Noah RosenblumJan 18, 2023

RT @[email protected]

We are horrified to learn that Governor Hochul is contemplating hiring a litigator at taxpayer expense to violate the Constitutionally protected separation of powers.

@[email protected]’s full statement here:

http://readme.readmedia.com/Common-Cause-NY-Responds-to-News-that-Gov-May-Sue-the-Senate-Over-LaSalle/19058860?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=media_pr_emails https://twitter.com/chrisbragg1/status/1615500689643388929

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/commoncauseny/status/1615713124237344774

Common Cause/NY Responds to News that Gov May Sue the Senate Over LaSalle

Today at 10AM the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to hold a hearing and vote on Governor Hochul's nominee for the Chief Justice position on the New York State Court of Appeals. In response to news reports that the Governor may hire a litiga...

Show threadNoah Rosenblum

I am delighted to see Common Cause preemptively explain why @[email protected]’s threats to sue the legislature are completely out of line.

This is not a left/right issue. This is a governance issue.

Jan 18, 2023 at 8:24pmMastodon Twitter Crossposter
Show threadAaron BruhlJan 18, 2023
@narosenblum Has the governor or anyone else put forth a colorable argument for why a state court could decide the matter? I mean, I admit to not having expertise on NY state justiciability law, but just on general principles the idea of a judicial resolution is bizarre.