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If the strike continues, there could be collateral damage to a wide range of bills, including transportation, school fees and homelessness. But the first question is whether the absenteeism law will motivate enough lawmakers to return to the Capitol. How many people are willing to risk their future?
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber said, referring to last year’s vote numbers, “the voters were clear: retreating from our democracy is not an option.”
Commission hearings are still ongoing. Only half of the members of the panel are required to reach a quorum on these proceedings.
Background
In recent years, Republicans have used strikes to block tax bills, climate bills, and abortion bills. During previous strikes, former Democratic Gov. Kate Brown sent state police to track down boycotting lawmakers until Democratic leadership declared Cap and Trade’s climate change proposals null and void this year. , could not get them back. Boycott lawmakers were against it. The state’s new governor, Tina Kotek, also a Democrat, has dismissed any strategy to get them back to work.
In states where Democrats dominate the densely populated West and Republicans thrive in the rural South and East, Republicans sometimes feel so helpless that some Republicans want a more permanent separation. He’s exploring and proposing a plan to absorb the Republican Party with long-term goals. Eastern state to Idaho.
It wasn’t always like this. At the beginning of this century, Republicans dominated both Congresses. In 2001, Democrats in the state legislature went on strike to protest the Republican majority’s redistricting plans. But that was before the rise of progressive influences in places like Portland and Eugene.
Last year, more than two-thirds of voters supported a ban on absenteeism.
what’s next
Democrats hope lawmakers will be back in office within days. Some Republicans have not yet reached their 10-day deadline and may return to the Capitol before then. Congress is due to approve a new state budget by the end of June.
If the Republican lawsuit is filed, a resolution won’t be ready for Congress now, but it could help clarify next year’s Congress and determine who will run for re-election.
