• The Alabama Senate has come to order for the 16th legislative day of the 2010 regular session. #
• Bingo legislation is expected to be up for debate in the AL Senate today. #
• Governor Riley vetoed SJR8 relating to furloughs for state employees. The Senate quickly overrode the veto without much attention. #
• Senator Lowell Barron wanted to vote against SJR8 and wants to call the bill back up for another vote. #
• Barron: If we prevent furloughs then we are going to have people laid off. #
• Barron: When state employees start getting laid off, then remember we did the wrong thing Mr. President. #
• View SJR8: http://bit.ly/a5KU4T #
• Barron: I have not since Gov Riley has been here voted to sustain one of Riley's vetoes but today I am going to vote with the Governor. #
• Bedford: SJR8 keeps politics out of the workplace. #
• 20 I's, 11 No's the motion to adopt the resolution on SJR8 prevails. #
• The Alabama Senate stands in recess until 2:00 pm. #
• The Alabama House has come to order for the 16th legislative day of the 2010 regular session. #
• The Alabama House has voted to meet for 3 legislative days this week. #
• The Alabama House is taking up uncontested local bills. #
• The AL Senate has come back to order after their lunch recess. #
• Senator Lowell Barron has offered today's special order calendar. Two bills on the calendar, both relating to BINGO. #
• Two bills on the calendar, SB379 and SB380. #
• View SB379: http://bit.ly/bgBXMo,, #
• View SB380: http://bit.ly/bdmcbs,, #
• Sen. Hank Erwin speaks against Barron's special order calendar. Erwin says this is not about BINGO its about full blown gambling. #
• Erwin: This discussion will shut down state government and shut down good bills that won't get passed. #
• Erwin: The average person on the street doesn't really want to vote on this, they are just sick and tired of the legx talking about this. #
• Erwin: I think we should go on and vote this bill down. #
• Erwin: You might as well put a strobe light in your bathroom and start throwing money down the toilet. #
• Erwin: I am prepared to talk until the cows come home, the sun goes down. This is a bad bill. #
• Barron: I cannot understand why anyone would talk about denying the people of Alabama the right to vote on this issue. #
• Barron: Senator French thinks just because he had his picture in the paper that he can interrupt people at the mic. #
• French: I want to ask a question about the calendar. #
• Barron: I think that Erwin was saying things that were misleading. #
• Things are heated in the Senate and the special order calendar hasn't even been adopted. #
• Listen to the senate LIVE. http://bit.ly/1Do6E #
• Lt. Governor Folsom tells the members how they should conduct themselves when they are at the mic. #
• The Alabama Senate plans to meet for 3 legislative days this week. #
• The AL Senate votes on the special order calendar. #
• 19 to 16 the special order calendar was adopted. #
• SB379 has been called up on the senate floor. #
• Sen. Means: I respected Patsy Riley until I saw her yell at people and tell them to get a legal job. #
• Means: How can the Governor just wake up one morning and decide that gambling was illegal. It looks mighty fishy to me. #
• Means: This Governor instead of creating jobs has managed to kick people out of jobs. #
• Means: I think the Governor is going to help get BINGO passed if he keeps talking like he does. He has been quiet these past few days. #
• Means: I would like to talk to the Governor and ask him why he woke up and decided gambling was illegal one morning. #
• Means I wish the Governor would call me or come over to the state house so I can ask him what made him decide bingo was illegal. #
• The AL Senate has recessed until 3:30. #
• The AL House is debating overriding Governor Riley's veto of HB44. http://bit.ly/aJrLlO #
• The AL Senate has come back to order. SB379 relating to BINGO is up for debate. #
• Bedford: If you are going to have gaming it should provide jobs. This is one of the toughest gaming bills in the country. #
• Bedford: This bill does not provide for slot machines, it limits the amount of facilities in the state to 10. #
• Bedford: This is not a vote for gambling or against it. It is a vote to allow the people of Alabama to vote. #
• The AL Senate has adjourned until 10:00 am until tomorrow morning. #
• BINGO Bill = Big Bust in the Senate on Tuesday: http://bit.ly/8YYb7a #

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