward senators, a gun-toting militia called the Three Percenters vowed to do “whatever it takes” to defend them from state police.
For **** sake, these people.
Oregon GOP Senators Disavow Militia Group Amid Standoff With Governor
See, this is the problem. Petty keyboard warriors read headlines and threads like the title on this one... and think "THIS IS IT... THEY'RE TRYING TO ARREST THE GOP... THIS IS MY HILL!"
So now we have a heavily armed presence in Oregon
Hilariously enough, "The_Donald", a very hard-right subreddit... has been quarantined because it was choc-full of calls for violence regarding their misunderstanding/interpretation of this situation.
Senate Republicans Thursday ordered the forcible detention of their 14 Democratic colleagues, who fled the state two weeks ago to avoid a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's controversial budget repair bill.
For **** sake, these people.
Oregon GOP Senators Disavow Militia Group Amid Standoff With Governor
See, this is the problem. Petty keyboard warriors read headlines and threads like the title on this one... and think "THIS IS IT... THEY'RE TRYING TO ARREST THE GOP... THIS IS MY HILL!"
So now we have a heavily armed presence in Oregon
Hilariously enough, "The_Donald", a very hard-right subreddit... has been quarantined because it was choc-full of calls for violence regarding their misunderstanding/interpretation of this situation.