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Beware the ‘adjustments’…

Sen. John McGee, R-Caldwell, sponsor of the bill to ban texting while driving, received at least six other senators' cell phones during the debate on the bill - delivered by Senate pages - after he offered in the debate to adjust another senator's smart-phone. The bill passed, 29-5, and now moves to the House. (Betsy Russell)

During the debate on the texting-while-driving bill, at least six cell phones were delivered to Sen. John McGee, R-Caldwell, sponsor of the bill, after he offered during the debate to make adjustments to another senator’s phone. When one of the stack of phones on his desk then rang during the debate, he demonstrated how to push “Ignore.” After the debate, a laughing McGee said, “I’ve adjusted some of them already.”

As Senate President Pro-Tem Bob Geddes retrieved his phone from McGee, he asked if McGee had gotten his text. During the debate, before sending his phone over to McGee, Geddes sent this text to him: “Is it a violation to text while driving someone crazy?”

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Eye On Boise." Read all stories from this blog