In recent days, veiled threats by House Minority Leader Rep. Calvin Schrage against Speaker Cathy Tilton and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Cathy Giessel against Senate President Gary Stevens might be chalked up to careless hyperbole during a heated debate. Schrage made an “if-then” threat against Tilton, and Giessel menaced the Senate president by saying that … Continue reading When do veiled threats become illegal acts of coercion in the Legislature? Story of a bill held hostage