Hartford, CT – Days after introducing legislation aimed at changing state law to remove the Governor’s executive authority to set the State Bond Commission agenda, Connecticut Democrats today introduced a bill (S.B. 5034) which seeks to further weaken the office of Governor by taking away the Governor’s executive power to appoint a new U.S. Senator in the event of a vacancy in that office.

Senate Republican Leader Louis C. DeLuca (R-Woodbury) released the following statement today in reaction to the proposal:

“This is another power grab by the Democrats that threatens to weaken Connecticut’s system of checks and balances.” said Senator DeLuca.  “This trend of partisan and careless legislative proposals is evidence of the arrogance of this majority which seeks to control not only the branch of government to which they’ve been elected, but the executive and judicial branches as well.

“Connecticut Democrats campaigned against this kind of heavy handedness in the fall.  Now just two weeks into this new legislative session they are governing quite differently.”

Link to Proposed Bill S.B. No. 5034: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/TOB/H/2007HB-05034-R00-HB.htm

Link to Senate Republican Leadership’s statements condemning Democrat bill proposals H.B. No. 5030 and H.B. No. 5205 which seek to change state law by taking away the Governor’s exclusive authority to set the State Bond Commission agenda: http://www.senaterepublicans.ct.gov/press/leadership/2007/011107.html
 
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