Thursday, February 22, 2007
Fill in the blank
Oh, I thought I'd share with folks another excellent display of Senate competence.
Vishal proposed a "fill in the blank" amendment for the amount of money to give some folks for Lobby Day or something. Essentially, the way it works is that a bunch of numbers are proposed, and they start from the top and say "all in favor" and so on until they reach a majority. Presumably, once you vote, you keep your hand up for the lower values. This way, the amendment passes with the highest amount that could reach a majority.
The Senate decided to suspend the amendment rules and do this using a 2/3 vote, since that was what it would take to pass the bill. But, in its infinite wisdom, the Senate proceeded to start losing votes as the amount decreased. Good job, guys. Good job.
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