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Although much has been said about the efficiency of this year's legislative session, we should be judged by the substance of our accomplishments, rather than on the basis of procedural mechanics. All is well and good when the trains run like clockwork, but there isn't much point to getting on a train that arrives at the wrong place at the right time.
Until this year, we had a sustained period in which the Legislature was under the control of one political party, and the governor's office was under the control of another.
During that time, there existed a healthy tension between the executive and legislative branches of state government. That tension ensured that a broad range of ideas was brought forward, subjected to rigorous debate, and given serious consideration; usually, these ideas yielded a a common-sense solution.
This year, there was much more certainty to the order of business in the legislative process, and much of what came before the Legislature had a predetermined outcome.
