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[Legatron4]

If Nixon can extend the bonds without a vote then how can this guy filibuster? What am I missing?

The guy is just being a prick. There's nothing he can do since it was already approved.

 

[blue4]

He's from the opposite party as the governor. So he will filibuster until his career, cough excuse me, the people have been served.

 

[beej]

He's from the opposite party as the governor. So he will filibuster until his career, cough excuse me, the people have been served.

It happens in both parties. People get into politics to stand up for some ideal or philosophy that may or may not be sound. But sometimes in the real world, those ideals and philosophies defy common sense. And they just can't seem to let go of them.

heck I guess that happens everywhere, football coaches and fans are guilty of it too.

 

[brokeu91]

He's from the opposite party as the governor. So he will filibuster until his career, cough excuse me, the people have been served.

I don't know what there is to filibuster given that the bonds don't require a vote

 

[Hacksaw]

I get why he's doing it. He's a representative of the people who voted him into office. he sees a situation that might be adverse to the people as a whole.
He must either feel a football team is not important enough to circumvent the people's voice, or, the finances don't make sense to him, or, he's planning on running for office again and sees this as a grand stand opportunity to champion people's rights in a somewhat high-profile situation.
The senator dude must not feel Rams fans make up the majority of the voters there, and he certainly must not be one himself.

 

[Hacksaw]

I don't know what there is to filibuster given that the bonds don't require a vote

didn't they just remove the language from the budget? He could always go Silvey on em..

 

[beej]

I get why he's doing it. He's a representative of the people who voted him into office. he sees a situation that might be adverse to the people as a whole.
He must either feel a football team is not important enough to circumvent the people's voice, or, the finances don't make sense to him, or, he's planning on running for office again and sees this as a grand stand opportunity to champion people's rights in a somewhat high-profile situation.
The senator dude must not feel Rams fans make up the majority of the voters there, and he certainly must not be one himself.

yeah, that's KC Chiefs country up there

 

[ChrisW]

If Nixon can extend the bonds without a vote then how can this guy filibuster? What am I missing?

Typical governmental nonsense. He's just trying to get his. Silvey's twin.

 

[bluecoconuts]

If Nixon can extend the bonds without a vote then how can this guy filibuster? What am I missing?

Symbolic.

Didn't he say the way its set up they can cut off funding each year though?

 

[Goose]

Symbolic.

Didn't he say the way its set up they can cut off funding each year though?

Yes I believe they have to review the bonds every year

 

[The Ripper]

It's all a political game. Nixon won't extend the bonds on his own unless he knows for a fact the Rams are staying. He may not be able to run again but the move is to risky for others around him. It was removed from the budget but Ryan Silvey's stand alone bill and few others are still around.

 

[RamFan503]

If Nixon can extend the bonds without a vote then how can this guy filibuster? What am I missing?

That's exactly my first thought. I think what he meant was, "As long as these legs will still stand up, I will grandstand on this issue until I look Gubernatorial".

 

[ZigZagRam]

Yes I believe they have to review the bonds every year

They do, and if they were to refuse to honor the bond payments they'd kill the state's credit rating.

This won't be a yearly issue.

 

[bluecoconuts]

It's all a political game. Nixon won't extend the bonds on his own unless he knows for a fact the Rams are staying. He may not be able to run again but the move is to risky for others around him. It was removed from the budget but Ryan Silvey's stand alone bill and few others are still around.

That actually raises an interesting point. If he simply extends the bonds and the Rams don't stay, I'm assuming it's easily reversible? There's almost no way the Rams agree to stay until everything is checked off, including financing, so the bonds will need to be extended for that. If they extend the bonds and the Rams don't stay, they obviously need to reverse it otherwise they're paying for nothing.

Maybe they have a provision where it's raised only on certain conditions, that way they don't need to go about this mess again if another team decides to move to St Louis, but aren't on the hook paying for a stadium without a team to play in it. Also it'll be interesting to see if guys like Silvey look to challenge things if the Rams do leave, knowing that the public is likely to be more down, thus easier for him to push his narrative.

Going to be interesting to see how it all develops.

 

[rick6fan]

Also it'll be interesting to see if guys like Silvey look to challenge things if the Rams do leave, knowing that the public is likely to be more down, thus easier for him to push his narrative.

That will be very interesting. Will the public support him? Or blame him? It could go either way.

 

[Goose]

They do, and if they were to refuse to honor the bond payments they'd kill the state's credit rating.

This won't be a yearly issue.

There it is. Thanks Zig I couldn't remember what would happen if the refused to honor the bond.

 

[The Ripper]

There it is. Thanks Zig I couldn't remember what would happen if the refused to honor the bond.

If the bonds are issued the payments will be honored because no one would risk a drop in ratings. The threat is there to scare of the underwriters since they will need to use someone other than Goldman.

 

[Legatron4]

 

[bluecoconuts]

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What are they doing there?

 

[Legatron4]

What are they doing there?

No clue. I just saw it and wanted to share. It probably means nothing.