Wis. lawmakers approve erasing partial veto
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers have approved erasing a partial veto from Gov. Jim Doyle made contrary to a constitutional ban on so-called "Frankenstein vetos."
Doyle acknowledged the veto made to the budget bill was in error. He blamed it on employees in his budget office working too fast.
The Joint Committee on Legislative Organization has voted to approve ordering that part of the budget republished with a correction. The effect will be that Doyle's veto never occurred.
The veto deleted creation of a study committee to look into mentally ill care facilities.
Voters last year approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting governors from vetoing parts of two or more sentences to create a new sentence. Doyle's veto cut from three sentences to make one.
Aug 14, 2009 at 9:03 a.m.
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TO EXPECT HIM TO READ THE BILL IS SILLY?!! I'm sorry but that is his job. The problem is that certain individuals constantly excuse these actions. Is it not time to hold his feet to the fire and make him explain why he feels he can just pass bills on to staffers who tell him what to do?
Aug 13, 2009 at 10:41 p.m.
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Clarification, please--are you actually saying that if our legislators persist in writing thousand-page bills, they should be excused from reading them?
Aug 13, 2009 at 4:31 p.m.
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He has admitted responsibility and is allowing a correction to be made.
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The idea that lawmakers should be reading legislation with a fine-tooth comb when they run to hundreds or even thousands of pages is silly. Obviously simpler times were simpler times. These sorts of errors occur all the time in much smaller legal documents and are usually correctable simply by re-filing the documents.
Aug 13, 2009 at 4:29 p.m.
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Atta boy Doyle! Throw your staff under the bus.
Aug 13, 2009 at 3:23 p.m.
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I'm glad he admitted fault, and if they're his employees as the article states, then it's his fault, too.
Aug 13, 2009 at 1:57 p.m.
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It look's like those in charge need some one to tell them what & when to do it
Aug 13, 2009 at 12:05 p.m.
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Wow, what an underwhelming display of leadership from our Governor. Pawn off the blame for your mistake to underlings - stunning. But, considering the source, not surprising.
Aug 13, 2009 at 11:57 a.m.
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It certainly wouldn't be his fault. (Huge eye roll - almost fell backward). Fess up, dude.
Aug 13, 2009 at 11:29 a.m.
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I guess what concerns me is who is really doing the vetoes. Is Gov. Doyle really saying that he just draws the lines where someone tells him to? Would you not think that maybe he should read what he is doing.
Aug 13, 2009 at 11:21 a.m.
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Seems the governor is having to come up with some kind of excuse to cover up either his crookedness or his incompetence just about every other day. Here's to four more years in '10!
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