(The Center Square) – It wasn’t quite the rally that was intended, but about three dozen people from the Pierce County Republican Party and other concerned citizens showed up Thursday in Olympia to protest House Democrats’ decision last week to amend the votes required to end debate on the floor from a two-thirds majority to a simple majority.

The smaller gathering resulted from the state Department of Enterprise Services denying the Pierce County Republican Party a permit for its rally. The department cited a lack of available space due to several other groups having previously been granted permits for the same day.