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<blockquote data-quote="TechGrrl" data-source="post: 815640" data-attributes="member: 4932">No, actually, they couldn&#039;t.They originally left the state to deny a quorum, which is required by the state constitution.&nbsp; With a quorum, the bill passes on&nbsp; a straight party line vote.&nbsp; By denying the quorum, the Democrats held up the bill long enough for everyone to see exactly what was in it.&nbsp; This action by the State Senate GOP violated the open meeting rules, and is probably illegal.Now that the GOP has demonstrated that it wasn&#039;t about the money after all, because they moved all the non-financial stuff into this new bill and passed it on a simple majority, there is no reason for the Dems to stay away.&nbsp; The GOP has demonstrated once and for all their true motivations.&nbsp; And they rammed it through because otherwise some of the Republicans who are up for recall might have voted against it.&nbsp; This way, nothing could stop it.Remember all of this when the GOP comes after your union benefits next.&nbsp; And they will, be sure of it.&nbsp; UPS Teamsters are one of the few remaining bastions of a decent wage and benefit package.&nbsp; Since no one can blame the Teamsters for dragging down UPS as a company, like the UAW was demonized, they will simply continue this campaign of setting worker against worker to pull you all down.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TechGrrl, post: 815640, member: 4932"] No, actually, they couldn't. They originally left the state to deny a quorum, which is required by the state constitution. With a quorum, the bill passes on a straight party line vote. By denying the quorum, the Democrats held up the bill long enough for everyone to see exactly what was in it. This action by the State Senate GOP violated the open meeting rules, and is probably illegal. Now that the GOP has demonstrated that it wasn't about the money after all, because they moved all the non-financial stuff into this new bill and passed it on a simple majority, there is no reason for the Dems to stay away. The GOP has demonstrated once and for all their true motivations. And they rammed it through because otherwise some of the Republicans who are up for recall might have voted against it. This way, nothing could stop it. Remember all of this when the GOP comes after your union benefits next. And they will, be sure of it. UPS Teamsters are one of the few remaining bastions of a decent wage and benefit package. Since no one can blame the Teamsters for dragging down UPS as a company, like the UAW was demonized, they will simply continue this campaign of setting worker against worker to pull you all down. [/QUOTE]

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