Posted on 08/10/2009 5:34:59 PM PDT by SmithL
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, filed suit Monday in San Francisco Superior Court to block nearly $500 million in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's July line-item budget vetoes.
Steinberg asked the court to prevent Schwarzenegger and state Controller John Chiang from imposing cuts to programs ranging from Healthy Families to the Department of Parks and Recreation. Chiang, a Democrat, is named in the suit as a formality because he is responsible as controller for carrying out Schwarzenegger's vetoes.
The Republican governor, in signing the vetoes, said he was forced to cut a wide range of programs because the Assembly sent him a budget revision last month that was out of balance and lacked a reserve.
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There is only one Constitutitionally-allowed way to override a governor’s veto: By 2/3rds vote of the legislature. The suit will be dismissed, with prejudice.
What a clown.
Why has this not been laughed out of court yet? on what basis would the court rule against the Gov? In addition, there is something the Senate President can do about this, rather than turning our courts into a playground.
Which one ?
Ha. Steinberg in this case. Another rat that can’t read the state constitution.
Just like Gov Patterson. The courts are letting his illegal appointment stand pending the conclusion of the case (without any powers in the state senate but he’d be acting Governor if Patterson left the state).
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