Posted on 04/12/2006 11:02:03 AM PDT by JZelle
ANNAPOLIS -- The Democrat-controlled General Assembly overrode 22 vetoes by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. this session, but couldn't pass bills that would have cracked down on child molesters or resolved the state's energy-rate crisis. Meanwhile, lawmakers proposed 17 measures this year aimed at reducing the governor's powers, according to a list composed by Mr. Ehrlich's office. "These misplaced priorities are a function of partisanship," said Mr. Ehrlich, a Republican seeking re-election. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. said the "political and philosophical divisions" between Mr. Ehrlich and the legislature are typical of a competitive, two-party environment. Mr. Miller, Prince George's Democrat, said he would "continue to reach out to this governor, trying to work with him, but on some issues, there continues to be division." Several of the legislature's 22 veto overrides enacted voting laws that Republicans say will help Democrats in this fall's elections.
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MD: rock bottom and starting to dig!
The only way Miller reaches out is to stab Ehrlich in the back.
Maryland continues to drag itself further into the depths by it's RAT controlled legislature, liberal lawyers and a populace that couldn't care less.
Oh, they're bitching and moaning about the upcoming BGE rate hikes but they don't have sense enough to understand what caused it.
I lived in the People Republic of Maryland for 8 years and was so glad to get back to Georgia. My state taxes dropped significantly. I could never get over having COUNTY INCOME TAX. Also, I could never see how high taxes ever made Maryland a better state than lower tax states like VA, Texas or Georgia (I have lived in all these). The roads are no better. The Universities are not as good, and police are no more effective.
That's where I'm headed as soon as I can wind up a few committments. It's a shame too because this is a beautiful state but RAT politics and rampant liberalism have finally taken their toll.
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