Death penalty committee vote most likely on Friday
Sen. Brian Frosh told Julie Bykowicz of the Baltimore Sun that a Judicial Proceedings vote on a death penalty repeal is most likely on Friday. That's mainly because Frosh, the chairman, is concerned about two absenses on the 11-member committee today, which could affect the outcome. Democrat Jamie Raskin and Republican Nancy Jacobs have other obligations today.
Bykowicz also reports in today's Baltimore Sun that the procedural move that would bring the repeal to the floor of the Senate has been settled. If the committee votes "unfavaorable," there would be a motion on the floor of the Senate to reject that committee report, and substitute the full bill in its place.
Senate President Mike Miller is gritting his teeth, but says he'll go along with the manuever even though it violates the committee process. Miller says Gov. Martin O'Malley, who is leading repeal efforts, deserves to have his day in the legislature.
That's magnanimous of Miller, but the Senate president often shows no remorse about standing in the way of governors. Did side deals lead to Miller's decision -- over, say, a gubernatorial appointment or two to the lawmaker's allies? Or is the Senate president earning a chit he can cash in later?
Comments
Don't care.
Won't care.
It's a done deal. What Martin O'Malley wants, Martin O'Malley gets. Why?
Every news reporter is blogging these days.
What I care about is how Martin O'Malley can get away with this BGE fiasco when he promised us relief.
No one asked why he allows a PSC chairman(Steve Larsen) to retire and collect $250.00 a month of our taxpaying dollars.
No one brings up the FACT that everyone is paying $7.50 a month on their BGE bills for not an once of energy.
Martin O'Malley, et, al has murdered my wallet. I want to know what I did to him to deserve this kind of treatment when all I ever gave the guy was a responsible taxpayer's check 4 times a year.
Posted by: Carole | February 27, 2009 9:36 AM
Maybe Miller let it go through to be nice, but knows it will fail. He has been around Annapolis and in politics far longer than Martin O'Malley. Martin was still trying to score a prom date when Miller was getting started in elected office.
Don't underestimate the neutered bull...or wait, did he got outdone by O'Malley?
Posted by: Brendan | March 2, 2009 11:46 AM