Bill to appoint county judges dies

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Lawmaker abandons measure in an attempt to gain votes for change to daylight-saving time.


By Mary Beth Schneider
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February 28, 2005


State Rep. Michael Murphy said he's dropping a controversial plan to let the governor appoint Marion County judges to help the chances of an even more controversial bill -- daylight-saving time.

That issue, a key part of Gov. Mitch Daniels' economic development agenda, is set for a vote either today or Tuesday in the Indiana House. Last week, House Bill 1034 -- putting all of Indiana on daylight-saving time -- didn't have the 51 votes needed to pass. With some of the 52 Republicans planning to oppose the time switch, supporters are scavenging for Democratic votes.

Eliminating Murphy's bill, which took away Marion County voters' power to choose their county's judges, should eliminate at least one hurdle.

"Daylight-saving time is too important for the judges bill to get in the way," (anyone else this that statement is, uh ... ridiculous?) :shrug: said Murphy, R-Indianapolis. Murphy said the governor's office didn't directly ask him to drop House Bill 1703. But Daniels applauded the decision.

"I did think that this measure was ill-advised at this time," Daniels said. "But Mike had to make his own decision, and he did. It had come to be a point of contention that could get in the way of larger things, not just daylight-saving time."

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I'm glad the "Let Mitch Select Our Judiciary" Bill is dead for the moment, but what a stupid-assed excuse to use ...

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1. a point of contention that could get in the way of larger things ??

heck it WAS a huge thing that could get them a whole lot of of grief, and I bet it did already.

Actually I hope the idiots pass the DST (eastern, the way they want it now, although combover campaigned on central) and that combover signs it, because they will NEVER hear the end of putting us on Eastern DST. They do not even realize how late it will be light due to our geographical location. It will suck and it will be their fault that we are diddling with our clocks twice a year too. But hey guys, knock yourself out on that.