Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts get his veto overridden again

[Panda Express]

This Pete Ricketts guy is a total loser. Gets yet another veto overriden - this time over driver licenses for undocumented migrants. Who gets two vetoes (on two completely different bills)  overridden  just months into that governors term?

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http://www.ibtimes.com/nebraska-drivers-licenses-immigrants-lawmakers-override-governor-veto-give-documents-1942434

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

He looks very unstatesmanlike too. There's a reason he lost nearly 2-1 in a senate election in nebraska. Total loser is right. Quite pathetic indeed. We better have a good insurgent primary candidate come 2018.
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[Antonio the Sixth]

FAIL

[Lief 🗽]

I hope Nebraska has a "three strikes you're out" law!

[King]

How did Nebraska manage to get such a FF state legislature?   Not even generally FF states have one of those.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

How did Nebraska manage to get such a FF state legislature?   Not even generally FF states have one of those.

The NE legislature is nonpartisan and unicameral. I imagine that helps.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The Nebraska legislature is conservative, but being non-partisan means it often takes positions that makes sense for conservatives but is often shouted down by party pressure in the Republicans. In the death penalty case the two main arguments used was it cost the state tons of money over something that wasn't being used and that it wasn't fair to the families of victims since it kept putting them through years of appeals and uncertainty. In this case they're basically standing up for actual "family values". I suppose the Nebraska legislature could be pointed to as a rare example of actual "compassionate conservatism" in the US.

[Indy Texas]

Bald men have no place in public affairs. Sure, we let Eisenhower run the country for eight years but he had to save the world first in order to prove himself worthy.

[SWE]

Unicameralism works!

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Also, keep in mind that the veto override procedure only requires 60% support from the legislature in NE, not the usual 67%.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Unicameralism works!

Yeah, I never understood the virtues of bicameralism.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Unicameralism works!

Yeah, I never understood the virtues of bicameralism.

Yeah, especially for us state legislatures. Redundancy much?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Unicameralism works!

Yeah, I never understood the virtues of bicameralism.

Yeah, especially for us state legislatures. Redundancy much?

Before OMOV, the two houses usually had different bases for apportioning seats, with one county=one senator being popular in imitation of the Federal arrangement.

[Senate Minority Leader Lord Voldemort]

I hope Nebraska has a "three strikes you're out" law!

They also overrode his veto of a gas tax, so that would be three in a row.

[publicunofficial]

Ricketts never seemed like he'd be the greatest politician, seems to be proving everyone right.

But hey, it's Nebraska so he'll probably get re-elected.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Unicameralism works!

Yeah, I never understood the virtues of bicameralism.

Yeah, especially for us state legislatures. Redundancy much?

Before OMOV, the two houses usually had different bases for apportioning seats, with one county=one senator being popular in imitation of the Federal arrangement.

But since that's no longer the case there is no good reason to retain this system.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Unicameralism works!

Yeah, I never understood the virtues of bicameralism.

Yeah, especially for us state legislatures. Redundancy much?

Before OMOV, the two houses usually had different bases for apportioning seats, with one county=one senator being popular in imitation of the Federal arrangement.

But since that's no longer the case there is no good reason to retain this system.

And what's the reason to change it? While some would advocate such a change on the basis of streamlining the passage of legislation, there are those who would hold that making it difficult to pass laws should be considered a benefit.

[CountryClassSF]

It is time for Nebraska to consider a lower and upper legislature.  This unicameral nonsense is what's allowing this kind of crap to go on.

[Senate Minority Leader Lord Voldemort]

It is time for Nebraska to consider a lower and upper legislature.  This unicameral nonsense is what's allowing this kind of crap to go on.

It's not the lack of a bicameral legislature that's causing these vetoes to be overriden, it's the lack of partisan labels of lawmakers. It leads them to make more reasonable decisions not subject to party scrutiny.

[IceSpear]

Ultra conservative Pete Ricketts will lose in 2018!

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Ultra conservative Pete Ricketts will lose in 2018!

Not in Nebraska.

[Gass3268]

Ultra conservative Pete Ricketts will lose in 2018!

Not in Nebraska.

I believe that was sarcasm.

[morgieb]

Ultra conservative Pete Ricketts will lose in 2018!

Not in Nebraska.

Which is why we have Democratic governors in Illinois, Massachusetts and Maryland.

[Panda Express]

Hopefully Ben Nelson clobbers this cueball again

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Hopefully Ben Nelson clobbers this cueball again

Nelson would be 77 on election day 2018. Probably a bit too old for the job.