OC, thanks for posting that statement from Dempsey. If he's being truthful about his reasons, I could understand him to a point, and I can understand attempting to negotiate with him now.
436 was like a buffet. Great quantity, but maybe not the same quality as if each had been a separate bill. I pointed out flaws in one of the other amendments way back. That part was just carelessly written and carelessly approved without modification. But it would be straightened out one way or another in court, hopefully as intended but anyway settled, so compared to the overall good of the bill, that shouldn't have been a show stopper. Overall, 436 was awesome. Besides, why didn't he move to correct anything earlier if he's the big correction dude?
But the police lobby really shines out in his letter. They are complaining because maybe they could held just a little tiny bit accountable for a change? Yep, that's unacceptable for them.
And after the duck blind intro story, and rehashing any criticism of the bill that anyone ever made, it just looks too much like propaganda, rather than straight honest reasons. I don't buy it as the whole truth. I bet 436 had fewer flaws than most of the legislation he passed during the session. I wonder what is his real agenda.
Anyway, all of the eggs were in one basket. I hope that basket gets picked up again, but I also hope we learn to support multiple efforts and work on multiple fronts, with less antagonism, if we want to succeed.