“This bill is appropriate middle ground.  It will do some good.”

We were debating the same legislation as yesterday, the police reform bill.

The speaker was not myself or another Democrat asserting that House Bill 670 was a reasonable compromise – that the bill would reduce the likelihood of unlawful acts by police officers without affecting their ability to protect the public from criminal acts.

The speaker was the minority Leader, Delegate Nick Kipke.

Time will tell if the bill struck that balance, “the appropriate middle ground.”

We already know that Nick Kipke voted his conscience.