MA: Re-Establishment of a Lieutenant Governor Amendment (Ratified)

[Oldiesfreak1854]

ZuWo's right-- I would support this, except thay the Lt. Governor would have no separate duties from the Governor.  Until that changes, I will have to vote NAY. 

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Would anyone be interested in giving the LG powers similar to those delegated to the Vice President in the amended version of the "VP finally has a purpose amendment" at a national level?

And for ceremonial purposes, we could have the Lieutenant Governor open the Voting Booth instead, but that doesn't really matter.

I would be open to that.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

If we added the powers Senators Nix and Franzl have suggested allocating to the President at a federal level to the Lieutenant Governor, I think it would be a significantly stronger position than it is under the current bill, without infringing too much on the rights of the Governor (I'm sick of hearing how "weak" the Governor is under this bill; he's not) or the Lieutenant Governor.

I'd be open to that too.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Why should the Governor and Lieutenant Governor jointly nominate court appointees?

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Instead of joint nominations, why not have the LG open and close the voting booth?

[Oldiesfreak1854]

AYE