Comments on: Bishop to Castle and Mate http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/ & Home of Lawn Mower Repair Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:18:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: walt moffett http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17623 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:11:18 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17623 TPTB = The Powers That Be jargon from hanging around SF/Fantasy fora. Generally refers to off stage power brokers, e.g. Red Mountain Molemen, Red Eagle Honor Farm Hunting Club, etc. TPTB = The Powers That Be jargon from hanging around SF/Fantasy fora. Generally refers to off stage power brokers, e.g. Red Mountain Molemen, Red Eagle Honor Farm Hunting Club, etc.

]]> by: William Wyatt Wallace http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17618 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:57:12 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17618 TPTB? TPTB?

]]> by: Bishop to Rules Committee? » Doc’s Political Parlor http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17599 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:08:52 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17599 [...] Senate Minority Leader Jabo Waggoner (R - Birmingham) may appoint Sen. Charles Bishop (R - Arley) to the Senate Rules Committee. The Senate Minority Leader may designate Senators to take his place on standing committees (see examples here) and two Parlor sources confirm that Waggoner is telling colleagues that he is considering appointing Bishop to the Rules Committee since Senate Democrats stripped Bishop of committee assignments yesterday. [...] […] Senate Minority Leader Jabo Waggoner (R - Birmingham) may appoint Sen. Charles Bishop (R - Arley) to the Senate Rules Committee. The Senate Minority Leader may designate Senators to take his place on standing committees (see examples here) and two Parlor sources confirm that Waggoner is telling colleagues that he is considering appointing Bishop to the Rules Committee since Senate Democrats stripped Bishop of committee assignments yesterday. […]

]]> by: walt moffett http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17593 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:45:39 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17593 Makes me wonder if TPTB have decided to settle scores and put some points on the board for the 2010 election. Oh well, the circus is town now and its time to make popcorn. Makes me wonder if TPTB have decided to settle scores and put some points on the board for the 2010 election.
Oh well, the circus is town now and its time to make popcorn.

]]> by: William Wyatt Wallace http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17566 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:32:19 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17566 I am not taking up for Bishop, I disagree with the procedure behind this resolution I am not taking up for Bishop, I disagree with the procedure behind this resolution

]]> by: poljunkie http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17556 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:42:08 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17556 Well, if you hit the CEO of your company in the mouth, I think you would get more than just a minor rebuke. This man who is supposed to uphold the law and be an example, broke the law, Then to to top it off the R's with the value system of thou shalt not gamble but lets give the man a standing ovation for failing to turn the other cheek. What hypocrisy!!! I think it is time for everyone to take a step back and take an honest, candid, assesment of what is going here. This has nothing to do with the well being of Alabama nor does it have anything to do with Christian values or just good ethics. It's about power, money, and position. Without position you can't have power and money. The R's rolled the dice and lost. Tough stuff but it's time to suck it up and quit taking up for Bishop. They are getting to be like a union group standing up for the worker who refused to do his job. Well, if you hit the CEO of your company in the
mouth, I think you would get more than just a minor rebuke. This man who is supposed to uphold the law and be an example, broke the law, Then to to top it off the R’s with the value system of thou shalt not gamble but lets give the man a standing ovation for failing to turn the other cheek. What hypocrisy!!! I think it is time for everyone to take a step back and take an honest, candid, assesment of what is going here. This has nothing to do with the well being of Alabama nor does it have anything to do with Christian values or just good ethics. It’s about power, money, and position. Without position you can’t have power and money. The R’s rolled the dice and lost. Tough stuff but it’s time to suck it up and quit taking up for Bishop. They are getting to be like a union group standing up for the worker who refused to do his job.

]]> by: Therm http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17554 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:18:18 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17554 Heavy handed is not the half of it. When the Senate organized last year and passed its operating rules it put in a rule that the rules, which were passed by a majority of 18, can only be changed with 21 votes. Now the majority finds itself in a situation where it cannot change the rules of the Senate to put any kind of punishment in place. So, they introduce a resolution but they do not call it a rule change. so it does not have to follow the normal procedures for being adopted. After the resolution was introduced and read a Senator challenged that it was not following the proper procedures for a rule change. The Lt. Governor looked at him with a straight face and said all that had been introduced was a resolution and it did not need to follow the rule procedure. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck it is a duck, unless you are in the Alabama Senate. I suspect if a member of the minority in the Senate introduced a resolution to change a rule tomorrow the Lt. Governor would rule that it was a rule and would take three days notice in writing and require 21 votes to be adopted. Different rules for the different sides in the Senate does not a healing make. Look for more of the same. Heavy handed is not the half of it. When the Senate organized last year and passed its operating rules it put in a rule that the rules, which were passed by a majority of 18, can only be changed with 21 votes.

Now the majority finds itself in a situation where it cannot change the rules of the Senate to put any kind of punishment in place. So, they introduce a resolution but they do not call it a rule change. so it does not have to follow the normal procedures for being adopted.

After the resolution was introduced and read a Senator challenged that it was not following the proper procedures for a rule change. The Lt. Governor looked at him with a straight face and said all that had been introduced was a resolution and it did not need to follow the rule procedure. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck it is a duck, unless you are in the Alabama Senate.

I suspect if a member of the minority in the Senate introduced a resolution to change a rule tomorrow the Lt. Governor would rule that it was a rule and would take three days notice in writing and require 21 votes to be adopted.

Different rules for the different sides in the Senate does not a healing make. Look for more of the same.

]]> by: William Wyatt Wallace http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17551 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:04:55 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17551 Why does he need to speak with his attorney? If they actually enforced the rule on him I could see it. What I don't get is that it takes a majority to enact this, but 2/3s to revoke it. Seems pretty heavy handed. Why does he need to speak with his attorney? If they actually enforced the rule on him I could see it.

What I don’t get is that it takes a majority to enact this, but 2/3s to revoke it. Seems pretty heavy handed.

]]> by: Anonymous http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17547 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:29:48 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/05/bishop-to-castle-and-mate/#comment-17547 Guess he felt rooked. Guess he felt rooked.

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