Lege Watch

Give these oh-so-hardworking legislators a raise!

According to WWL they were watching the game during the debate of a “controversial” child support bill.

Nice work if you can get it.

Let’s see if their job description includes watching baseball while at work:

What is the legislator’s role during session?

The legislator’s role during the session is to carry out the lawmaking function of the legislative branch. The responsibility of the legislature to formulate policy is the legislative role first declared by the founding fathers. The Legislature of Louisiana exercises the power of the citizenry. The legislature may enact any law not specifically prohibited by the state or federal constitution or preempted by federal law.

Floor debate and voting on legislation during a session are the traditional roles perceived for legislators. Today, the role of a legislator during session involves far more and is far more visible, as technology and the media have opened the legislative process to wider access by the public.

I don’t see baseball in there - do you? And this is a day for which they received a per diem and mileage. Taxpayers can’t request a refund, but we’re looking into whether ethics complaints are appropriate, or if there is any recourse at all for the voters who have been stolen from.

Additionally, it’s worth nothing that child support is a controversial and emotional topic that deeply affects people’s day to day lives. Our legislature, which feels empowered to more than double its pay without a by-your-leave, just blew off giving this bill any kind of decent hearing in favor of a baseball game.

So all you Tiger fans out there - there’s a poll in the sidebar just for you.

h/t 4everatiger