Time and Time again we have watched our state legislature, which mostly is controlled by Republicans, defy the wishes of the voters. They are doing it again with the attempt to repeal IM22.
We have seen the mountains of corruption over the past 40 years this party has wreaked on South Dakotans, and I believe, this is why IM 22 passed. We have had enough.
But when are South Dakota voters going to really get it? Most if not all of the corruption is being sewn on us by the Republicans in the state legislature. I want to be careful how I say this, I know many Republicans in government in South Dakota that are good people, but it seems the Republicans in the State Legislature are the cream of the crop when it comes to corruption.
Going to Pierre to essentially benefit themselves and their businesses, and without ethics laws, running rough shot over the citizens. You might say that not all of the Republican legislators are bad, and I get the argument, but as Stace Nelson pointed out on Belfrage today, the good ones are no better then the bad ones if the good guys don’t stop the bad guys in their party. In other words, if you are not a part of the solution, you are part of the problem. Also, as Stace points out, the corruption runs deep, if it isn’t suspicious suicides and murders over EB-5 and Gear Up, it’s sex scandals. What will it take to reign in this problem?
First off, the opposition party is ‘part of the problem’ they need to not only grow a spine, but they need to grow in numbers and overtake the snake pit that has become the SD GOP. This means educating voters that Republicans in the State House ARE the problem and need to be voted out and kicked out of Pierre, they are destroying our state. It’s obvious from this repeal, that they are happy with the status quo, and don’t want things to change. It takes more then measures, initiatives and referendums to stop them, it takes giving these clowns their walking papers.
As I told a local government official tonight, there is not much we can do as citizens when the SD GOP has held us hostage for so long. I can only blog so much about the despicable behavior of these characters. It will take massive education to get South Dakotans to send some of these whack jobs packing in 2018.
So at the end of the day, don’t be surprised if this repeal passes, you voted in these crooks, and when you have the fox watching the hen house, you should know what the results will be.
I too am pissed their gutting this bill. Make the people eat this shitty government funding election nonsense they voted for.
We need better election/corruption laws. IM22 isn’t the answer, BUT the voters made a choice and it should be adhered to until the VOTERS figure it out.
There is really only one way to describe our state legislature and its majority party. They are the Republican “House of Lords” legislature, which thinks it is their duty and right to delay and or prevent the legislation of the Commoners.
But why after all are we so surprised about this? Nearly one in seven of our current state legislators acquired their initial political footings through a gubernatorial appointment to the legislature and not from election by the people.
No wonder our legislature has this peerage attitude in terms of their legislative responsibilities and their view of the electorates’ wishes. You see this reality not only in their attitude towards IM 22, but also through their wishes to make it harder to amend the constitution or file petitions for an initiative or referendum measure.
Sadly, our Republican “House of Lords” legislature is more concerned about keeping their free donuts and booze given to them by lobbyist than working to assure a decent wage for their constituents, so that the voters too can get ahead and enjoy the extras of life.
Our Republican “House of Lords” legislature was recently quick to remove a fellow member when his actions embarrassed them, but after three years of high profile scandals involving EB5 and GEARUP, there still is no politicians yet to have been found to be involved. I find that to be inexcusable and unbelievable unless you begin to understand the perspective and attitudes of a peerage political class and its leadership priorities…..
I think they usually want to “Repeal and Replace”.
Trust me it’ll be the greatest…
What does the Twittetator say? Oh yah, “It will be amazing.”
What we see this legislative session is the same as before but will get worse with more religious based bills passed in the future.
Hope in the existing opposition party will grow and become more aggressive? That ship has passed years ago. Nothing significant will change a year or years from now. Time to start a new unique to South Dakota opposition party and not some fringe party.