Originally Posted By: bushbear
In the event a message is received from the governor requesting return of an appointment or appointments to the office of the governor prior to confirmation, the senate shall vote upon the governor's request and the appointment or appointments shall be returned to the governor if the request is approved by a majority of the members elected or appointed. (Article 13 of the State Constitution.)





I believe this is the key language to focus on.

The guv has to man up and actively retract his appointment... presumably with just cause citing why/where/how he made a mistake in the original appointment. The Senate would then have to vote in agreement that the appointment should be returned to the guv. I would think they too would have to cite just cause for doing so.... or at least make that discussion a part of the public record on their deliberations before voting.

Bullying a highly qualified commissioner out of the position in this manner is a LOW blow. She has served diligently and honorably for the past decade and the guv knows it.... otherwise he would NOT have re-appointed her in 2013. She has remained steadfast in this capacity, and there has been no change in her professional conduct in carrying out her duties as commissioner.

This is political BS pure and simple... exactly the kind of thing that Referendum 45 was intended to eliminate.
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