Dems show no signs of returning (Indiana)

[Chris_]

Dems show no signs of returning

It's officially been a month since the Indiana House Democrats left the state and there is still no end in sight.

Rep. Randy Truitt, R-West Lafayette, said the Republicans weren't sure when the Democrats were coming back, or even if they would come back.

The Democrats originally left to deny the Republicans a quorum. This prevented voting on an anti-union bill but, after the bill was thrown out, their stay continued: This time, for voucher bills as well as amendments to the budget that cut education spending.

While the Democrats are away, Truitt said the Senate and the House are going to continue to do their "constitutional" duty.

"The Senate began hearings (March 21) about the budget," Truitt said. "The House will also start hearing Senate bills."

The Purdue Exponent

I see stupidity is contagious.

[Linda]

I see stupidity is contagious.

I am guessing that was a retorical statement.....

[rich_t]

If I were the Gov. I would order their pay checks stopped and held in escrow until they return.

They aren't doing their job, therefore don't deserve to get paid.  I'd also order the Secretary of Treasury or whomever to cancel their government expense accounts/credit cards etc.

[thundley4]

If I were the Gov. I would order their pay checks stopped and held in escrow until they return.

They aren't doing their job, therefore don't deserve to get paid.  I'd also order the Secretary of Treasury or whomever to cancel their government expense accounts/credit cards etc.

Was it the Indiana Democrats that were having their hotel rooms paid for by unions?

[rich_t]

Rumor has it that the WI dems that ran away earlier this month did.

[thundley4]

Rumor has it that the WI dems that ran away earlier this month did.

I knew it was one of the Dem groups, but couldn't remember.  Probably both of them anyway.

[Freeper]

Yep democracy in action, when the numbers aren't in your favor you simply run away and stop the people who were voted in office from doing their job. 

[FreeBorn]

Anyplace I have ever worked "No call/ No show" gets a man fired. Period.

What's the difference here?

[thelaughingman]

Tell me again who the "party of 'no'" is again?

[Chris_]

Ind. Democrats end boycott, return to Statehouse

Indiana House Democrats who fled the state five weeks ago to protest a Republican agenda they considered an assault on labor unions and public education returned to the Statehouse on Monday and resumed work.

"We're coming back after softening the radical agenda," said Bauer, D-South Bend, whose return was greeted by cheering union workers. "We won a battle, but we recognize the war goes on."

Washington Examiner

It's a war... Democrats vs. everybody else.

[Wineslob]

I'm reminded of 5 year olds that hold their breath............

[DefiantSix]

I'm reminded of 5 year olds that hold their breath............

Unlike my own child, however, I don't CARE if Dhimmi'Rats turn purple and pass out.  In fact, I strongly encourage it. 

[RealConservativePatriot]

I wish the democrats in my state would take a vacation, we could enact merit-pay for teachers, public employee workers will contribute more to their health insurance costs, we would cut state spending and reduce taxes. If democrats leave Washington for a while, we would actually get to cut spending and repeal this horrible healthcare law.

[rustybayonet]

Salary payment plan for the House and Senate when the country was founded should be returned to.  Knowing amount would be higher, the basic principle was;

$1,500.00 per year for working 250 days per year.
If you missed work one of those days - $6.00 was deducted per day missed.

i.e. ---- 250 days@$6.00 per day = $1,500.00

President earned a 'kingly' sum of $25,000.00 per year, but he had to pay his cabinet himself from his expense funds[ it sure kept the number of cabinet members lower - President George Washington only had 5; Sec. of State, Sec. of Treasury, Sec. of War, Attorney General and Postmaster General. [Interesting note - Washington refused his salary - the next Pres. that followed the no salary idea was John F. Kennedy, who donated his to charity]

Vice-Presidents earned $5,000.00

[rustybayonet]

From the what it's worth department for those who care..........................

