[Lijahsbubbe]

Let me boldly put a foot forward. I have never remarked on Gov. Bush concerning this case, nor have I kept close track of it, but I am wondering, was Gov. Bush not willing to make a decision on his own, politically? This way he shares the decision with the legislature and is not solely liable.


Again, I am not familiar with what Gov. Bush could have done prior to this legislation.

[dglang]

it's the legaslatures job to make the laws, not the Govenors. The Govenor may make suggestions and has the right to vetoe a bill before it becomes law, but he doesn't create the bill that becomes law.

He had no legal authority to intervene until the legaslature gave him the authority.

I haven't read the details of the new law yet and I don't know if he has been given direct authority to intervene or if the intervention will be done by other than the governor.

In either case, the law wouldn't have been made without his encouragement and urging of the legaslature to make it.

[madison10]

He COULD NOT make a decision on his own. The ruling had to go through proper channels to have it stick. Think about it...President Bush cannot make such rulings on his own. Governorships basically work the same way.