Jackson Jambalaya

McDaniel should be excited he gets to discuss the constitution on his own committee. I'm sure he will see plenty of action there over the next 4 years.

Does any of this have any meaning?

Does any of this have any meaning?

Sound and Fury, etc., etc.

And I am unrepresented because my senator is now a judge.

McDaniel got one vice chair spot and one meaningless chair spot. Wonder what he expected?

This means very little to most people. However, I'll be happy to explain what I know about it. I've been around awhile. Never in my experience (or in the experience of anyone I know) has our senate been so poorly lead. The Lt. Gov is a tyrant. He listens to no one and requires everyone to vote exactly as he tells them. He's young, inexperienced, and has let power go straight to his head. If a senator votes outside of how he tells them, they are dead to him. What does this mean to most Mississippians? It means you are not represented by your senator. They are forced by Tate to do what Tate wants, regardless of what is in the beat interest of their districts or the people who elected them. So, to answer the person that said their Sen was a judge & are they now not represented-the short answer-you were never represented. Your senator & any other senator has been forced to vote in Tate's block or suffer the consequences (loss of chairmanship, vice ch., committee assignments, etc.). There is no democracy in our current government that's lead by Tate Reeves. If you doubt me on this, you can look at the votes your Republican senator makes on issues. Your senator will vote only as he's told to vote by the Lt. Governor. Want to take it a step farther? Find an issue that the Lt Gov is supporting & ask your senator to vote differently. I'll bet you lunch it won't happen. Believe me-it's Tate's way or it's the highway. It is a sad day in our state. Four more years of him will be devistating.
Other issue-so what if you are represented by a democratic senator? Well, he/she is likely to vote what is in the best interest of their districts. However, with Rep in the majority (and Tate controlling ever Rep vote), your dem senator's vote is useless.
We've lost all from of democracy in our govt. Hate to be so down on it, but it's the sad truth.

Sounds like we are electing some poor senators. We should elect senators that can stand up like a man. We do not need any more yes men.

I agree 9:06 and 10:39. The problem is that probably 95% of the voters of our state have no clue this is going on. The other 5% are making money off of it. The legislature and elected officials are a sham. We need to elect people who have a conscious & then let them know where we stand & then watch their votes & then let them know when we are unhappy with the way they voted. Instead, we vote for who we recognize & then don't think about it until something comes up about guns or abortion or one if those issues & then we do nothing.

The people vote for a politician. We have to stop this habit. This is a habit worse than smoking.

I would think 9:06 was Melanie....but not enough grammatical errors to be so.

Why bring Melanie into this? All she has done is try to bring true conservatism to our state before it slips away forever into the chubby hands of the establishment power brokers.
You're probably just jealous because she's beautiful.

Sounded like Melanie but I thought she only expressed herself on FB. Guess we ought to welcome her to this page.

LG's have long held plenty of power over the Senate - was true in MS up until Amy's second term and Pheel. Go back before that and check the temperature of the Senators - those in 'the Club' had plenty of say, just as they do now. But if you are one that wants to be a bitcher and crier, then you can get sent to the back bench. And - BTW - the same was always true in the House as well. Go check the ledgers for House members under Buddie, Tim, and McCoy.

Bitch bitch bitch. Go ahead and pack up your toys and go back to Natchez, 9:06

I think 9:06 is Watson, but I haven't been around as long as he has. He's so important.

May be a bad system but it has been this way for a long time. Power is always is the hands of a few.

If it is a politician it is crooked. The party does not matter. Democrat, republican, what ever you call it, it is still a crook.
If you call yourself a member of either party you are the problem.