Democratic Legislators Defy Voters and Constitution by Refusing to Govern.

Democrats in state legislatures across the country are picking up in 2012 precisely where they left off in 2011 - with brazen "election nullification" tactics. The Democrats participating in these undemocratic and unlawful election nullification exercises do so under the guise of protecting a "fundamental policy issue." I am talking about, of course, the practice of legislators not coming to the chamber floor to deny a legislative body the required quorum of members present. The most recent case is in Indiana, where Big Labor is opposing Republican efforts to enact a right to work law. While some might question the term "election nullification" as too dramatic, it's actually the simplest way to describe the intent of the actors here: to prevent public policy changes enacted by lawfully elected Republican majorities. Perhaps the Democrats would have a defense to this election nullification claim if they could show that quorum requirements were intended for these instances of "fundamental policy" as an additional "check" in a state's constitutional system of checks and balances. 

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Alexandria, Va. (January 12, 2012) - RSLC Chairman Ed Gillespie joined New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez to address Republican officials at the RNC Winter Meeting today regarding the ongoing state level Hispanic recruitment efforts and the RSLC’s Future Majority Project (FMP). Gillespie highlighted the need to engage, recruit, support and successfully elect Hispanic candidates to help grow the Republican Party and help it thrive in 2012 and beyond. 

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Alexandria, Va. (January 10, 2012) – Republican State Leadership Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie issued the following statement following the death of Assemblyman Alex DeCroce, Republican leader of the New Jersey Assembly:

“We are shocked and saddened to hear about Alex’s death late last night. He was a friend for many years and his sudden passing is a loss for all of us at the RSLC. We offer our heartfelt condolences to Betty Lou, the DeCroce family and the NJ Assembly." 

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Democrats in Indiana are replaying a scene from last year by refusing to allow the state’s House to come to session and vote on a controversial bill that they say will weaken unions. The Indiana House returned Wednesday for a 10-week session. On the agenda: a so-called right-to-work bill that would ban negotiations between a union and company if workers are forced to pay fees for representation. Democrats did not show up for the legislative session and instead remained in private meetings, which prevented the Republican majority from having a quorum to start the session. Indiana law is written so a quorum is needed for every vote, whether or not it involves spending money. 

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INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly a year after legislatures in Wisconsin and several other Republican-dominated states curbed the power of public sector unions, lawmakers are now turning their sights toward private sector unions, setting up what is sure to be another political storm.

The thunderclouds are gathering first here in Indiana. The leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature say that when the legislative session opens on Wednesday, their No. 1 priority will be to push through a business-friendly piece of legislation known as a right-to-work law. 

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