Comments on: Rep. Todd Is In the House http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/03/20/rep-todd-is-in-the-house/ Suburban Housewife Gone Bad Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:58:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Birmingham Blues » Blog Archive » Rep. Todd: This Week In the AL Legislature http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/03/20/rep-todd-is-in-the-house/#comment-94266 Birmingham Blues » Blog Archive » Rep. Todd: This Week In the AL Legislature Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:32:33 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/03/20/rep-todd-is-in-the-house/#comment-94266 [...] UPDATE:  The Alabama Democratic Party Blog has linked to Patricia’s first post here.  Thanks!  [...] [...] UPDATE:  The Alabama Democratic Party Blog has linked to Patricia’s first post here.  Thanks!  [...]

]]> By: Birmingham Blues » Blog Archive » AL Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto, Votes Itself 62% Pay Raise http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/03/20/rep-todd-is-in-the-house/#comment-93699 Birmingham Blues » Blog Archive » AL Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto, Votes Itself 62% Pay Raise Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:06:03 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/03/20/rep-todd-is-in-the-house/#comment-93699 [...] So it wasn’t the raise that bothered me so much; it was the voice vote.  Now the vote is on the record; here is the final tally — the House vote was 57-41, and the Senate vote was 20-15.  FYI, Rep. Todd voted NO. [...] [...] So it wasn’t the raise that bothered me so much; it was the voice vote.  Now the vote is on the record; here is the final tally — the House vote was 57-41, and the Senate vote was 20-15.  FYI, Rep. Todd voted NO. [...]

]]> By: Dan http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/03/20/rep-todd-is-in-the-house/#comment-93643 Dan Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:42:01 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/03/20/rep-todd-is-in-the-house/#comment-93643 Rep. Todd was the only other legislator that I considered beyond Mike Ball. If Ball hadn't accepted, I would have contacted her. She'll probably fit in here more, though, as Ball probably fits in better at BTL. Everyone wins. Rep. Todd was the only other legislator that I considered beyond Mike Ball. If Ball hadn’t accepted, I would have contacted her. She’ll probably fit in here more, though, as Ball probably fits in better at BTL. Everyone wins.

]]> By: Don http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/03/20/rep-todd-is-in-the-house/#comment-93631 Don Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:46:34 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/03/20/rep-todd-is-in-the-house/#comment-93631 I should add that the two attachments that were sent with my email can be viewed @ http://www.doctoriq.com/myspeech.htm and @ http://www.doctoriq.com/mikeball.htm if anyone is interested in reading them. I should add that the two attachments that were sent with my email can be viewed @ http://www.doctoriq.com/myspeech.htm and @ http://www.doctoriq.com/mikeball.htm if anyone is interested in reading them.

]]> By: Don http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/03/20/rep-todd-is-in-the-house/#comment-93630 Don Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:38:02 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/03/20/rep-todd-is-in-the-house/#comment-93630 I sent all members of the house Constitution and Elections Committee (Representative Todd being one) an email which read as follows: "I may be the most vocal voter who wants to see Representative Mike Ball's HB263 passed in both bodies of the legislature but there are thousands of individuals and members of grassroots organizations in Alabama who feel the same way. We want to see this bill approved by your committee at the earliest possible date and then sent to the floor for open debate. Some of you were on this committee in 2005 when I came to the State House and spoke before a sub-committee in favor of this bill (then known as HB276), and came again later prepared to address the full committee when it received unanimous approval, so you should have no reason to not vote for approval this year. For the benefit of members who were not on the committee at that time, and to refresh the memory of those who were, I have attached a copy of the text of the presentation that I prepared for my second visit. Also attached is the text of an article written by Representative Ball and published by The Birmingham News on December 26, 2004, that I would like all of you to read as you consider HB263.” I’m pleased to see that Representative Todd is living up to her pre-election word when I asked her if she would support it proposition of making Alabama the 25th Initiative and Referendum state. She promptly replied to my email saying, “I am supportive of this legislation.” I’m also pleased to see that Kathy has arranged for her to report on legislative activities here. I sent all members of the house Constitution and Elections Committee (Representative Todd being one) an email which read as follows:

“I may be the most vocal voter who wants to see Representative Mike Ball’s HB263 passed in both bodies of the legislature but there are thousands of individuals and members of grassroots organizations in Alabama who feel the same way.

We want to see this bill approved by your committee at the earliest possible date and then sent to the floor for open debate.

Some of you were on this committee in 2005 when I came to the State House and spoke before a sub-committee in favor of this bill (then known as HB276), and came again later prepared to address the full committee when it received unanimous approval, so you should have no reason to not vote for approval this year.

For the benefit of members who were not on the committee at that time, and to refresh the memory of those who were, I have attached a copy of the text of the presentation that I prepared for my second visit.

Also attached is the text of an article written by Representative Ball and published by The Birmingham News on December 26, 2004, that I would like all of you to read as you consider HB263.”
I’m pleased to see that Representative Todd is living up to her pre-election word when I asked her if she would support it proposition of making Alabama the 25th Initiative and Referendum state. She promptly replied to my email saying, “I am supportive of this legislation.”

I’m also pleased to see that Kathy has arranged for her to report on legislative activities here.

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