LePage declares state emergency regarding federal shutdown

[cal04]

Last edited Wed Oct 9, 2013, 09:54 PM - Edit history (1)

Gov. Paul LePage has issued a proclamation declaring a civil emergency because of the federal government shutdown.

The governor’s office says the action is intended to allow the administration to minimize the financial impact on the state and its federally funded employees. However, officials did not specifically identify how the broadening of LePage’s executive power would be used going forward.

Democratic legislative leaders quickly called on the governor to lay out how he planned to use additional powers that allow him to suspend certain rules or regulations in order to carry out state business.

A civil emergency doesn’t allow LePage any additional spending authority, which is tightly governed by the Maine Constitution.

http://www.pressherald.com/politics/LePage_declares_state_emergency_regarding_federal_shutdown_.html

LePage declares civil emergency because of government shutdown; union calls move a ‘power grab’
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/10/09/politics/lepage-declares-civil-emergency-as-result-of-government-shutdown/

Maine Revised Statutes
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/37-B/title37-Bsec742.html

[kestrel91316]

1. He is a Republican. I'd think he would be ECSTATIC over the shutdown.

He's gonna be in trouble now. Maine teabaggers won't stand for his highhanded move. Screams about "marshall law" in 3....2....1....

[Gormy Cuss]

2. LePage is the Teabagger in Chief.

They'll continue to lick his boots.

eta: and in Maine when they talk about Marshall law, they mean this Marshall:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_%26_I