Paterson: The Senate Is Spending July 4th In Albany
Gov. David Paterson confirmed this afternoon what most senators expected: He’s keeping them in town through the July 4th weekend. He said he signed proclamations for special sessions through July 6.
“Yes, the legislators are spending the July 4th weekend in Albany, hopefully resolving this conflict,” he said at his daily news conference on the stalemate.
The sessions will start at 3 p.m. each day. The governor’s proclamation convenes the Senate to act on legislation that would extend mayoral control of New York City schools, authorize a higher sales tax in New York City, and implement a collective bargaining agreement for the City University of New York. Those three items appear on each day’s agenda. He also included taking action on gubernatorial nominations to state authorities and commissions on the proclamations.
Paterson faces questions about whether he will sign legislation that Senate Democrats claimed they passed legally yesterday when Republican Sen. Frank Padavan, R-Queens, entered the chamber briefly.
Paterson said he would not sign bills that are in dispute because it could cause the measures to face legal challenges. But he also didn’t say he would veto the legislation if it’s returned to the Assembly, which already passed the measures, and put on his desk.
“Even if I signed the legislation, it’s still in dispute,” he said.
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He “will not sign bills which are in dispute,” however, he “might not veto legislation… .” and, for good measure, even if he “did sign legislation…” What a nincompoop! Meanwhile, he gives them all plenty of time for a nice round of golf, cocktails, a luncheon, and a cool, leisurely shower before convening at 3 PM wherefrom they’ll all be history by 3:30. In troubled times, the one word that troops never want to hear from a General or a Governor is “Hopefully…” Sad. At base, as an admitted druggie and adulterer and a tool and protege of the shady group from Harlem who promoted him to do their bidding, he is probably, though thoroughly ineffectual, a better man than any and all of them up there. That’s how bad things are.
I believe the last time they were in session on the 4th of July was in 1993 So once every 16 years is not so bad.
VJ Machiavelli
NO MORE SCHUMER
NO MORE PELOSI
NO MORE RANGEL
NO MORE ENGEL AND HIS MILLION DOLLAR HOME IN MARYLAND.