http://bearingdrift.com/2009/09/08/permanent-legislature-in-richmond/ Sat, 26 May 2012 15:24:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bearingdrift.com/2009/09/08/permanent-legislature-in-richmond/#comment-20980 What to do about the General Assembly? - Virginia Free Press Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:50:41 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=8467#comment-20980 [...] Hoeft isn’t quite sure that we need to do anything just yet. Therefore, I’d like to first see an investigation across [...] [...] Hoeft isn’t quite sure that we need to do anything just yet. Therefore, I’d like to first see an investigation across [...]

]]> http://bearingdrift.com/2009/09/08/permanent-legislature-in-richmond/#comment-20771 Govgirl Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:32:47 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=8467#comment-20771 While I am not necessarily in favor of changing the legislature to full time, I do think there is some warrant to the idea that the fact that our state legislators must have another job is valid. I say this because while they are only in Richmond for 3 months or so a year, they are expected to participate in and do many, many things in those other months that make it nearly impossible to have a traditional 9-5 job. The 3 months in Richmond alone pretty much see to this, especially because of WHEN they are in Richmond. As for people not talking because they are scared, I find that ridiculous and somewhat insulting, how about they are not commenting because they refuse to participate in the media trial and conviction of Del. Hamilton? While I am not necessarily in favor of changing the legislature to full time, I do think there is some warrant to the idea that the fact that our state legislators must have another job is valid. I say this because while they are only in Richmond for 3 months or so a year, they are expected to participate in and do many, many things in those other months that make it nearly impossible to have a traditional 9-5 job. The 3 months in Richmond alone pretty much see to this, especially because of WHEN they are in Richmond. As for people not talking because they are scared, I find that ridiculous and somewhat insulting, how about they are not commenting because they refuse to participate in the media trial and conviction of Del. Hamilton?

]]> http://bearingdrift.com/2009/09/08/permanent-legislature-in-richmond/#comment-20766 CitizenKnow Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:57:50 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=8467#comment-20766 No no... Waldo is right... he is practically an academic so I'm sure he spent a lot of time thinking about this... just ask him, he'll tell you. No no… Waldo is right… he is practically an academic so I’m sure he spent a lot of time thinking about this… just ask him, he’ll tell you.

]]> http://bearingdrift.com/2009/09/08/permanent-legislature-in-richmond/#comment-20754 Steve Vaughan Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:57:21 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=8467#comment-20754 I agree. I wrote a column about people, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial page drawing the wrong lessons from the Hamilton situation. These guys aren't underpaid. Hamilton was making more than $100K a year on the public payroll. What they are is under regulated. Proposing a full-time legislature as a response to the Hamilton situation is like injecting yourself with anthrax to cure a mild case of acne. A full time legislature would have to find something to do full time, which doesn't bode well for anyone's "life, liberty or property." I agree. I wrote a column about people, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial page drawing the wrong lessons from the Hamilton situation.
These guys aren’t underpaid. Hamilton was making more than $100K a year on the public payroll. What they are is under regulated.
Proposing a full-time legislature as a response to the Hamilton situation is like injecting yourself with anthrax to cure a mild case of acne.
A full time legislature would have to find something to do full time, which doesn’t bode well for anyone’s “life, liberty or property.”

]]> http://bearingdrift.com/2009/09/08/permanent-legislature-in-richmond/#comment-20751 Chris Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:30:28 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=8467#comment-20751 Look at New York and see what happens when you have a full time legislature Look at New York and see what happens when you have a full time legislature

]]> http://bearingdrift.com/2009/09/08/permanent-legislature-in-richmond/#comment-20749 Jeb Wilkinson Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:40:45 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=8467#comment-20749 Under this belief system if you doubled or tripled Congressmen salaries we would stop bribery. It is a dumb arguement to say we should have a full time legislature. Insead we should have a legislature that meets every other year and meets only one week in the off year to do budget amendments. That would require less of the legislators time. Under this belief system if you doubled or tripled Congressmen salaries we would stop bribery. It is a dumb arguement to say we should have a full time legislature. Insead we should have a legislature that meets every other year and meets only one week in the off year to do budget amendments. That would require less of the legislators time.

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