Lingle's veto list misses major bills

Nice of the Governor to apply such gravity- or is it pretentiousness- to all she does- guess that's why she's so s-l-o-w at signing things; she has to check with the current public opinion to fix it that she remains on the "winning" side, at the potential risk of long term damage to the State of Hawaii.

I wonder just where in the State's laws, it specifies that it is the responsibility of the governor "to ensure that the bills are legal, constitutional, fiscally sound and in the best long-term interest of the public?" [I converted the period at the end to a question mark]

For example, I thought is was the duty of the courts to determine or at least interpret the legality of the laws. Maybe Lingle thinks that is an outmoded function of the Judiciary.

It seems to me the part that Spin Gal is missing is that "The governor shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws."

http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol0...
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol0...

to the powerful state lege,
mahalo for watching out for the people! however as a symbolic gesture to remind the governor of her quickly fading lame duck powers. override her vetoes anyway...sinatra's famous song started like this..."and now, the end is near..."

I am glad the governor takes her time read bills. Better than the old administration's that just rubber stamped the legislature. And, whazzup with people complaining about her talking story with constituents? She cares about what the people want, which is a good thing. My friends were over last night and we were talking about how much better things are now in government vs. the past. The people complaining must the same folks who hit their computer when it takes a minute to reach this site!

The gov pretends to have the best interests of the people at heart but I find that hard to believe when she doesn't seem to have concerns about owners of AG lands moving 15% out of agriculture. We need to remember that the major owners of Ag lands are the former sugar and pineapple plantation companies. These are vast tracts of land and when you think of 15% of those lands, the number becomes significant. The Farm Bureau although seemingly to be advocating for the small farmer either inadvertently or purposefully supported a very flawed bill. And now the people of Hawaii, especially Oahu are going to pay for the legislatures screw up and for the gov not correcting it. Although I am not a particular fan of the Sierra Club, I do hope in this case that they are able to find a flaw in the law.

Despite pompous announcements, the governor really ignores the will of the people.

There goes Mikulina again. Still complaining that the perfect solution didn't materialize.

"Lingle also may veto a bill, favored by environmentalists, that would allow homeowners to use clotheslines to dry clothes after washing. The administration said the bill potentially invalidates the rules of homeowners associations."
The intent of the bill is to invalidate the section of the covenant of home owner associations that have been around for many years and have covenants that are no longer applicable to todays environment.
Most home owner associations require 75% of the membership to change the covenant. The number is IMPOSSIBLE to achieve.
If thegovernor vetos this bill, I think it would be appropriate to veto the above bill sitting in her 12 MPG SUV that she just leased.

makaala wrote:

to the powerful state lege,
mahalo for watching out for the people! however as a symbolic gesture to remind the governor of her quickly fading lame duck powers. override her vetoes anyway...sinatra's famous song started like this..."and now, the end is near..."

We the people of our state are the true lame ducks by overwhelmingly voting her as governor and gave her no support.

lol, well, one way to judge if the Repubs could do better is to look at the national scene.

Yes, if you're in the .01% of wealthy Americans, Bush has been very good to you. For the other 99.9% however, it's a different story.

I will also remind you that the biggest tax cut in the history of the state was done under a Democratic administration.

Remember when Lingle ran and she said she would eliminate the tax on food and drugs?

After six years, she hasn't even introduced a bill to make that happen.

Again, another inkling of what is said and what is done.

You be the judge.

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JimmyK wrote:

There goes Mikulina again. Still complaining that the perfect solution didn't materialize.

You said it! Why does Mikulina get to say if the Gov did a good job or not?!? Let the tree huggers and hippies have their own blog, and keep the reporting neutral.

lol, hmmmm... name calling already?

Too bad you can't debate an issue without engaging in ad hominem attacks. But I suppose if you don't have the facts, insults will have to do, eh?

Oh, and the biggest tax cut I was talking about was in Hawaii. What on earth does Clinton have to do with a state tax cut?

Good grief, you do know government, don't you?

However, I do admire the way you sidestepped the comparison. I learned that trick in 8th grade debate class. Didn't work then, either.

Oh, and just a quick history lesson. The Republicans comprise more than 10% of the Congress. In fact, they always have.