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| REP. JOHN MAYO |
Gotta hand it to Rep. John Mayo, D-Clarksdale. The guy makes a special effort to keep his constitutents informed via regular, newsy e-mail posts. Occasionally, he'll say the unthinkable for a politician -- a truthful assessment of a sticky situation.
Today's post is another example of Mayo's propensity for, as they say, venturing in where angels fear to tread. He reveals the role legislative rhetoric played in dismantling the Mississippi civil justice system as he takes up for Republican Sen. Doug Davis, whose performance as Senate Appropriations chair is being challenged.
Here is Rep. Mayo's revelation about what was going on behind the scenes during the great tort reform battles of 2002 and 2004:
In the legislature there is rhetoric and then there is responsible discussion. Case in point. During the big tort reform debate, I wish I could tell you the number of Republican attorneys who came up to myself and other Democrats quietly telling us they hoped we had the votes to turn back reform. All the while they were at the podium and in the papers telling the public just how much they supported tort reform.
