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Banned Lawmaker Seeks to Be Excused from Votes
September 10, 2021 at 5:16 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 124 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2021/09/10/banned-lawmaker-seeks-to-be-excused-from-votes/
"SNIP......
Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold (R) has asked to be excused from legislative business in the state Capitol, telling fellow lawmakers that her ban from Alaska Airlines for refusing to wear a mask makes it impossible to fly into Juneau, the Anchorage Daily News reports.
There is no overland road access from Reinbolds district to the state capital in Juneau.
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applegrove
(118,630 posts)consequences.
TexasTowelie
(112,141 posts)however, it would take four days to make the trip. Hopefully the voters will provide a permanent excuse to miss votes in the Legislature after November 2022.
applegrove
(118,630 posts)PortTack
(32,757 posts)Bev54
(10,048 posts)At her own expense of course
struggle4progress
(118,281 posts)If she can't solve this problem, she's just not earning her $50K/yr salary and $300 per diem
kairos12
(12,857 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Have consequences. Its a shame she didnt think about that before she decided to pitch a fit on an airplane.