House Decides to Kill Their Own Bill Rather Than Vote on Gas Tax Cut

In a display of legislative cowardice, the Democratic supermajority decided to "PT" a bill that would have supported marine and land-based law enforcement when House Republican Leader Larry Cafero offered an amendment instituting a state gas tax holiday from Memorial Day through Labor of this year. Intent on not having their members be forced to actually do their job and cast a vote on the amendment--or the bill itself--Majority Leader Donovan decided to pass the bill temporarily to buy time to come up with some solution.

PTing a bill is the ultimate cowardly move by a majority, but almost laughable when done by a supermajority (especially since they put on such a display of Democratic "unity" last night when they overrode the Governor's veto). I guess they really don't have a lot of faith in their ability to marshal votes, because they certainly wouldn't hold up a good bill simply because they feel a vote against cutting the gas tax would hurt them politically, would they? Noooo....that would never happen.

I hope they don't do this on every Republican amendment. Holding up the people's business for political expedience won't help their standing in the public eye.