Recurring midsummer nightmare
It happens every other summer. Some perfectly sensible consumer protection legislation is derailed in the Oregon Legislature by a Republican member of the House, from a rural area, whose constituents are so fixated on hating taxes, unions, and gay people that they don't even notice that he or she is taking money out of the pockets of people just like them and handing it over to corporate thieves.
Last time around it was this lady, whose antics did not play well on a statewide basis. Now it's this guy, whose latest stunt is this.
It's a shame how paralyzed this state has become. It's beginning to look as though it will never get up off its back and walk again.
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Comments (7)
BTW, his constituents get their power from Idaho Power....
Posted by Jack Bog | July 16, 2005 4:51 PM
Arrrghhh!
Posted by Alpal3 | July 16, 2005 6:02 PM
How does this pertain to gay and unions?
Or did you just throw that in knowing that those words would invoke a paroxysm of mindless leftoid prattle?
Look at Alpal3, it worked.
Posted by John Dunshee | July 16, 2005 8:17 PM
I'm sure he has a reason. The Big O doesn't really help us in learning out what it is. Instead they just take at value the proposition that whatever comes out of the mouths of lobbiests and leftwing nutjob state senators is the is ipso facto the right and proper thing. Isn't micromanaging a utility's rate setting formula something more properly within the domain of the PUC, rather than the state legislature, anyway?
Posted by jaybird | July 16, 2005 8:23 PM
Actually, no. Charging ratepayers for taxes not actually paid is enough of an abuse that the legislature can and should step in.
The PUC is supposed to do what the legislature tells it to do.
Posted by Jack Bog | July 16, 2005 8:34 PM
And its all working out so well having the politcos wrangle with it, isn't it?
Posted by jaybird | July 16, 2005 11:16 PM
Mindless prattle might be called:
Logrolling.
Posted by RL | July 16, 2005 11:52 PM