Dems believe they had influence during session

Dems believe they had influence during session

Democrats filled the 2012 legislative session with impassioned speeches in opposition to the conservative Republican agenda, and they say their efforts did not fall on deaf ears.

“We mostly prepared to play defense,” House Minority Leader Bobby Moak said of the House Democrats’ strategy after finding themselves in the minority for the first time since Reconstruction. “We watched the issues and had as much input as we possibly could,” he said.

Moak and other House Democrats cite the defeat of the charter schools legislation as their principal success, as the original Senate bill died in the House Education Committee on a 16-15 vote.

Clarion Ledger
5/5/12