Oregon Senate Republicans announce walkout over climate cap-and-trade bill

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Source: The Oregonian

SALEM — Republicans in the Oregon Senate plan to flee the Capitol to stop Democrats’ bill to cap greenhouse gas emissions, after the plan cleared a legislative budget committee Monday morning.

At an 11 a.m. floor session, just one Republican showed up: Sen. Tim Knopp of Bend. Democrats waited on the floor, as sergeants at arms searched Capitol offices to see if they could round up any other Republicans. But they were unable to find any, so Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, adjourned the chamber until Tuesday morning.

Under the state Constitution, a two-thirds majority of the Senate must be present to conduct business including voting on bills. That means Democrats, despite their supermajority, need at least two Republicans to be present.

The earliest the cap-and-trade bill would likely come up for a Senate floor vote is Wednesday, according to Senate Democrats.

In a statement, Senate Republican Leader Herman Baertschiger Jr. of Grants Pass blamed the GOP’s boycott in part on a parliamentary move by Courtney. With the climate bill before the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Ways and Means earlier Monday, Courtney joined the committee to provide a crucial vote to pass it out of committee. Republicans took Democrats to task for the move, but it was clearly allowed under the Senate’s adopted rules and longstanding precedent, Secretary of the Senate Lori Brocker testified.

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[Marthe48]

1. cutting off noses to spite faces?

Love your kids and grandkids. We are doomed by idiots.

[abqtommy]

2. Po' widdle snowfwakes melting in the sun, run away, run away, you're all done.

[More_Cowbell]

3. I wonder if those Republicans are returning these days' salaries to taxpayers? nt

[Magoo48]

4. Payola laden, willfully ignorant, fucking knuckle-draggers.

[cstanleytech]

5. Simple solution, point out to Senate Republicans that if they bail that it might impact them

when it comes time to draw up the next budget with project money going to other places.

[Hulk]

6. They pull this crap every time

Is it time we take a page out of your playbook when it comes to abortion etc.?

[scarletwoman]

7. What do you want to bet that this rule was passed by an earlier Republican majority?

Courtney joined the committee to provide a crucial vote to pass it out of committee. Republicans took Democrats to task for the move, but it was clearly allowed under the Senate’s adopted rules and longstanding precedent...(my bold)

[captain queeg]

8. Weren't they going to call the state police on the dumbasses last time they pulled this?

And drag them back to do their job?

[dustyscamp]

9. Ugh they did it again

https://time.com/5612738/oregon-climate-militia/

And when we are not there they pass bills MFs

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/09/north-carolina-house-republicans-surprise-9-11-vote.html


https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/matthewzeitlin/senate-republicans-just-passed-a-massive-tax-bill-in-the

[christx30]

10. Yep. And it was over this very same kind of bill.

They drove to Idaho, where they were protected by militia types, who said that Oregon could come get the senate republicans, but advised not to send men with families. It was a whole big thing.

[Nitram]

11. History will not judge these people kindly.