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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums‘A substantial screw up': Maine Gov. Paul LePage botches 19 vetoes ‘ensuring the bills become law’
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/a-substantial-screw-up-maine-gov-paul-lepage-botches-19-vetoes-ensuring-the-bills-become-law/ponents of Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) said that they were delighted this week after the governor and his staff misunderstood the veto process for nearly 20 bills, destining them to become law.
Included in the 19 or more bills is LD 369, which would permit asylum seekers to apply for assistance from the General Assembly. It was considered to be the most contentious bill of the legislative session.
LD 1013 seeks to prevent the shackling of pregnant women at Maine detention facilities, LD 1108 would ban electronic vaporizers in areas where traditional tobacco cigarettes are banned and LD 1185 would establish a municipal fund to support broadband development.
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‘A substantial screw up': Maine Gov. Paul LePage botches 19 vetoes ‘ensuring the bills become law’ (Original Post)
luvspeas
Jul 2015
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lostnfound
(16,190 posts)1. ROFL. That's beautiful.
Shackling issue is horrifying and the broadband development is great.
drm604
(16,230 posts)2. I'll bet that the broadband companies aren't too happy with LePage right now.
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)3. Sometimes stupid pays off.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)4. You rock, Paul.
Rocks in your head, anyway.
louis-t
(23,297 posts)5. Oh, he'll blame "staffers" or "liberal saboteurs"
or some crazy shit. Jeez, what an idiot.
kenfrequed
(7,865 posts)6. Or...
The vetoes would have been intensely unpopular with the state and maybe this "I didn't understand the veto process" is a way to keep the Koch money coming while not over-alienating his people and inviting them to vote against him.
It isn't clever but it makes about as much sense. Actually, it is pretty frigging stupid either way.
CanonRay
(14,113 posts)7. A dumb shit doesn't get smart
just because you give him a big office and a title.
mythology
(9,527 posts)8. Dumbass
Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)9. Very nice...