‘A substantial screw up': Maine Gov. Paul LePage botches 19 vetoes ‘ensuring the bills become law’

[luvspeas]

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/a-substantial-screw-up-maine-gov-paul-lepage-botches-19-vetoes-ensuring-the-bills-become-law/

ponents of Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) said that they were delighted this week after the governor and his staff misunderstood the veto process for nearly 20 bills, destining them to become law.

Included in the 19 or more bills is LD 369, which would permit asylum seekers to apply for assistance from the General Assembly. It was considered to be the most contentious bill of the legislative session.

LD 1013 seeks to prevent the shackling of pregnant women at Maine detention facilities, LD 1108 would ban electronic vaporizers in areas where traditional tobacco cigarettes are banned and LD 1185 would establish a municipal fund to support broadband development.

[lostnfound]

1. ROFL. That's beautiful.

Shackling issue is horrifying and the broadband development is great.

[drm604]

2. I'll bet that the broadband companies aren't too happy with LePage right now.

[Le Taz Hot]

3. Sometimes stupid pays off.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. You rock, Paul.

Rocks in your head, anyway.

[louis-t]

5. Oh, he'll blame "staffers" or "liberal saboteurs"

or some crazy shit. Jeez, what an idiot.

[kenfrequed]

6. Or...

The vetoes would have been intensely unpopular with the state and maybe this "I didn't understand the veto process" is a way to keep the Koch money coming while not over-alienating his people and inviting them to vote against him.

It isn't clever but it makes about as much sense. Actually, it is pretty frigging stupid either way.

[CanonRay]

7. A dumb shit doesn't get smart

just because you give him a big office and a title.

[mythology]

8. Dumbass

[Helen Borg]

9. Very nice...