Judge declines to rule on Senate tussle

June

A state Supreme Court judge declined to rule this morning on the Senate Democrats’ request for a temporary injunction against a new coalition taking control of the chamber. A leadership coup on Monday, reached because two of the 32 Democrats in the 64-member chamber banded with the GOP, elected Pedro Espada, D-Bronx, as president pro tempore and Dean Skelos, R-Nassau County, as majority leaders. The 30 Democrats who are not in the coalition claim the takeover was illegal.

This entry was posted on Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at 11:41 am by Cara Matthews.
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One Response to “Judge declines to rule on Senate tussle”

smartporpoise June 11th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Well, is the court’s “refusal to block the takeover,” as headlined in the JN tantamount to allowing, and in effect, authorizing the takeover to take place? This ambiguous ruling, or non-ruling, only adds to the dysfunction. Maybe Silver has the right idea after all – to turn the whole circus of government into a Stalanist gulag. into The next step is for the entire elected and appointed “leadership” in this State to move the capitol to Disneyworld and strap on their mouse- ear hats.

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