Was Utah used?
Was Utah Used? Some Utah legislators are grumbling today that it seems like more than a coincidence that congressional leaders decided not to consider Utah's fourth House seat during its lame duck special session.
"We were used," said one lawmaker who wants to remain anonymous.
"It is more than a coincidence that the day after we approve a new map with a Fourth District in special session, they say they won't have time to deal with it."
The talk among legislators now is that congressional leaders never intended to pass legislation giving a congressional seat to liberal-leaning Washington, D.C., and a fourth seat to conservative-leaning Utah so one party wouldn't get an advantage over the other.
"They didn't think we would draw up a fair congressional map that would get bi-partisan support and pass it in time. So they could look like they were trying to do it to appease Washington, D.C., and then blame it on us for not getting a map done in time," the legislator said. "But we did the impossible. We got it done in time and then they balked."
Some insiders say Republicans in Congress were worried about passing the legislation now because the Fourth District for Utah that was drawn up and approved in the special session was not a sure thing for Republicans. The result could have been two more seats for the Democrats.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
"We were used," said one lawmaker who wants to remain anonymous.
"It is more than a coincidence that the day after we approve a new map with a Fourth District in special session, they say they won't have time to deal with it."
The talk among legislators now is that congressional leaders never intended to pass legislation giving a congressional seat to liberal-leaning Washington, D.C., and a fourth seat to conservative-leaning Utah so one party wouldn't get an advantage over the other.
"They didn't think we would draw up a fair congressional map that would get bi-partisan support and pass it in time. So they could look like they were trying to do it to appease Washington, D.C., and then blame it on us for not getting a map done in time," the legislator said. "But we did the impossible. We got it done in time and then they balked."
Some insiders say Republicans in Congress were worried about passing the legislation now because the Fourth District for Utah that was drawn up and approved in the special session was not a sure thing for Republicans. The result could have been two more seats for the Democrats.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
12:50 PM
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1 Comments:
Two more Democrats is not a bad thing.
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