Office of Governor Napoleon

[Lincoln Republican]

The Anti-Prohibition Act of 2012 needs to be vetoed if not signed or it needs to be repealed.

[Lincoln Republican]

I will introduce a repeal bill in the Assembly.

I was expressing my views on this bill.

I believe this bill goes way over the top.

[Lincoln Republican]

Governor Napoleon would like to officially thank Speaker Cincinnatus for his lengthy and dedicated service to the region, and wish the Speaker a happy but brief retirement.

I second this!

Yes, thank you Cincinnatus for your dedicated service to the Northeast.

[Lincoln Republican]

Governor, I trust you have your veto pen ready for the Equity Before The Law Act, which has passed the Assembly.

[Lincoln Republican]

Governor, as you know, the Roscoe Conkling Equity Before the Law Act passed the Assembly May 22.

Do you plan to veto this bill, to sign this bill, or to do nothing with this bill, thus letting the bill become law on May 29 without your signature?

[Lincoln Republican]

Governor, I am deeply disturbed by your veto of this legislation.

I see no good reason why the will of the Assembly should be overturned in this case, thus  permitting casinos to further exploit the citizens of the Northeast through the unbridled use of drinks and drugs, and therefore taking more hard earned money away from Northeast citizens through this unscrupulous behavior on the part of the casinos.

[Lincoln Republican]

Governor, please be sure to act on the Northeast Gambling Benefits Act II, as amended, which has passed the Assemby, before you leave office.

This should become law.  It has passed by a vote of 3 for to 1 against.

[Lincoln Republican]

A 75% favorable vote in the people's elected Assembly should be upheld by the Governor.

Just because one voter failed to get his way is no reason for the Governor not to sign this bill into law.

This is no way to end this session, with the Speaker telling the Governor to veto this bill or he will throw a hissy fit.

Governor, I urge you to accept the will of 75% of the people's elected Assembly and sign this bill into law.

[Lincoln Republican]

Three of four Representatives in the Assembly saw enough merit in this bill to support it.

What you are saying when you will do all that you can to have the other Representatives withdraw their support for this bill is that they did not understand, or they did otherwise not know what they were doing when they supported this bill in the first place.

Having said that, however, I am certainly willing to work with yourself, as Governor, and with the other Representatives in working on this bill so that it does not take funding from other programs but is still funded by casinos and maintains the intent of the original bill.

[Lincoln Republican]

I am sure the members who supported this bill had their own good reasons to support it.  

They do not need you explaining to them that they were misguided, to use your word.

And I have no idea how you interpret anything I have said as personally attacking you.  That is just ridiculous.  

[Lincoln Republican]

Nix, your rhetoric is insulting and melodramatic, to be polite.

I have given my word to Govenor Napoleon that I am willing to re-work this bill, as long as the intent of the bill is met, and since I believe in keeping my word, I will keep this pledge.

I cannot understand for the life of me why anyone would be opposed to the intent of the bill.

Nix, keep in mind, this is a game, a simulation.  Bills need not be overly detailed.  This bill is perfectly clear in what its' purpose is. 

If you wish to detail treatment programs and education programs, to improve the details of the bill, feel free to do so.  For me, the language is adequate already.

As I have pledged to Governor Napoleon, this bill will not affect existing programs, but will institute a new tax on casinos to fund these programs instead of moving around funds already dedicated to other programs and needs.

So let's look beyond the past, and look at ways this bill can be improved, with an amendment, while keeping the intent of the bill intact.