Oregon Senate Republicans leave the state to avoid climate bill vote

The Oregonian/OregonLive ^ | June 20, 2019 | Hillary Borrud

[gundog]

Oregon Republican senators have left the Capitol and scattered in various directions outside the state in order to avoid being rounded up by troopers for a high-profile climate bill vote scheduled today.

Reached just after 7 a.m. Thursday, Sen. Cliff Bentz of Ontario said he was on his way out of the state. "In a few moments, I will not be in Oregon,” said Bentz, who spent most of Wednesday meeting with Gov. Kate Brown’s staff in an effort to negotiate changes to the carbon cap-and-trade plan, House Bill 2020.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

It is a state issue that can get easily overturned in the courts. There's a reason why cap-and-trade didn't pass nationally in 2009, when Dems controlled Washington.

the Dems have a super majority.

Yeah well, apparently the voters like Dem policies and enjoy the misery left-wing policies bring. We can't all be like Texas.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

You had state-wide elections and you lost. Go out on principle and stand your ground and educate voters for the next election then.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I don’t live in Oregon. Some FReepers here do. You should listen to them. You stop the madness by any means necessary. You don’t win against mad dogs by playing Marquess of Queensberry Rules.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

You stop the madness by any means necessary.

File suit in the courts then. Have the Trump EPA block it or something.

Running away is chicken-s--t.

[fieldmarshaldj]

If running away stops it, you run away.

Whatever it takes.