10 GOP senators who staged long walkout can't run for re-election: Oregon court
Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection
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Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection
The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection.
Attorneys for the senators argued against the grammar and syntax of language used in Measure 113 during oral arguments before the Oregon Supreme Court in December.
The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection.
Last year’s boycott lasted six weeks — the longest in state history — and paralyzed the legislative session, stalling hundreds of bills.