No, the Queen, Prince Philip and Duke of Cambridge are not deceased. Not at all.
I’m talking about the King of Albany, New York, who wants to increase his powers to the detriment of the people of the State of New York, as represented by their Assembly Members and Senators, and the Judiciary.
Many years ago as his father ascended the steps to the Assembly Chamber at 3:00 in the morning I was trudging down after two months of hellishly long days and weeks and we even had to get pizza at 2:00 in the morning and pay for it ourselves. I said hello to the King’s father, Governor Mario Cuomo. I think he asked where I was off to and I said “bed.”
But you don’t make deals by changing the power base or whatever is in NYS organizational documents that I haven’t seen in decades. You make deals by negotiation and it’s always been tough, one side vs. the other when I was there.
I tend to think that makes some of the best laws because separate interests are involved and both, then all three parties get the best law made. I am of the mind that less legislation is better, at a state and congressional level.
In days of yore school teachers, businessmen (yes, they were all men) and lawyers spent precious personal time legislating for their town, city, state and Congress. They brought different viewpoints. Now they’re all full-time lawyer/legislators and they and their lawyer staffs are bilking the State of NY for millions. I don’t know about other states but assume the experience is similar.
Dear King Andrew, your penultimate power grab must not work, for the people who elected you will be disserviced by your money and power-grubbing after the votes are cast in the legislature. Legislature and Judiciary are there for a reason, King Andrew. They’re there to bust you back down to governor. That was fun! Dee
Cooking with Dee 