Cabinets numbers though out the years;

Washington --- 4-5 [Postmaster General is not considered by some]
J. Adams ------ 6 [added Sec. of Navy]
Jefferson ------ 6
Madison ------- 6
Monroe -------- 6
J.Q. Adams ---- 6
A. Jackson ---- 6
VanBuren ------ 6
W.Harrison ---- 6 [ Only President for 30 days]
Tyler --------- 6
Polk ----------- 6 [ by now Congress salary had risen to $8.00 per day or $2,000.00 per year for 250 days]
Taylor --------7 [added Sec. of Interior]
Fillmore -------7
Pierce -------- 7 [salary increase for congress to $3,000.00, with days worked stipulation removed]
Buchannan ---- 7
Lincoln -------- 7
A. Johnson ----7
U.S. Grant ---- 7 Mar. 4, 1873 [ salary increase to Pres. $50,000.00 - VP $10,000.00 - Congress $7,500.00
                                               rolled back back Congress. to $5,000.00 because of public pressure on
                                               Jan. 20,1874]
Hayes -------- 7
Garfield ------- 7
Arthur -------- 7
Cleveland ----- 8 [added Sec. of Agriculture]
B. Harrison ---- 8
Cleveland ----- 8
McKinley ------ 8
T. Roosevelt --- 9 [added Sec of Commerce&Labor--plus Pres. increased to $75,000.00, VP to $12,000.00]
Taft ---------- 8 [combined Interior and Agriculture] [Congress salary back to $7,500.00]
Wilson -------- 9 [added Sec. of Labor]
Harding ------- 9
Coolidge ------ 10 [brought back Sec. Agriculture, Congress salary to $10,000.00
Hoover ------- 10 [Congress back to $9,000.00 then $8,500.00 --- depression]
F. Roosevelt -- 10 [Congress slowly back up to $10,00.00 by Apr. 4, 1935]
Truman ------- 11 [added Sec. of Defense--VP salary increased to $20,000.00 in 1946- Cong. to $12,500.00,
                               in 1947 and Pres to $100,000.00 in 1949]
Eisenhower ---- 10 [Navy dropped, Agriculture changed to HEW] [ Congress increased to $22,500.00 Mar. 1,
                                1955 and Pres and VP expense accts. become taxable]
Kennedy ------- 10 [Pres. donated salary to charity --- VP increased to $35,000.]
LB Johnson ----- 14 [added Sec . of Transportation, Sec. of HUD --brought back Sec.of Agriculture - moved
                              nat. security advisor and FBI director and CIA to cabinet --- now under LBJ control!]
                              [Congress increased to #30,000.00 and VP to $43,000.00]
Nixon ---------- 12 [removed FBI, CIA][Pres. increased to $200,000.00 ---VP to $62,500.00 -- Congress back
                                to $42,500.00]
Ford ----------- 11 [ combined Interior and Agriculture] [Congress to $44,600.00 Oct. 1, 1975]
Carter ---------  16 [added Nat. Security, CIA, FBI, Energy, HHS Eduction][on Oct. 1, 1979 Congress
                                 increased to $57,500.00 ---Pres. and VP expense became non-taxable]
Reagan --------- 13 [removed FBI, CIA, Nat. Security Advisor] [Congress gave themselves $69,800.00 in
                                   1982 - $72,600.00 in 1984 -- $75,100.00 in 1985 -- $77,400.00 in 1986 -- and
                                    $89,500.00 in 1987]
GHW Bush ------14 [added Veterans Affairs] [Congress increased to 96,600.00 in 1990 -- $98,400.00 for
                              Senators --$125,100.00 for Congress, and Sen. in 1991 -- and to $125,500.00 for both
                               in 1992]
Clinton ---------14 [ Congress increased each year up to 2001 making $141,300.00 per year, while increasing
                               Pres to $400,000.00 and VP to $172,400.00]
GW Bush ------- 14 [Congress increases to $154,700.00 by 2003and VP by 2007 to $215,700.00 with speaker
                               of the House up to $212,100.00 by 2007]

Haven't done this administration - but they have had a field day.
           
                                           

[DefiantSix]

Reagan --------- 13 [removed FBI, CIA, Nat. Security Advisor] [Congress gave themselves $69,800.00 in
                                   1982 - $72,600.00 in 1984 -- $75,100.00 in 1985 -- $77,400.00 in 1986 -- and
                                    $89,500.00 in 1987]
GHW Bush ------14 [added Veterans Affairs] [Congress increased to 96,600.00 in 1990 -- $98,400.00 for
                              Senators --$125,100.00 for Congress, and Sen. in 1991 -- and to $125,500.00 for both
                               in 1992]
Clinton ---------14 [ Congress increased each year up to 2001 making $141,300.00 per year, while increasing
                               Pres to $400,000.00 and VP to $172,400.00]
GW Bush ------- 14 [Congress increases to $154,700.00 by 2003and VP by 2007 to $215,700.00 with speaker
                               of the House up to $212,100.00 by 2007]

Haven't done this administration - but they have had a field day.
                

And this doesn't even count the "Czars" that have reproduced like rabbits over the past 30 years.