Assembly passes partial veto limits

All Winnebago Cty Reps joined in the passing of AJR1 - a proposed constitutional amendment that limits the governor's partial veto authority. Currently, a governor is able to create new sentences by combining parts of two or more sentences of an enrolled bill when exercising his or her partial veto authority. This amendment removes this authority.



Congratulations to our representatives for supporting this, as the current process allows a governor to essentially create entirely different meanings of bills that he or she is altering.



Unfortunately, Senate Democrats are playing games and saying the following: "We shouldn't change things in the middle of a governor's term." This is a poor reasoning to avoid relinquishing inappropriate authority. Rules change all of the time: in schools, in government, in places of employment. If a current rule allows for an unchecked and inappropriate authority not originally intended, then we need to move as fast as possible to fix the problem.



I agree with Senate Republican Sheila Harsdorf when she said, "No governor should be able to write laws that haven't passed the Legislature." Of course, this is something that the Republicans could have pursued when the issue originated - with Tommy Thompson in the early '90s.



Take a look at AJR1 Here. If the Senate passes this amendment, it would then go to state-wide referendum vote.



Contact Senate Leader Judy Robson (D-Beloit) to let her know that you support immediate implementation of AJR1 - Sen.Robson@legis.wisconsin.gov



You can also contact Carol Roessler (R-Oshkosh) to voice your support - Sen.Roessler@legis.wisconsin.gov




Judy Robson, Senate Majority Leader (Pic from Here)