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 well be able to agree on rules. Our view is that we cannot ignore the peoples 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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I spent a night there one week.
At least the Texas rats didn’t cost the taxpayers as much as these yahoos! I’m so sick of this NY bunch!
Sounds like a good place to sequester tons of CO2.
How about plain old CO? ;o)
And part 2 of the plan:
If pitbulls won’t fit through the ventilation ducting, snakes will.
The Rep Senators are milling around the halls. Meanwhile there are protesters chanting on the Senate floor. It’s deafening.
LOL!! This is classic. The good news is nothing is getting done, so New Yorkers are safe for another day at least.
Thanks for the update.
.......and life goes on....
(And turn off the air conditioning}
Hell, just turn off the electric just like nancy pelousy did in washington.
HRT, hell. Nuke it from orbit.
Stupid - RATs for pulling a 2nd grade stunt like this and PUBs for running around like Chicken Little.
Just post armed guards at every entrance and exit (they are usurping government)and lock the joint down.
Convene in another location; invite them and if they don’t show up, issue warrants for their arrest (contempt of the Senate).
Impeach the lot of them!
I was thinking more along the lines of nailing the doors shut, then bricking over the doorways and windows. This way the entire state of New York will be safe.
On second thought, I endorse your recommendation.
Never got past the playground stage....don’t these dudes EVER grow up?
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