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Capitol newbies muddle through collegiately
Posted:05/31/2009 5:18 PM
There was much talk in January about all these new, inexperienced senators.
Thirty-six of the 49 senators had two or fewer years of experience because of term limits.
But from the outside it looked like business as usual in the Unicameral.
Senators passed almost as many bills as in previous years, gave the state a method for executing murderers, approved a lean budget, and even finished three days early.
In fact, some new senators got tired of hearing about the good old days, the yearning of some for Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers’ filibustering ways that slowed the session, and for the insight of other veterans pushed out by term limits.
Excitement and passion over a subject do not exclude civility, said Omaha Sen. Pete Pirsch, who liked the nicer, more congenial way of doing business .
“We can achieve our objectives, but we don’t have to resort to personal attacks. That’s where the line should be drawn.
Thirty-six of the 49 senators had two or fewer years of experience because of term limits.
But from the outside it looked like business as usual in the Unicameral.
Senators passed almost as many bills as in previous years, gave the state a method for executing murderers, approved a lean budget, and even finished three days early.
In fact, some new senators got tired of hearing about the good old days, the yearning of some for Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers’ filibustering ways that slowed the session, and for the insight of other veterans pushed out by term limits.
Excitement and passion over a subject do not exclude civility, said Omaha Sen. Pete Pirsch, who liked the nicer, more congenial way of doing business .
“We can achieve our objectives, but we don’t have to resort to personal attacks. That’s where the line should be drawn.
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