Community | March 31, 2011 | 17 comments

Idaho House GOP takes revenge on Dems by voting down child disability bill

source: http://www.americanindependent.com/176548/idaho-house-gop-takes-revenge-on-dems-by-voting-do...

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There are petty political battles happening in the Gem State.

The Idaho House Wednesday voted down a bill that amends an existing law related to early childhood and early intervention services.

What’s telling is that the bill flew through the Senate 27-8 three weeks earlier, when it was sponsored by Republican Sen. Tim Corder. But in the House, where the bill was sponsored by Democratic Rep. Phylis King, the bill lost 52-12.

The Associated Press account of the story characterizes the failed bill as a measure that would “help children with special needs get access to early intervention services.”

Actually, the measure in question just updates existing code related to the Early Childhood Coordinating Council previously created by an executive order from former Gov. Dirk Kempthorne.

Corder said the bill created some controversy in terms of language changes, for example, swapping out “children with disabilities” to “special needs,” and making the age restrictions broader (“infants and toddlers” to “young children”), making some members in both chambers believe the definition as to who would have access to these services was being expanded. However, Corder said he had heard, as AP reported, that the reason for slamming down on the measure was retaliation.

According to the AP, Rep. Mark Shirley has openly stated that the Republican intent was to punish Democrats for delays in the House. Corder said that he’s heard from his Republican colleagues in the House that Democrats have been forcing full readings of bills on the floor and extending debates, which delay their passage.

House Rep. Eric R. Anderson, a Republican, said “it appeared” that the bill failed because of retaliation, but it is not why he voted no.

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17 comments // Idaho House GOP takes revenge on Dems by voting down child disability bill

  • WagonMaster
    • 0
      WagonMaster  

    • There are a lot of words I could use to describe the Idaho Legislature, like despicable, petty, old, fat, contemptable, ignorant, lame, unfeeling, etc. But in retrospect, the Idaho elected officials are mirror images of the sheep-like asinine mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging idiots that continue to vote them into office time and time again, expecting different results from the same medieval minded jerks they voted in last time. I guess I really can't blame the elected ignoramous's, but I can sure as hell blame my fellow Idahoans, not many of whom are above the poverty level. So why do they support the Republican party? Who only shill for the rich? It defys all logic.I used to be proud to call myself an Idahoan...now I say I'm from someplace else..like France, maybe.

    • 1 year ago
  • scooter3282
    • +2
      scooter3282  

    • It's a scary time when the GOP doesn't even have to hide their contempt for their colleagues across the aisle. They have reached the point that civility, common decency and just appearing to be human beings is no longer important to them. I think they have officially descended into being Neanderthals, the basest form of life that currently walks this Earth.

    • 1 year ago
  • wtthfkovr
    • +1
      wtthfkovr  

    • How any one with a conscience or any since of humanity can be associated with the republican party beats me. Look at their past history and look who they fought against, and their track record on siding with big business. then look at how hypocritical they are when it comes to being gay, drugs, extramarital affairs, etc. It's do as I say not do as I do.

    • 1 year ago
  • chew_chew
  • nanac
    • +1
      nanac  

    • Snakes have more compassion for their kind than Republicans have for Middle-Class, Working-Class, and Poor Americans..They are on a campaign to make the Rich richer, and everybody who isn't a corporation or rich, poorer...

    • 1 year ago
  • bike10
  • twinite
    • +4
      twinite  

    • As a mother of a child with cerebral palsy, I find this chicken shit approach disgusting. The extra help my girl got between the ages of 3-5 made ALL the difference for her. I am so freakin beyond furious!!

    • 1 year ago
  • Clevelandchick
  • Charles9
  • Leen61
    • +3
      Leen61  

    • This is how low the Reps will go. Punish the Dems but who are the real victims? Disabled kids. I hope those Reps sleep good tonight knowing they succeeded. But will you see any of the trolls here come on to defend this disgrace? C'mon, step up. Who will be the first one? Let me guess...the headline is misleading.

    • 1 year ago
  • BigAL72
  • gypsysailor
  • nanac
  • The_Wanderer_KS
    • +1
      The_Wanderer_KS  

    • To those 52 members of the Ohio House of representatives, for your infantile actions of retaliation at the cost of an expedient government for The People, We The People brand you!

      TREASONISTS!

    • 1 year ago
  • Saladin
    • +3
      Saladin  

    • The headline is wrong.

      It should say "Republicans Punish Disabled Children Over Petty Political Nonsense."

      That's closer to the truth.

    • 1 year ago
  • moodyblue
    • +4
      moodyblue  

    • Republicans are like spoiled children stomping their feet and holding their breath until they get their way. Hopefully, the dems will grow a pair and tell these morally bankrupt individuals to take a deep breath, cause you're going to need it, asshole.

    • 1 year ago
  • macchugsid
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