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It’s not a “super-veto” if you have to prove your case to a court. It’s the court making the decision, Todd.
The story should read, “Holcomb’s lead lawyer paid for by the taxpayers of Indiana”. I believe the position of the AG is that in disputes between the legislative and the executive branch the mediation should be by the AG not the courts. If a private citizen or group wishes to challenge the law’s constitutionality then the court can deny the filing or hear the parties then provide a ruling or guidance on reconstructing the law. The governor forced this to happen by not consulting the legislature, but instead chose to use his executive powers with no check or balance. The governor has constitutional rights in a time of emergency, but the constitution should not grant that authority on an unlimited basis. Most importantly, the electorate wants their elected legislatures to be a part of these decisions. Had the pandemic hit in 2019, I predict the governor would not have won the R-primary in 2020.
When there is a dispute between the executive branch and the legislative branch, the “check-and-balance” is provided by the judicial branch with the state Supreme Court’s interpretation of the relevant laws (either as contained in the Constitution or in the state statutes). The attorney general’s role is to advise the executive branch on possible courses of action and potential outcomes. It is the governor’s role to decided what course of action to pursue. If the attorney general disagrees (as I suspect the governor knew he would), he should recuse himself and let the governor use outside counsel to protect the powers of the executive branch.
Stanley, you can speak your opinion, but you don’t speak for “the electorate”. As a citizen of Indiana and thus part of the electorate, I for one am tired of the GOP super majority wasting taxpayer resources enacting clearly unconstitutional laws. The Indiana Constitution is explicit that only the Governor can call the General Assembly into special session. And, as a member of the electorate, I have been mostly pleased with Gov. Holcomb’s handling of the pandemic, at least until lately when he has caved to conservative pressure to end mask mandates and pull the rug out from under the unemployed.
Turd Rokita continues to be a waste of human flesh.