I’m a partisan guy – except when it can help pass my bills.

House Bill 125 would treat people trying to petition a law to referendum the same way as the people opposing that effort. It would criminalize the same conduct – fraud, duress or force – by either side.

The sponsor line reads, “Rosenberg, Parrott, Barve, Cardin, Ivey, and Summers.”

Delegate Parrott designed the software that was instrumental in getting marriage equality and the Dream Act on the ballot in 2012.

After he agreed that my bill would treat both sides identically, I asked him to sign on as a sponsor.

He brings added credibility to my fairness argument.

Individual privacy is not a liberal or conservative issue.

The government can access your emails and cell phone records. Drones and license plate readers are among the devices that capture this data.

Legislation addressing each of these issues will be introduced in both houses.

The two lead sponsors in the Senator are a Democrat and a Republican.

I suggested that we do the same in the House.

Delegate Smiegel, a Republican, readily agreed to join us.