Restaurant carry Vetoed!

[Guest JC1848]

Video is up

[Guest HexHead]

They're starting...

[Capbyrd]

Indeed! They are now officially in session!

[Guest uofmeet]

dems want a recess already?

[Guest HexHead]

Some Dem just asked for a recess after the announcements for the Dem caucus. I smell a rat.

[Fallguy]

Shouldn't be too long actually...looks like a lot, but it's not really.

Well that was before I knew everyone had to say bye to each other......

[Fallguy]

dems want a recess already?

Some Dem just asked for a recess after the announcements for the Dem caucus. I smell a rat.

Noticed that too....and do wonder.....

[Guest JC1848]

I didn't think Senator Henry was going to make it through his speech.

[Guest uofmeet]

shut up and lets Veto ALREADY!!!!

[Fallguy]

Senate in Recess till 11:30 (central)

[Guest uofmeet]

hopefully we can get this veto done today.......

[Capbyrd]

Jim Kyle from Memphis. F you Kyle!!!

[Guest HexHead]

Greaaaatttt, recess until 11:30am. Nothing like running the clock out on the House session. House has no sessions scheduled after today.

[Fallguy]

hopefully we can get this veto done today.......

Should in the Senate, not feeling good about the House because of the timing.

[Guest JC1848]

does anyone know where you can find the salaries of the general assembly

[Guest uofmeet]

do we know how much longer the house is goin?

[Capbyrd]

does anyone know where you can find the salaries of the general assembly

Base salary is $18,123. However they can collect alot more money. They are given up to 141 dollars per day per diem and another 1000 per month to maintain a "legislative office."

[Guest JC1848]

See here Tennessee General Assembly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So $141 x 90 is 12,690. Plus the $1000 a month for office expenses.

Not very much IMO

no kidding I was expecting more

[Fallguy]

no kidding I was expecting more

I may have been wrong, see Capbyrd post.

But they are considered "part-time"

[Guest TNReb]

Some Dem just asked for a recess after the announcements for the Dem caucus. I smell a rat.

Kyle announced that the recess was for both dems and repubs to discuss the budget matters. You never know, but I think they know how the override vote is going to go and just want to discuss strategy on how they can spend more, go up on our taxes, etc.

[Fallguy]

do we know how much longer the house is goin?

Probably not late enough today, but they have 3 more days they can meet.

[Guest HexHead]

Should in the Senate, not feeling good about the House because of the timing.

Bredesen's "Hail Mary pass" may give him the win.

[macville]

no kidding I was expecting more

But you realize that they normally only go 90 days in a year. Of course, that doesn't count travel time. But heck, I do alot of work for my own company in which I don't charge the client and don't get paid for. So they make $201 a day if you divide the money among 90 days of "work."

Matthew

[Guest uofmeet]

well, house will meet tomorrow it sounds like according to the video......so maybe it can still get veto....doesn't need to happen today, but needs to happen

[Guest pws_smokeyjones]

My guess is the recess is a ploy to make sure that the House adjourns before the Senate has a chance to override the veto. Political gaming at its finest. They can't defeat the bill with legit arguments so they are trying every bit of political gaming and hackery they can muster.