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> Vos spokeswoman Kit Beyer noted that Anderson voted for a set of Assembly rules in 2017 that eliminated a provision that allowed Assembly members in some case
by tick_tock_tick 7y ago
> Vos spokeswoman Kit Beyer noted that Anderson voted for a set of Assembly rules in 2017 that eliminated a provision that allowed Assembly members in some cases to participate in committee meetings through web cameras.
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- slater 7y agoI always wonder if that kind of thing is them voting for something obviously good, e.g. "Orphaned kittens of Wisconsin Aid Bill of 2017" that has ostensibly good stuff that of course you'd vote for, but then tucked away in some sub-sub-sub-paragraph in 5pt font there's "oh and legislators can't join committee meetings via the web, ok thx plz sign the bill below"
- mikeash 7y agoMaybe, and I realize this is crazy, legislators could read the full text of what they vote on.
- eckmLJE 7y agoOr maybe the top-line bill is so important that you just swallow the bitter pill of less important riders, because getting a clean bill seems unlikely / out of your own control.
- AnthonyMouse 7y agoOr you vote against any bill that has riders and make them bring the important bill back up as a clean bill without the riders.
- UnFleshedOne 7y agoI understand usually it is a question of trading influence -- you want those kittens saved, but the guy whose vote you need wants to stick it to web cam manufacturers. Thus the abomonation bills are born.
- cosrnos 7y agoIn this case it sounds like Anderson knew what he was voting for, as the next paragraph reads > Anderson voted on those rules a month after he joined the Legislature, at a time when he said he didn’t have a full sense of what his needs would be. Regardless of the rules in place, exceptions can and should be made for people with disabilities based on their needs.
- perl4ever 7y ago"eliminating a provision that allowed..." doesn't seem like the same thing as "caused ... to be prohibited", necessarily.