Another ridiculous feature of Albany's budget "process" is voting in the middle of the night.
Not only is it an affront to transparency and calm deliberation, it's humiliating and unhealthy for the legislators themselves. There's a reason sleep deprivation is form of torture.
Not only is it an affront to transparency and calm deliberation, it's humiliating and unhealthy for the legislators themselves. There's a reason sleep deprivation is form of torture.
https://twitter.com/JonCampbellGAN/status/1379493412710318088
Some years back, one senator died of a heart attack not long after an all-night session. Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno (who is now also deceased) made a point of banning late-night voting for that reason.
I'm not sure he always complied, but it was good rule.
I'm not sure he always complied, but it was good rule.
A favorite war story from 1998, my first year in the LCA.
In a lame-duck session, the Legislature was voting on an ugly amalgam of raises for themselves, authorization for charter schools and a pricing scheme for milk. ...
In a lame-duck session, the Legislature was voting on an ugly amalgam of raises for themselves, authorization for charter schools and a pricing scheme for milk. ...
A bunch of dairy farmers came into the Assembly chamber to watch. Being young and eager, I did too.
But when the vote actually happened, most of the farmers had left for their morning milking.
The session had literally lasted until the cows came home.
But when the vote actually happened, most of the farmers had left for their morning milking.
The session had literally lasted until the cows came home.
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