Posted on 01/08/2024 11:24:28 AM PST by chickenlips
In the 2023 election cycle in Louisiana, conservatives let their voices be heard. It wasn't just a Republican wave in the state last year - it was a decidedly conservative wave. Moderate (read: really Democrat) Republicans were thrashed just as much as actual Democrats were.
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But Republicans in Louisiana can be their own worst enemy when it comes to governance. Even while Republicans had majorities in both chambers of the legislature during Edwards' term, they could rarely agree on leadership and committee assignments, and on more than one occasion, Republican leaders picked Democrats to chair committees in the House and Senate.
Still, one would hope that with a supermajority in the legislature and a Republican in the governor's mansion, they wouldn't be handing out power to Democrats like party favors. Louisiana voters made it clear that they wanted Republican leadership - that they wanted conservative leadership - and, apparently, the first thing they want to do is put Democrats in charge of legislative committees.
This time, Republicans are set on Monday to elevate Landry’s choices to the top two positions in Legislature, Sen. Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, as the president, and Rep. Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, as the speaker.
Republicans hold a 73-32 advantage over Democrats in the House and a 28-11 margin in the Senate.
Despite the big partisan advantage, both Henry and DeVillier have said in interviews that they plan to give committee chairmanships to Democrats, a move that will likely spark protests among hard core conservatives who want the incoming leaders to follow Washington’s practice of the majority party consolidating its power.
“I found Democrats who I think would be good chairmen based on their skillset,” Henry said.
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Any time the GOP breaks through the line and gets a large majority, heading for a touchdown, they will trip in the open field with no defender around them.
It seems that our only hope is to create a “real” conservative party. It might take a year or two, but it must be created or the USA is gone forever.
Trent Lott syndrome.
The Speaker of the House sucks. Spends all of his time talking minutae on 99.7 FM.
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