New York State has a new Lieutenant Governor -- maybe.
Governor Paterson just appointed former MTA Chairman Richard Ravitch to fill the empty post.
Normally the job of Lieutenant Governor is a do-nothing position who only casts tie-breaking votes in the State Senate -- but with a deadlocked State Senate, this means the job currently has a great deal of power.
It is not clear if this appointment is constitutionally permissible but it's also not clear if its forbidden. Legal minds differ. The courts will decide. But if it is, our month-long political misery will be over.
Let's hope this succeeds.
Governor Paterson just appointed former MTA Chairman Richard Ravitch to fill the empty post.
Normally the job of Lieutenant Governor is a do-nothing position who only casts tie-breaking votes in the State Senate -- but with a deadlocked State Senate, this means the job currently has a great deal of power.
It is not clear if this appointment is constitutionally permissible but it's also not clear if its forbidden. Legal minds differ. The courts will decide. But if it is, our month-long political misery will be over.
Let's hope this succeeds.
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