During the next 3 months, We the People-Alabama
are asking our supporting members to submit ideas and suggestions for
legislative initiatives that will be submitted to the Alabama
Legislature for action during the next legislative session and for which
the job performance of each Alabama legislator will be rated during
that session, whether the initiative is acted upon or not.
During
the 2014 legislative session, 4 initiatives were submitted to the
Legislature for action. One was acted upon and 3 were not. The Job
Performance Rating of each legislator was rated accordingly for the
initiative that was voted on depending on how each legislator voted. The
JPR for each legislator was “docked” accordingly for each of the 3
initiatives that were not brought up for a vote, two of which will be
carried forward to the 2015 legislative session and to each session from
now on until they are brought up for a vote by the people’s
representatives.
Being the "greatest deliberative body" in the world usually implies
that you've done some deliberating. Not so for the U.S. Senate. While
the Middle East, southern border, and economy implode, Sen. Harry Reid
(D-Nev.) seems perfectly content to coast along in the sea of futility.
Occasionally, he'll drop anchor -- but just long enough to push a
political agenda that has nothing to do with the country's priorities.
Case in point: the Democrats' decision to shift into legislative
overdrive on the supposed shortage of free birth control.
House Speaker John Boehner squashed new rumblings from some corners of
his party to impeach President Obama over his executive actions,
including his immigration policies. Answering a question from reporters
to respond to a statement from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Ohio
Republican simply said, "I disagree."
