BESE member Linda Johnson commenting about Bobby Jindal asking BESE member Tammie McDaniel to resign:
“I don’t know what the little boy governor is trying to do, but I think it is a mistake.” Monroe News-Star, July 3, 2009.
C.B.
1 8:17 am
The leges can’t seem to get the hang of who it is that they represent.
Last year the leges passed a pay raise for themselves. This year they passed an amendment to our constitution to change the vacation time for themselves.
The leges proposed a constitutional amendment that will move the starting date for the regular sessions up by two weeks. The voters get the final say in the fall of 2010.
According to the sponsor of the change to OUR constitution, Sen. Neil Riser, R-Columbia: “… [The purpose is] to allow lawmakers more time to spend summer vacations with families.” Times Picayune, June 26, 2009.
I see nothing in the amendment to benefit the public. In fact, those who are only able to take time off from work during the summers will have less of an opportunity to see what our (according to them) underpaid and inconvenienced public servants actually do.
Better solution
There is nothing in the current constitution that prevents the leges from ending the sessions in time to spend summer vacations with families.
The leges should do everyone in Louisiana a favor by working at least five days a week, getting their work done quickly and adjourning the session early. No constitutional change is required and it will save us taxpayers money.
A constitutional convention will not prevent such frivolous amendments to the state constitution; defeating those who propose and vote for them will.
To see how your senator voted go here. To see how your representative voted go here.
C.B.
1 8:00 am
