Posted by Both sides of the leadership battle in the New York State Senate have pledged to get back to work today, a day after Governor David Paterson laid down the law in some of his harshest words to date.
The governor is threatening to withhold paychecks if senators refuse to show up at the scheduled 3 p.m. session. He says if his authority is challenged, he’ll take them to court.
“I think the people have had enough. I know I have,” Paterson said. “And so what we are simply going to do here is to compel them to work, which is what they swore on their oath to the people of the state of New York.”
The second day of a special session ended in four minutes – with many Republicans refusing to show up because they say the governor violated the state constitution by not calling the Assembly back in session. Republicans responded to the deadline by criticizing the governor’s leadership.
