Republican delegates in the Maryland General Assembly are considering boycotting a second special legislative session proposed by Gov. Martin O’Malley for the sole purpose of approving a new casino at National Harbor. There are several good reasons why the GOP should indeed stay home.

For one thing, convening in Annapolis would cost Maryland taxpayers upwards of $25,000 per day. This is a totally unnecessary expenditure of public funds. State lawmakers had ample time to consider expanding gambling twice this year: during the regular 90-day session and during the first special session in May when they found the time to raise taxes on working Marylanders. O’Malley and the Assembly’s Democratic leadership have painted themselves into a corner on the casino issue, and Republicans would be wise to let them figure a way out of their current predicament alone.