For a bill to pass the House of Delegates, you need 71 votes.
Today, however, I discussed how to make it likely that my bill would get two votes.
A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the law we passed regulating digital advertising because it violated the 1st Amendment rights of newspapers.
I had a conference call today with people who were involved in that litigation – lawyers and an election administrator.
The point was made that we need to enact a bill that would be upheld by the 4th Circuit – by at least two of the judges on a three-judge panel.
To count to 71, we will need to assure my colleagues that we can count to 2.
