Arizona Legislature (Rep) Take Governor (Dem) to Court To Settle Dispute

[SammyBlue]

Legislators to Take Governor to Court

Legislators to Take Governor to Court
By Howard Fischer
capitol media services
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 02.02.2006

PHOENIX - State legislators voted this afternoon to sue Governor Janet Napolitano over her veto of a section of an employee pay raise bill.

The move essentially asks the judicial branch of government to intervene in a legal dispute between the executive and legislative branches.

Specifically, lawmakers - or at least those in the Republican majority - contend the governor's constitutional power of line-item veto permits her to only remove one or more specific spending authorizations. They argue it does not allow the Democratic governor to do what she did - veto a provision that says state workers hired beginning next year above certain salary levels do not have the protection of the personnel rules to be able to appeal discipline and dismissal.

Napolitano contends the change really is an appropriation of state dollars because people exempt from the personnel rules accumulate paid time off faster than those who are within the system.

So, instead of working harder for their Arizona hurting agenda, they just take the governor to court? Isn't this forcing the Legislation from the Bench? And aren't the Republican for less lawsuits?

H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E-S!!!

[TygrBright]

1. ANOTHER great GOPpie argument...

...for tort reform!

These guys are AMAZING!

snarkily,
Bright

[havocmom]

2. You forgot Activist Judges!

:)

They LOVE 'em when they agree with the GOP. Hate judges who actually follow the rule of law.

[MGKrebs]

3. Hey, can we sue Bush?

There's gotta be a zillion things that Harry reid could sue him for.

I'll suggest the first one: UNSIGNING the War Crimes Court treaty.