Turns out it's not so hard to get a bipartisan majority of the Oregon House to sign on to a bill. Just propose to abolish the Oregon Senate.



That's exactly the case with House Joint Resolution 43, which proposes creating a unicameral legislature with 60 representatives...and no Senate, whatsoever.



Nebraska has a unicameral legislature and the idea has been seriously kicked around in Oregon, most recently by the Independent Party of Oregon.



But HJR 43 appears less than serious, despite that it has 23 Democrats and 21 Republicans as co-sponsor.



House Democratic Leader Dave Hunt of Gladstone acknowledged as much when he said: "April 1 would be a very appropriate day for a House floor debate" on this bill.



That's one way to blow off some steam during a tough session. Hunt's spokesman, Geoff Sugerman, was quick to say that bills no longer cost much to introduce because copies of them are largely kept electronically.



Besides, Hunt shot back, introducing a bill is "far less than the cost of the Senate."

