Judge rules Democrats can't use computers to combat GOP efforts to slow Colorado Senate

[TexasTowelie]

A Denver judge gave Republicans in the Colorado legislature a victory Tuesday, ordering that Democrats in the state Senate and the chamber’s clerk be barred from reading legislation in an unintelligible way.

The temporary order came after the GOP on Monday requested that a 2,000-page bill be read in full as part of efforts to gum up work in the Senate in protest of a major oil and gas bill.

In response, the legislation — House Bill 1172, a non- controversial but extremely long measure — was read, but mostly by a computer. The reading was nearly impossible to understand and took about six hours to complete.

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Sam Brasch
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So far at #coleg today...

1) Senate Rs demand a 2000-page bill be read at length in order to slow down the D majority.
2) Ds respond by having ***five computers*** read it, cutting the time needed from days to hours.

Here's how that sounds. Brace yourself. #copolitics

3:58 PM - Mar 11, 2019

Republicans protested that Democrats were not following the Colorado constitution, which allows a bill sponsor to request a measure be read at-length, because the reading was “gibberish.”

Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2019/03/12/judge-sides-with-republicans-orders-colorado-democrats-clerk-not-to-use-computers-to-read-bills-in-full/