Legislative Bill Five
All majorities, no matter how big, are fragile. Such was found to be true when Sen. Godinez (a member of the Group of Thirteen) introduced a bill that would require hybrid animals to receive vaccinations. From the very beginning, opposition arose from within her own political party as many members of the Group were against the bill sighting research shown that no such vaccinations existed for hybrid animals. Sen. Godinez (now backed by Sens. Shoeneburger, Pena, and Whaley) argued that vaccinations used on ordinary animals could be found true for hybrids. Worn from the many rounds of voting on LB 4, the Unicameral was barely able to achieve of quorum of the Legislature. The bill failed to advance to Select File by a 9-7 vote. However, after the consent of the Speaker (who was opposed to the bill)to recall the vote, the bill found a 10-10 vote denying it from entering Select File. Of the members of the supposed "Group of Thirteen" and the majority party, only ten of senators voted in the negative while five members of the group voted for the bill.
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