Hello Again

So things have been busy, yet uneventful. I packed up my desk this morning while watching part of Legally Blonde 2. It's kinda sad that things are over. The early morning floor sessions were somewhat uneventful.

The Senate Legislative Operations committee had a meeting behind the bar and because of the open meeting laws, it is a somewhat public hearing. In other words everyone and their mother gathers around the poor committee members trying to hear what they're saying and hoping they don't hurt their legislation.

I went to lunch with the team. Again, kinda sad. (Mr. GAD is going to miss the rest of us when we leave him.)

Now I'm back in the building, watching the Assembly as they pass bills and take a 1 minute recess (which never actually lasts a minute, more like 20) between every few. The good news is they are passing out those money bills; the bad news is, they are holding contentious bills till late tonight. (In all fairness, the Senate is doing the same)

Before I sign off, I want to leave you with this little bit of observation. The Senate is an extremely organized body. They have an agenda for every floor session that makes it very easy to follow along. The Assembly, on the other hand, not so organized. The pretty much just release a daily file that mentions the bills they might get to, but who knows when; on days where there are multiple floor sessions, by the end of the day, you need a decoder ring to understand it. The Senate rarely has to take a recess while the Assembly takes one what seems like every 5 minutes. The Senate always has all their conference reports, amendments, and bills organized neatly in their proper cubbies for the public's easy access; the Assembly will get them out, you know, whenever.

That's all for now, be back later!