The Speaker Vote

I've got a couple folks texting me updates from the Capitol so I'll add updates as they arrive.

Update 1: Watson nominated Blackmon for temporary speaker.
Update 2: Moak seconded with a speech.
Update 3: Bailey also seconded.

Update 4: Boundurant nominated Robert Johnson for temporary speaker.
Update 5: Shows seconded the nomination.
Update 6: So far the vote is breaking down by the previously speaker's race factions.

Update 7: Espy and Nowell for Johnson.
Update 8: Temporary speaker tie 61 to 61!
Update 9: They're going through the voice vote again.
Update 10: Tie again. Vote again.

Update 11: Blackmon wins. 62-60. Linda Coleman switched.

Update 12: Dickson nominating McCoy for Speaker of the House.
Update 13: Eaton and Flaggs seconded with speeches.
Update 14: Bondurant nominated Smith
Update 15: Woods and Bounds seconded for Smith

Update 16: McCoy is the Speaker of the House!!!
Update 17: 62-60

Sid Salter Vs. The Truth

Here’s what you said in your blog about Haley Barbour’s blind trust:

“If critics of Barbour's legal blind trust don't like the state's current ethics laws, they should get to the Legislature and change them. [Jamie] Franks tried that during the 2007 session and couldn't get past first base in great measure because his legislation was so obviously a political document aimed at Barbour rather than comprehensive ethics reform.”

You should try looking up the facts, Sid.

The only Ethics Commission Bill that saw life during the 2007 session, besides the Commissions’ appropriation bill, was House Bill 1532, which passed the House of Representatives (second base) and went to the Senate (third base) where the Honorable Charlie Ross killed it in his committee on February 27, 2007 (homerun depending on which team you’re on). The authors of the bill were Representatives Bobby Moak, Chuck Espy and Omeria Scott. You did get the part right that it was trying to address the glaring statutory omission of election officials’ blind trusts as income vehicles that deserve reporting to the public.

So much for THAT political conspiracy rumor.

Let’s just hope you’ll lay that one to rest, too.

Your Next 3rd District Congressman Could Be...

Democratic:

Shawn Bullard - Former Gene Taylor Aide / President of Duetto Group
Wayne Dowdy - Current State Chair / Former Congressman / Ran for Senate against Lott in 1988 for Stennis' seat
John Eaves - Attorney / Current Dem Candidate for GOV / Former Congressional Candidate
Don Kilgore - Attorney / Former Politico
Bobby Moak - State Representative
Mike Moore - Awesome / Former Attorney General / Took on Big Tobacco and won
Ronnie Musgrove - Former Governor
Jacob Ray - Ran for Auditor this year
Ronnie Shows - Former Congressman / Defeated Delbert Hosemann in Congressional election in 1998
Rob Smith - Former State Senator / Current Dem Candidate for SOS
Joe Warren - State House Democratic Caucus Chair
Phillip West - Current Natchez Mayor
Gloria Williamson - State Senator


I'd like to thank Will Bardwell who organized most of the previous in the easy to read alphabetical order. He is a saint (The Saint of Organizing Online Information in an Easy to Digest Format). :)