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eridani

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6. Ed Murray fighting back. Good for him!

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 01:29 AM

Dec 2012

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spincontrol/2012/dec/17/murray-gop-you-dont-control-senate/

Senate Democratic Leader Ed Murray of Seattle said Republicans will need more than a press conference and a logo on their stationary to be in control of the chamber.

In a letter today to Sen. Rodney Tom of Bellevue, who last week was named majority leader by a coalition of the chamber's 23 Republicans, himself and fellow defecting Democrat Tim Sheldon of Potlatch, Murray says that's not how the system works: “Under the current and past Senate rules, and longstanding past interpretations of those rules, the majority caucus is defined as the party containing the most elected members, which currently remains the Democratic Caucus.”

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WTF is up with your state senate? [View all] 0rganism Dec 2012 OP

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Ed Murray fighting back. Good for him! eridani Dec 2012 #6