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Continuing a theme.
Suggestion: Turn on channel 17 and watch the House take roll call votes. Notice when there's a vote on a bill which lawmakers spend an hour passionately arguing. Take special note of votes that appear significantly one sided (as with today's game bill on the House floor) and note the small number of "red" votes.
Think to yourself, "hmmmm...hunters vote, what are those folks with the red (i.e. "no" votes going to do). Wait for Steve Sviggum to say "clerk will close the roll."
Watch how fast the red lights turn green.
Nothing more worthless than a vote in favor of a lost cause.
Speaking of lost causes, sounds bad for the future of the dedicated funding for the environment effort. And property tax relief has suddenly become a dominant issue.
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