I can’t really blame Rozzi for using this tactic. He’s been fighting for this litigation window for victims of child sex abuse for years, and each time those measures have been stymied by interest groups, typically the Catholic Church, despite apparent widespread support among legislators. This is likely the only way to ensure this amendment actually passes this time around.

The GQP's efforts to get other amendments onto the ballot during a Special Session called for one particular issue is a continuation of their efforts to keep Rozzi's Amendment off the spring ballot. He is right to cancel all further sessions until they come to the table in good faith. Unintended upside to this? Because nothing is scheduled, no per diems. Bet that pisses them off good.

More gqp obstruction as usual.

"I think that it's not appropriate to hold the entire chamber hostage on any one particular issue" says man who has been trying to hold the entire chamber hostage over supposed election issues for months, and who has currently sued to disenfranchise voters in 2 separate Allegheny county districts through May by delaying special elections to fill their seats.

Bryan Cutler is a disingenuous piece of shit.

That’s what you get for trying to be bipartisan with the GOP

Good.

> typically the Catholic Church

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>Bryan Cutler is a disingenuous piece of shit.

Even Frank the Seditionist does not like him.

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Brian Cutler can go fuck himself.

The Archbishop must be proud of his work here. Working both sides of the aisle to cover up crimes.

> Rozzi said Democrats and Republicans were too far apart on how to move forward with the special session called by Gov. Tom Wolf. Rozzi wants a working group to chart a path forward.

> "A six-person committee – three Democrats and three Republicans – to work out a possible solution," Madonna said.

Why are they making this so fucking difficult? I don't understand... just fucking debate/discuss and then vote on the fucking thing.

Politicians -- all of them -- are simply shitbag fucking people. And I use the word "people" very cautiously.

> typically the Catholic Church

Fuck those fucking child-molesting fucks.

You quoted an example of them trying to work things out in a fair manner and use that to set up shitting on them? Kinda weird example to use there.

My point is: what is there to "work out"? What "possible solution"? Why do they need a "working group"?

Well, the cons will want something to their gain from allowing the child-molestation bill to be voted. The church and other lobbies that fund the conservatives expect them to obstruct that bill because it's counter to their interests. So there's incentive to not allow the bill to be voted on, meaning there's leverage against the left where the conservatives can eke out some sort of advantage if the left wants this bill voted on. Tit for tat.

(It's entirely fucked up)

Three more Democrats will be getting seats next month. Nothing is so urgent that it requires quick action. These amendments, if eventually passed, can still go on the November ballot.

They dont want them on a general election ballot. They prefer them on off-year primary ballots when they can gin up their angry base to come out and vote their shit through like the pandemic amendments.

They lost the election in November and, with it, control of the calendar.

Don’t try and “both sides” this shit. That ship has sailed and you know it.

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I've met him. You're right.

I never "both sides" anything. Politicians are fucking scumbags, don't care what party you affiliate with.

You don't get into positions of power in this country without being a scumbag. This is factual. If you somehow think otherwise, you're either naive or willfully ignorant.

Until the Dems seat the majority, control of the calendar remains up in the air.

The republicans have been blocking the sex abuse amendment for years to protect religious institutions, namely but not limited to the Catholic church.

Their bundling of this in is plainly an attempt to get Rozzi to bite and hopefully he's smart enough not to, even though this has been his number one issue his whole time in office.

Not really. Until democrats fill the empty seats no one controls it, but that’s also why they are clamoring for sessions. They want to jams some last minute things through before they lose their majority.