Montgomery County is known for sending liberal Senators to Annapolis. But we may have found an exception to the rule.
Six Montgomery Senators are co-sponsoring a bill allowing employees to sue employers for violations of the state prevailing wage law: Jennie Forehand (D-17), Brian Frosh (D-16), Nancy King (D-39), Mike Lenett (D-19), Rich Madaleno (D-18) and Jamie Raskin (D-20).
Five Montgomery Senators are co-sponsoring a bill to repeal the death penalty: Brian Frosh (D-16), Nancy King (D-39), Mike Lenett (D-19), Rich Madaleno (D-18) and Jamie Raskin (D-20).
Five Montgomery Senators are co-sponsoring a bill that provides for marriage equality: Rich Madaleno (D-18), Jamie Raskin (D-20), Jennie Forehand (D-17), Rona Kramer (D-14) and Mike Lenett (D-19).
Four Montgomery Senators are co-sponsoring a bill denying corporations the ability to deduct executive compensation exceeding 25 times the pay of their lowest employees from their taxable income: Brian Frosh (D-20), Mike Lenett (D-19), Rich Madaleno (D-18) and Jamie Raskin (D-20).
Three Montgomery Senators are co-sponsoring a bill that authorizes judges to order people subject to temporary protective orders to give up their firearms: Brian Frosh (D-16), Jennie Forehand (D-17) and Jamie Raskin (D-20).
The one name missing from the above lists is Rob Garagiola (D-15). In addition, the Sun lists him as the only Montgomery opponent of death penalty repeal in the Senate. Rona Kramer declined to answer the question.
Update: The Gazette has more on Garagiola, Kramer and the death penalty.
Friday, February 20, 2009
MoCo’s Least Liberal Senator? (Updated)
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Good for Rob Garagiola! I hope his district appreciates his independence. When it comes time to stand up against runaway ideas, I wish Garagiola was my representative.
For the record, I am FOR the death penalty. In fact, I want to cut down the time from the sentence to the carrying out of the sentence.
I am against the taxing on executive compensation. Although it does not effect me (I wish it did), it is so anti-capitalist, they will drive executives out of the state.
And as for the bill that authorizes judges to order those under TROs to give up their guns, I understand that not only is it a redundant law (one exists now but the judges don't use it), but it causes a higher burden on the one submitting the request for the TRO to inform the court that the defendant has a gun. Then it adds more money that has to be paid for the process to do the appropriate research and adds time to what is necessary to file for the TRO. It might sound like a good idea, but the side effects will cause more problems than help.
I wonder if Rob Garagiola is related to the former broadcaster, Joe Garagiola?
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