Did they mean to vote no?
UPDATE/UPDATE: Embarrassed as to where I could have gotten such wacky info, I circled back around and found HR 344 was featured on GOP Minority Leader Tom Cross' mailing this a.m. Wow, talk about how misinformation gets started, heh?
UPDATE: Sorry, the vote taken yesterday was on HR 402, not HR 344. Here's the scoop. I'll go back to my corner now . . . Thanks, Rich (Miller).
You've heard by now that the Illinois House voted in unanimous opposition to HR 344 yesterday. Someone explain to me . . . does that mean that our state reps oppose opposing the gross receipts tax?
The closing line of HR 344 states that they "OPPOSE" the Gross Receipts Tax proposed by the Governor.
If the House members want to reject the Governor's plan, should they have voted "YEA" rather than "NAY"?
This is getting very strange, as the vote is not yet published online.
No wonder the Governor said to vote NO! It wasn't a trick like some speculated, it was that they should have voted YES if they were opposed.
What am I missing here?
No trick. It was a pretty crushing defeat for the Governor.
Posted by: Greg | Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:05 AM
Only the Democrats can vote unanimously against their own bill with the support of the proponent of the bill.
Posted by: Jerry | Friday, May 11, 2007 at 11:32 AM
:)
Posted by: Rich Miller | Friday, May 11, 2007 at 12:10 PM