(Following is from a Concerned Friend in Kentucky)
How clever...Coles has his study request being covered in at least 2 directions. This is a Senate Joint Resolution and states that the House concurs.
This means that after this bill comes out of the Rules Committee, and it will because the members of Rules include the principle sponsors of SB525, it can be approved on a voice vote. When that happens, the study begins to take shape.
Changing the Code of Virginia, as necessitated by SB525, might have proved too slow a process. Whatever the case, Coles' political advisors have decided that this route could easily be quicker.
I'd have to agree. If you're going to oppose SB525, it's vital that SJ107 be opposed as vehemently and vigorously. This Joint Resolution ultimately allows the mining study.
SJ107 indicates that it was filed on Jan 9, 2008 but, if it was, it wasn't made public on that date. Sometimes legislators can get these things held back and blame 'human error' or 'oversight' or some other vague 'mistake' for not getting it before the public in a timely manner. Certainly, Coles bills are not being properly announced and/or cross-referenced in the Legislative Information System (LIS) which is supposed to be the way the public can track bills.
Pretty sleazy operations...or just fortunate for Coles?
Smidgen Barnes
Louisville, KY
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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SJ107 is on the Senate Rules Committee's agenda for Friday, Jan.25 (tomorrow). The Chair of that committee is Mary Margaret Whipple, co-sponsor of SB525. I have no doubt that the Resolution will come out of committee tomorrow. Here's the Rules' docket for tomorrow, Jan 25th:
http://tinyurl.com/297m56
Coles' mining study is all but certain. The Resolution is on the blog and it can be accessed here as well:
http://tinyurl.com/263kwk
Take a look at it...it directs a legislative subcommittee to do the study which is insane but which pretty much guarantees that it will be favorable to Coles, et al.
Jack Dunavant has spoken to several issues that the Resolution creates...you can find his excellent questions and comments on the blog too.
First and foremost, there's no opportunity for public input to the study subcommittee so it remains vital that each local community panel, board, governing body, etc. continue to hear opposition from SCC so that they'll continue to find creative ways to block the eventual mining of Coles Hill.
There's still a huge fight to be fought and SCC can indeed fight! Unity has never been more important...this issue demands a unified voice so hang together tightly!
Continued strength and luck to you...
Smidgen Barnes
Louisville, KY
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