These guys in NY are more out of control than the Texas Dems a few years back:
Fox News:As state Democrats convened around noon to hold a one-party session, Republican Sen. Frank Padavan of Queens walked through the chamber on a hunt for the soda machine — a caffeine quest that would later result with him being tallied as voting with the Democrats.
Padavan reportedly claimed he was taking a short-cut to the members lounge, but the 31 Democrats seized the opportunity to count him as their 32 vote and unanimously passed 125 bills in three hours with Republicans absent — the latest attempt to break the three-week-old stalemate that has caused a power struggle in Albany.
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New York Gov. Paterson has said he will not sign any of the bills into law — citing Padavan’s seemingly unintentional presence in the chamber on Tuesday. Padvan, who has served as state senator for 36 years, reportedly claims he left the chamber before any bills were voted on.
“My only motive was to get in the lounge and get a Coke or cup of coffee,” Padavan said in interview with Newsday. “I was not in there when the session began. To say otherwise is totally untrue.”
Kudos to NY Gov Paterson (Dem) for not joining his fellow Dems in this immature, reprehensible behavior.
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