Comments on: How A Bill Doesn’t Become Law (Updated)

By: Somers Republican

Somers Republican — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:53:14 +0000

Title of Story How a Bill DOESN’T become a law?

Simple. Elect Ball. END OF STORY.

By: loser

loser — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:12:54 +0000

this is truly pathetic. so-called conservative republican greg ball supports all this junk legislation: new laws, new regulations, new programs which in new york means more spending and more taxes. what’s wrong with the laws that are on the books? and then as if that’s not bad enough, he’s soooo ineffective that he can’t he even move 1 bill out of committee. all of his other freshman republicans were able to move at least 1 bill out of committee. not ball. but it’s ok, he’s a freshman republican. wait…

what???

By: D Koerick

D Koerick — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:26:37 +0000

Just look at it this way. Half of the junk they try yo put through shouldnt even be there anyway. It is there anti gun pro gay rights adgenda that they are pushing that we call them about that gets knocked down. Its we the people. Dont forget that!

By: Legal Eagle

Legal Eagle — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:48:41 +0000

I think “Karl” misses the point. Sure, the majority is always going to control the agenda. That won’t change by “getting rid of” the democrats in the Assembly or the Repulicans in the Senate. That would only serve to give the “other” party the opportunity to be heavy handed. Interestingly, only a small number of legislators didn’t get any bills passed out of committee in their respective houses. I understand that even the most loathesome legislator gets a “local” bill once in a while. I don’t know all the other pols named in the list but prominent among them is Greg Ball. We all know his distain for the legislature and the people who serve there. It doesn’t surprise me that he didn’t get a bill out of committee (despite what he has said repeatedly in his campaign garbage). I would hazard a guess that the other named legislators might also be incapable of working within the system to assure that their constituents are adequately represented. As far as I’m concerned Ball is THE most dysfunctional member of a concededly disfunctional legislature. The voters of the 99th get what they deserve if they send him back.

By: yi

yi — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:40:24 +0000

I guess having John Degnan elected as a Democrat would serve the district well then.

By: John D. Peck

John D. Peck — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:10:46 +0000

The data collected by Bill Mahoney clearly demonstrates the problem that exists within Albany. We elect our local representatives to represent the interests and needs of their constituencies as well as the greater needs of NYS as a whole. The fact that some many legislators can’t even get one bill onto the floor for a debate is disgraceful. It’s quite obvious that the ruling party in each house would usher through bills from their own members. However, some of those bills that are blocked may be blocked for a good reason that Mr. Mahoney’s survey doesn’t address. Partisan fighting has crippled NYS government and until the Sheldon Silvers’ of the legislature are removed from power and a more cooperative leagilsture is elected there is little hope that we will see anything more that the status quo in Albany.

By: Karl

Karl — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:49:56 +0000

That Dems in the Senate and GOPers in the Assembly are prevented from passing bills is the greatest symbol of the need for reform and change in Albany. The Republican Senate needs to go, as does the Democratic Assembly. Everyone who reads this story should vote against Republican Senate candidates and Democratic Assembly candidates. Enough is Enough! We are fed up with business as usual.

By: Samuel Clemens

Samuel Clemens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:21:02 +0000

ed
That is true. They are all in the minority in their respective chambers. And some have been in their seats for some time, like Liz Krueger. But I will note that she, like Greg Ball, is highly abrasive, a grandstander, who finds fault in everyone but for herself. Maybe Krueger and Ball are great politicians, but as legislators they are at the bottom in effectiveness.

By: ed

ed — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:37:38 +0000

I guess it should come as no surprise that every member on here, of both houses, is in the minority. That may have been a useful point for you to make in your report.