Six Words Seem to be a Legislative Curse

“I believe I have the votes.”Those six words have become the curse of the Nebraska Legislature.The buzzkill. The harbinger of failure. Senator Kathleen Kauth of Omaha learned that on Day 56 of the 60-day session when her Sports and Spaces Act did little more than use up four hours of time when an attempt to end the opponent’s filibuster fell two votes short. The measure fell off the agenda for…