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Albany Democrats Lock Themselves in the Senate Chamber
NY Times ^

Posted on 06/23/2009 12:08:05 PM PDT by Chet 99

ALBANY — Senate Democrats entered the Senate chamber through a back hallway on Tuesday afternoon and locked themselves in, pulling off a sneak attack of sorts in the ongoing battle for control of the State Senate.

The move took the Capitol by surprise, and left Republicans scrambling to plan their next procedural move. Republicans had planned to enter the chamber at 2 p.m. — an hour before the special session called by Gov. David A. Paterson was scheduled to begin. Who would be in the chamber first became a key question on Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats failed again to reach a compromise over the disputed Senate leadership.

“At this point, they refuse to enter into an operating agreement,” Senator Eric T. Schneiderman, a Democrat who represents the Upper West Side, told reporters just before he and his fellow Democrats sneaked into the chamber. “We hope that they will come back to the table, and that we’ll be able to agree on rules. Our view is that we cannot ignore the people’s business that the governor is calling us back to do.”

Republicans seemed just as caught off guard as the rest of the Capitol. And as news of the Democrats’ move spread, some Republican staff members rushed to the Senate chamber and peered in through the windows to watch the Democrats congregating inside.

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TOPICS: US: New York
KEYWORDS: albany; ny2009; nygop
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To: Cementjungle

And turn off the air conditioning.


21 posted on 06/23/2009 12:17:59 PM PDT by Loyal Buckeye
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To: Chet 99; The Mayor

The republicans have legal control... break the door down and have them arrested.

This is the most fun in years in NYState politics


22 posted on 06/23/2009 12:18:51 PM PDT by Mr. K (physically unabel to proofreed (<---oops))
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To: Chet 99

Just break the door.


23 posted on 06/23/2009 12:19:49 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Mr. K; Jewbacca; Chet 99; The Mayor
The republicans have legal control... break the door down and have them arrested.

NY Republicans for the most part are a bunch or Cunning Runts and excuse my dyslexia.......

25 posted on 06/23/2009 12:23:17 PM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Chet 99
It's really not that hard to figure out...


26 posted on 06/23/2009 12:24:23 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
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To: kjo
New York State has become a banana republic.

ya cant even grow a banana in NY.....we ain't even a banana republic.....

27 posted on 06/23/2009 12:25:10 PM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Chet 99

Time to change the locks.


28 posted on 06/23/2009 12:25:17 PM PDT by meyer ( "The world is a beautiful place and worth fighting for. But not without Freedom.")
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To: Chet 99
Nail the doors and windows shut, turn off the electricity (especially the A/C). Turn off the water. No deliveries of food. They want to play siege, make it a real siege. See how long the dirty ‘Rats can hold out. Starve out the 'Rats.
29 posted on 06/23/2009 12:26:13 PM PDT by chimera
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To: Chet 99

Nail the doors shut and turn off the A/C and lights.....


30 posted on 06/23/2009 12:26:47 PM PDT by usmcobra (Your chances of dying in bed are reduced by getting out of it, but most people still die in bed)
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To: Chet 99

Supposed adults playing kids games...there is FAR too much power at stake and politicians will do ANYTHING to take advantage of it. The people will have to stand up one day and quite literally THROW THE BUMS OUT, all over the nation. It’s that or lose our nation and our rights—or what remains of them.


31 posted on 06/23/2009 12:27:26 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: JohnLongIsland
My home state has been a banana republic since about 1990.

"SAVE THE O B I"

32 posted on 06/23/2009 12:27:44 PM PDT by Roccus (The Capitol, the White House, the Court House...........America's Axis of Evil)
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To: Chet 99

We have 5 year olds operating here. Chain the doors shut shut off electric and water. Let them stay there a while.


33 posted on 06/23/2009 12:28:55 PM PDT by Dosa26
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To: Chet 99

the 2 dems who are voting with the republicans need to switch parties completely and get it over with....


34 posted on 06/23/2009 12:29:42 PM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Chet 99

Radical fanatics “holed up” in a “compound’? Where have I heard of that before? Hmmmm.

Never mind. Just send in an FBI “Hostage Rescue Team”. They “specialize” in this sort of thing.


35 posted on 06/23/2009 12:32:15 PM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: Cementjungle

>Fine, throw a padlock on the outside of the door and call it a day.

That would be awesome.


36 posted on 06/23/2009 12:32:23 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: Oldpuppymax
The people will have to stand up one day and quite literally THROW THE BUMS OUT

this is NY...you have conservatives upstate for the most part but the population areas are all Democrat with many hard line Socialist areas....it wont happen here....

37 posted on 06/23/2009 12:32:31 PM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Chet 99

Ah, yes. This is the same group which spent over $500,000 on a rest room do over. An independent study revealed that the NYS Legislature is the most dysfunctional in the 57 states. sd


38 posted on 06/23/2009 12:34:00 PM PDT by shotdog (I love my country; it's my government I'm afraid of.)
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To: Roccus

The OBI —> I don’t remember, but I had a good time...


39 posted on 06/23/2009 12:37:52 PM PDT by JohnLongIsland
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To: Chet 99



Democrat Leader, with Whips.

40 posted on 06/23/2009 12:38:54 PM PDT by shibumi (" ..... then we will fight in the shade.")
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