The abuse is so rampant, that honest legislators must not object to the safety clause abuse by their peers. Otherwise, the conscientious legislators would be ostracized as extremists. There is new leadership in both the Senate and the House this year, so perhaps the new leaders can implement some constructive changes. These reforms would make it much harder for legislators to prevent people from voting on whether to retain new laws. Continued misuse would merit removal of this authority entrusted to legislators.
Many legislators take their oath seriously.
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