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Here’s what the constitution says:
“ The sessions of the General Assembly shall be held at the
capitol of the State, commencing on the Tuesday next after the second
Monday in January of each year in which the General Assembly meets
unless a different day or place shall have been appointed by law. But
if, in the opinion of the Governor, the public welfare shall require it, he
may, at any time by proclamation, call a special session. The length and
frequency of the sessions of the General Assembly shall be fixed by
law”.
Silent, indeed. Can’t wait to see our tax dollars wasted.
I assume if the governor wants to have the state Supreme Court rule on the constitutionality of the legislators’ measure, the state attorney general would represent…who? Rokita’s political inclinations are less aligned with Holcomb and more aligned with the rebel legislators. So what does he do? Can’t wait to see how that plays out.
Let me provide a real life example of why executive power needs to be checked. I needed to book a client lunch. Tried to book at a restaurant in Marion County, but can’t because you aren’t allowed to have a group over 6. Guess what? I’m booking lunch in Hamilton County instead. When the mayor whines about tax revenue leaving his county, it is self-inflicted. Power hungry individuals making arbitrary decisions. Wouldn’t let these people watch my dog much less run my life!
Arbitrary decisions? They are made in consultation with the Marion County Public Health Department, and are consistent with CDC recommendations where infectious cases are still high. I have received both my vaccination shots and am considered “innoculated,”, but choose to still wear a mask where and avoid businesses where social distancing is not feasible or required.
The governor of the state of Indiana offered to call legislators back into special session to address this issue. They declined his offer. Legislators had the power the entirety of this legislative session to end the mask mandate at any time. They did not do so, but they did find time to pass a bill making popcorn the official state snack.
Voters had the opportunity in November to vote for a candidate (Don Rainwater) who would’ve ended the mask mandate his first day in office. He got 11% of the vote. 89% of the vote went to people who are either happy with the current state or who wanted more restrictive mask mandates.
The issue is the virus, not the restrictions or the scientists or Eric Holcomb. This should be the stage where we hold fast on restrictions until mid-May and then lift them for good; instead, we’re going to have another wave of cases.
A better metaphor would be that you need to book lunch with a client, but a committee of eight who won’t be there and will still be employed even if they end up blowing up the lunch with the client, would need to approve the client, the location, the menu items you might order and a maximum spending allowance.
Thanks, Joe B. Well said.
If this bill is unconstitutional, as it appears to be, I’m sure Hoosiers would prefer their tax dollars to be spent on state parks, safe bridges or quality education rather than litigation.