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Dan W:
http://watchdog.org/185308/gop-statehouse-muscle/

This is the change that NFOA-PAF has worked hard to achieve


--- Quote ---For years it’s been driving the GOP crazy.

While Republicans have held a clear majority of the seats in the Nebraska Legislature, Democrats have been running much of the show.

How? By holding the top spot in several committees, bottling up bills they don’t like and freeing ones they do.
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--- Quote ---Here’s four committees where the GOP is flexing its new statehouse muscle.

    Judiciary: Democrat Brad Ashford—elected to Congress—is out, apparently to be replaced by Republican Les Seiler.
    Government: Republican John Murante set to take over for Democrat Bill Avery—as Nebraska Watchdog has reported the state’s “winner take all” Electoral College vote is likely to take center stage here.
    Transportation: Republican Jim Smith is in line to follow Democrat Annette Dubas.
    General Affairs: Republican Tyson Larson is expected to replace Democrat Russ Karpisek
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 Read the whole article at the link
 http://watchdog.org/185308/gop-statehouse-muscle/

DenmanShooter:
Sounds like good news. 

RedDot:
The thing to watch for will be liberal attempts to completely circumvent the Unicameral by writing their own bills and forcing them onto ballots by petition.  "Democracy in Action"  Just like they did with minimum wage, and they've alluded to doing over medicare expansion.

bkoenig:
I'll believe it when they start standing up to Ernie.

FarmerRick:
Resolution passed by the Douglas County Republican Party, and also by the NEGOP.

http://dcrponline.com/resolution-to-require-public-vote-of-committee-chair-persons/

Douglas County Republican Party

Resolution to Require Public Vote of
Committee Chair-persons
Dated this 2nd day of December, 2014

WHEREAS the members of the Unicameral are elected by Nebraska voters; and

WHEREAS the citizens of Nebraska entrust their elected senators to conduct the state’s business in an open and transparent manner; and

WHEREAS under Nebraska’s unique one-house system the voters are regarded as the “second house;” and

WHEREAS George Norris, the father of the Unicameral, said, “Every act of the legislature and every act of each individual must be transacted in the spotlight of publicity;” and

WHEREAS Unicameral committee chairs are currently selected in secret; and

WHEREAS committee chairs have a significant bearing on potential legislation, and

WHEREAS secret elections prevent Nebraska voters from being able to evaluate their elected state senators on all their decisions and votes, and

WHEREAS secret election of committee chairs violates the fundamental precept of unicameralism that the citizens are the “second house;” and

WHEREAS secret election of committee chairs violates the principle of transparency in government,

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Douglas County Republican Party strongly supports the open and transparent election of all Unicameral committee chairs; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Douglas County Republican Party calls upon state senators to open all future Unicameral committee chair elections to a transparent process wherein their votes are publicly disclosed and recorded.


Call, email and write to your Senators and tell them you EXPECT THEM TO HONOR THIS RESOLUTION!!  Well, at least those of you with Republican Senators...

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