When I read this story in the paper this morning, the headline made me groan. My first impression was that of angry school children arguing over a ball on the playground. But after I read the whole article, my position is, "Shame on you Legislature!" You are making people, your voters by the way, lose what little amount of faith they have left in government.
It is unfortunate that filing a lawsuit is what the Governor was forced to do, but I understand. The state budget has been an issue for a while now. The legislature has a budget plan that they are supposed to hand over to the Governor for approval. What they are doing now is withholding that plan until the last minute possible because they don't want the Governor to have time to disapprove of anything, make veto's or act in the interest of the state. It is unconstitutional and it's wrong. Come on, GOP! You all are even in the same party! Not only will this rip you apart, it will destroy Arizona!
Money is a hard issue, everyone has a different opinion of what needs to be done. However, the last plan set in place by Janet Napolitano has obviously not worked for us and has left us with an incredible financial burden. It is time to try something radically different and new if we are going to come out on the other end of this alive. I would urge the legislature to stop behaving like a mad, petulant child and take their budget plan to the Governor proudly! If you are so pleased with your plan, what would you have to fear? Is there something in there you don't want anyone else to see? Work together! Come to an agreed upon solution and put your petty differences aside before it's too late and Arizona dumps government all together and starts it's own version of Lord of the Flies!
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