Naivete, Ignorance, and Political Malpractice

on April 6, 2015 at 10:17 pm

Reporters and liberals are showing their collective ignorance on the internet today over Governor Larry Hogan’s Executive Order extending the General Assembly by 30 days if a budget is not passed. Such as this gem from the SEIU’s Political and Legislative Director:

Hogan extends #MDGA15 to fight against #bipartisan #BetterBudget & race to bottom w Education cuts & war of attrition on workers #MDPolitics

— jessica semachko (@jsemachko) April 7, 2015

The Reporters and Activists that are crying foul, such as the one above, about the Governor’s Executive Order clearly show their ignorance about Maryland Government and State History.

Article III, Section 52 (10) of the Maryland State Constitution reads:

If the Budget Bill shall not have been finally acted upon by the Legislature seven days before the expiration of the regular session, the Governor shall issue a proclamation extending the session for some further period as may, in his judgment, be necessary for the passage of such bill; but no other matter than such bill shall be considered during such extended session except a provision for the cost thereof

That means that Governor Hogan legally has absolutely no choice but to issue and Executive Order to extend the General Assembly Session due to the failure of the General Assembly to adopt a budget by the 83rd Day of Session.

The real hullabaloo about left-wing activists like Ms. Semachko is the fact that this literally happens almost every year. Just look at the fact that Martin O’Malley issued executive orders for each of his first seven years in office extending the General Assembly session for the same reasons:

We keep telling you that the left wing activists and their media allies will never give Larry Hogan a break. This is merely the latest in an ever-expanding list of examples detailing that.

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Brian Griffiths

Brian Griffiths is the Editor-in-Chief of RedMaryland.com, Maryland’s leading news conservative news source. He is also a host of Red Maryland Radio and The Air Raid on The Red Maryland Network, Maryland’s only podcast network of political content. In 2004, Brian became Maryland’s first political blogger, earning him the nickname “The Dean of Maryland Bloggers.” Brian has been involved in Maryland conservative politics since 1998 when he became involved in his College Republicans chapter. Since then he has been involved in numerous local, state, and federal-level campaigns. He was twice elected Chairman of the Maryland Young Republicans, the only person to be twice elected to that position unanimously. He also served as the Assistant Secretary and the Northeast Regional Vice-Chairman of the Young Republican National Federation. Additionally, he served four years as a member of the Maryland Republican Party Executive Committee from 2011-2015. In addition to his duties with Red Maryland, Brian is also a columnist for The Capital in Annapolis, where he writes about state and local issues. His writing has also been featured in the Baltimore Sun, Maryland Reporter, the Pasadena Voice, and Camden Chat. Brian is also a frequent commentator on local politics for WBAL Radio in Baltimore and WMAL Radio in Washington. Follow Brian on Twitter @BrianGriffiths or on Facebook at facebook.com/briangriffithsMD

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