Six words seem to have 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.

Sen. 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 good this year.

Likewise, a last-ditch attempt to return Nebraska presidential elections to a winner-take-all, like 48 other states, was admittedly going to be short of support after an attempt to amend t...