VIDEO: Boosting Bipartisanship - By Their Seats
House Speaker: Seating Reps regardless of affiliation is one idea.
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House Speaker Terie Norelli, D-Portsmouth, said in an interview that leaders of both parties have discussed how to work across the aisle to get things done.
One idea: what if there was no figurative partisan aisle to reach across? What if the citizen legislators were seated without regard to political affiliation?
It's been done before (back in the early 90s) and it has been discussed with Republican leaders, who return to the Minority in the House for the 2013-2014 session, according to Norelli, speaking to reporters after being elected Speaker of the 400-member New Hampshire House of Representatives. The Republican caucus, she says, is split on the idea.
WATCH this Patch video of Norelli as she discusses the importance of working with members of both parties, with the Republican-controlled Senate (13-11 advantage), and with Gov.-elect Maggie Hassan (D-Exeter).
Reality Geezer
9:34 am on Saturday, December 8, 2012
Absolutely use random seating! Legislators need to think for themselves and not be influenced by the person sitting beside them. Also, lobbyists need to stay outside of the statehouse. Legislators cannot make sound decisions for their people if other people are controlling them.......................
ForThePeople
10:56 am on Saturday, December 8, 2012
I wonder if this means no more multicolored pins to tell people which way to vote.