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General Category => Off the Record => Topic started by: jimmy olsen on June 24, 2009, 05:50:16 PM

Title: NY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
Post by: jimmy olsen on June 24, 2009, 05:50:16 PM
Does he have the authority to do that? :huh:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/24/AR2009062402977.html
QuoteNY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
   
Reuters
Wednesday, June 24, 2009; 5:25 PM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Wednesday warned that if state senators go home without enacting bills he would seek a court order that would then allow him to order state troopers to round them up.

"That very well might happen," the Democratic governor told Albany reporters.

Since a June 8 GOP coup d'etat, control of the senate has been split equally between both parties, which have failed to enact any bills.

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned the "Chaos in the Senate" could cost local governments $750 million in lost revenues -- a sum that does not even include New York City.

(Reporting by Joan Gralla; Editing by Kenneth Barry)
Title: Re: NY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
Post by: Caliga on June 24, 2009, 06:06:14 PM
I just love our nation of wild and crazy governors now.  :)

NEXT UP: Some Governor will shoot his wife and/or kids.
Title: Re: NY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
Post by: jimmy olsen on June 24, 2009, 06:28:48 PM
Quote from: Caliga on June 24, 2009, 06:06:14 PM
I just love our nation of wild and crazy governors now.  :)

NEXT UP: Some Governor will shoot his wife and/or kids.
Won't be Patterson, unless maybe he uses a shotgun.
Title: Re: NY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
Post by: Caliga on June 24, 2009, 06:30:09 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 24, 2009, 06:28:48 PM
Won't be Patterson, unless maybe he uses a shotgun.
ZING. :lol:
Title: Re: NY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
Post by: katmai on June 24, 2009, 06:32:25 PM
Quote from: Caliga on June 24, 2009, 06:30:09 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 24, 2009, 06:28:48 PM
Won't be Patterson, unless maybe he uses a shotgun.
ZING. :lol:

This man crush you have on Timmay is getting out of hand.
Title: Re: NY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
Post by: Admiral Yi on June 24, 2009, 06:39:39 PM
Quote from: katmai on June 24, 2009, 06:32:25 PM
This man crush you have on Timmay is getting out of hand.
Sanctity pendejo!!! onethreefive
Title: Re: NY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
Post by: Caliga on June 24, 2009, 07:01:53 PM
Stop derailing this very serious topic about wild and crazy governors people!  :mad:
Title: Re: NY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
Post by: Strix on June 25, 2009, 12:23:23 AM
Wasn't it in Texas where a few years ago that a bunch of State Senators went to hide in Oklahoma so that they couldn't be forced to go to their government assembly (and thereby prevented the quorum needed to vote on anything)?
Title: Re: NY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
Post by: Caliga on June 25, 2009, 05:24:19 AM
Correct.
Title: Re: NY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
Post by: Martinus on June 25, 2009, 05:34:42 AM
American politics is weird.  :lol:
Title: Re: NY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
Post by: KRonn on June 25, 2009, 07:36:45 AM
While he's at it, perhaps the Governor of New York could order his State Police to arrest Massachusetts legislators who DO enact legislation?? Please? 
Title: Re: NY Gov: may ask state troopers to round up senators
Post by: Berkut on June 25, 2009, 07:48:02 AM
Quote from: Strix on June 25, 2009, 12:23:23 AM
Wasn't it in Texas where a few years ago that a bunch of State Senators went to hide in Oklahoma so that they couldn't be forced to go to their government assembly (and thereby prevented the quorum needed to vote on anything)?

IIRC, it was to avoid a re-districting effort.