13 January 2006

sorry Mr. Governor

you lose... and this session has only just begun
Md. Legislature Overrides Veto on Wal-Mart Bill: Maryland lawmakers bucked the will of the state's Republican governor and the nation's largest retailer yesterday, voting to become the first state to effectively require that Wal-Mart spend more on employee health care. In a veto reversal that was closely watched nationally, lawmakers in the Democrat-led General Assembly voted largely along party lines for a measure that legislatures in more than 30 states are considering replicating. ~ The Senate voted 30-17 for the bill after a filibuster attempt by Republicans. The House followed last night with an 88-50 vote that handed Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) a defeat early in the legislative session on a bill he argues is an unwarranted government intrusion into business.
Ehrlich can make some fascinatingly up-is-down arguments sometimes. I'd like to know... where is Gov. Ehrlich's outrage about the NSA + Baltimore City Police's unwarranted government intrusion into the PERSONAL LIVES of his own citizens?

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