“Did you have to ask me that?”
I had asked my Democratic colleague, “Will you vote against the two death penalty bills in our committee?”
“I’m not taking anybody’s vote for granted,” I replied.
We will send a strong message if every committee member who opposes capital punishment votes against legislation that would expand the death penalty.
Shortly before this conversation took place on the House floor, I had a chance conversation with a lobbyist who asked me about my bill dealing with education requirements for funeral directors.
The bill had sailed through the House, without any opposition. It will have a public hearing in the Senate next week.
“I’ll check with someone who alerted me to a problem on a similar bill several years ago,” I replied. “I won’t take it for granted that the bill will pass.”
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