Oregon Senate Dems block impeachment process proposal

Representative Jodi Hack (R-Salem) Friday expressed disappointment over recent reports that Senate President Peter Courtney (D-Salem) and Senate Rules Committee Chair Diane Rosenbaum (D-Portland) are preventing the Senate from voting on an impeachment proposal that passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support just last month. Chief sponsored by Rep. Hack, HJR 31 would establish a formal process for the impeachment of statewide elected executive branch officials by the Legislature. --Oregon is the only state in the nation that does not have a mechanism in place for executive impeachment.

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(Hat tip: KimR)