State Rep. Sue Scherer asked fellow lawmakers April 6 to vote for legislation she said would protect patients harmed by the contract dispute between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois and Springfield Clinic. Scherer, D-Decatur, whose 96th House District includes parts of Springfield’s east side and eastern Sangamon County, was unsuccessful in securing passage of House Bill 1463 even though she portrayed the vote as a test of lawmakers’ character.…