On June 23, the Arizona Supreme Court heard arguments in Brewer v Burns, cv-09-0168, the case over whether the State Constitution requires the legislature to send budget bills to the Governor in a moderate amount of time, or whether the legislature can withhold them until the start of the fiscal year (July 1). The Governor wants to veto the budget and then she wants the legislature to pass a new budget. But the legislature seems to feel that if it withholds the budget bill until the beginning of the new fiscal year, the Governor won’t dare veto the bill because it would cause a certain amount of chaos. Here is a description of the argument.
Thank you, again, Mr. Ralph Nader. If the people did not have you fighting for our rights as a free people for all these past decades, our society would have much less liberty and many more consumer and environmental problems. Bless your heart!
It looks as if Phil Sawyer’s comment is under the wrong story. Since it’s a good one, I hope Eric G. is able to move it.
Regarding this story here, about Arizona, may I say “We need more chaos when it comes to governments.”
When they are working smoothly, no person’s life or liberty or property is safe.
Very good information. Thanks for letting me know about this to help me in my environmental studies.