Democrats outraged as Republicans seek to take advantage of temporary majority before special house electionDemocrats in the Minnesota house of representatives refused to show up to start a legislative session on Tuesday in an unprecedented move designed to boycott attempts by Republicans to take advantage of a temporary majority in the chamber.The house came out of the November election tied 67-67, and top leaders from both parties started to work out a power-sharing agreement that presumed a tie. But a judge late last month declared that a newly elected Democrat did not live in his heavily Democratic district. Continue reading...
The main conceptual idea of the article is a power struggle in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Democrats are boycotting legislative sessions in protest against Republicans attempting to assert full control despite a tie in the chamber (67-67). Republicans are arguing that the vacant seat due to the death of a Democratic lawmaker means they have the necessary quorum to govern, while Democrats maintain that they need a quorum of 67 present.
This conflict revolves around the Republicans' attempt to utilize their temporary majority advantage to push their agenda before a special election can be held to resolve the tie, an action that Democrats view as an “abuse of power”.
The main conceptual idea of the article is a power struggle in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Democrats are boycotting legislative sessions in protest against Republicans attempting to assert full control despite a tie in the chamber (67-67). Republicans are arguing that the vacant seat due to the death of a Democratic lawmaker means they have the necessary quorum to govern, while Democrats maintain that they need a quorum of 67 present. This conflict revolves around the Republicans' attempt to utilize their temporary majority advantage to push their agenda before a special election can be held to resolve the tie, an action that Democrats view as an “abuse of power”.
