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this is great! education is power.
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the 2024 election was decided by democrats staying home because they’re disillusioned with their own party. this is crazyyyyyy
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that’s actually a good question! if any hawaiians or arizonans want to weigh in?
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can you already see what’s in school libraries? when i was in school ours had a search system just like opl. you didn’t need to sign in or anything to use it.
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LB302 also advances with 26 ayes. there is an audible groan from the floor when it crosses 25 votes lol
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why does murman’s debate always sound like a bored high schooler giving a history presentation
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LB34 advances with 27 ayes
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jacobson, who has voted yes for both bills, says he will vote for LB302 (permanent standard time) going forward
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mcav, who has been NV on all recorded votes for both bills, has indicated she will vote for LB34 (permanent DST)
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if we have a government shutdown over this all i have to say is womp womp
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does bill oreilly not know that the salem witch trials predate the constitution by like 80 years. like there WAS no first amendment???
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finally, a lege debate that doesn’t make me want to run away to the woods forever! i don’t agree with murman on much, but i am #teamstandard 🇺🇸
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she is a nebraska state senator and has no more influence over federal appointments/departments than any private citizen.
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Long back-and-forth between testifier and McKinney. DeBoer next, then Bosn. Hallstrom after that. I’m about to head out, and am much more confused about this bill than I came in haha
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Up next is opponents- finally, a bill with both! First opponent is from DCS. He speaks on safety concerns stemming from the bill and the strain it could put on staff. Question from McKinney about grievances. This part is honestly going over my head 😵💫
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Next proponent answers questions from Rountree, and talks about the circular nature of records procurement.
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Hallstrom with more questions about specifics. We are moving on.
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Storm, next, asks what is in an institutional file, and testifier responds. Storm asks about if this bill would open records too far, and testifier responds that what Storm is asking about would still require a court order. They seem to agree to disagree.
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Second proponent, from the ACLU of Nebraska, says some accused cannot access their grievances without a court order, which is unacceptable. Senator DeBoer asks whether grievances are a part of or the whole file- testifier says they are separate, but grievances are part of that.
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Now Guereca opening here with LB 358- a bill over access to incarcerated individuals’ files.
First proponent seems… possibly confused about the subject of this bill.
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McKinney with more questions-
He says he had trouble with AG’s letter (NOT SoS, my bad) and the conflict between his account and other accounts is suspect. He says he is against the death penalty as a whole, and can’t actually articulate his question.
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And we’re back. Lippincott is closing. Bosn notes there were 10 proponents and 78 opponents in online comments.
Lippincott reads a letter from the Alabama SoS about the Eugene Smith execution- “These accounts have refused to consider whether Smith held his breath” or actively resisted the execution
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Next opponent is a family nurse practitioner. She discusses the code of ethics prescribed by the American Nurses Assn. I’m taking a short break- brb!
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Next opponent, from the Nebraska Catholic Conference, says if there is an alternative to the death penalty, then that should be used in its place. The death penalty, he also says, is an attack on “dignity” and humanity.
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Third opponent, also from Nebraskans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, says veterinarians have deemed nitrogen hypoxia inhumane, and the state should do the same. He also reiterates a lot of death row inmates are exonerated later on or have lesser sentences.
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Second opponent, from Nebraskans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, echoes the previous testimony and says prison is a suitable alternative.
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No proponents for this bill- first opponent, also from ACLU Nebraska, mentions Kenneth Smith, the first US death row inmate to be killed with nitrogen hypoxia. He reads from reports from this execution that describes a very distressing execution.
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Finally, McKinney asks about the 8th Amendment’s cruel and unusual punishment clause. Lippincott says he believes it is legally sound.
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In response to Lippincott’s opening, McKinney asks about a recent Executive Order from the President about the death penalty. Lippincott says he is not knowledgeable about that Order. Mckinney asks Lippincott, now, if he has any proof nitrogen hypoxia is painless. Lippincott refers to his handout.
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Next up is LB432, Lippincott’s bill to allow the use of nitrogen hypoxia. He acknowledges how fraught the subject is, and says he is not arguing for the continued use of the death penalty, just another option that about 5 other states use.
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McKinney closes and thanks testifiers (all proponents) for their words. “The government should not be in the business of taking lives.”
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Next and final proponent says we can’t guarantee the guilt of every death row inmate, and says the risk of killing an innocent person is too high to justify this.
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Next proponent speaks on the dignity inherent in every human being. He describes the execution of Emmanuel Littlejohn last year, taking place after many people involved in his conviction asked the state not to use the death penalty.