RALEIGH -- Gov. Mike Easley has vetoed a measure that would have eased boat towing restrictions for North Carolina motorists.
Easley rejected the measure on Sunday, citing safety concerns. The governor said he believes the legislation would put families at risk.
The bill would allow drivers to pull boats up to 10 feet wide on any day of the week without obtaining a special permit. Watercraft up to 9 1/2 feet could be pulled at night.
The veto should come as no surprise to state lawmakers.
A top Easley aide cautioned lawmakers in July that the governor was not pleased with the proposed legislation.
Legislative leaders must now decide whether they will try to override the veto.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
come on
seriousely there are biger worries for this state than boatint laws i TRUELY agree with the idea that instead of being concerned about boating he should be more worried about doing something for the school systems(since i just finished my high school career in a NC public school) lets face it there not all that up to standards
Gov Easley..taking care of the waters and not the school system
Here we go.....Gov Easley is getting ready for retirement. He saved the Southport marina....now he's getting the boaters out of his way so he can take his yacht out on his soon to be retirement.
What happened to raising teacher's salaries to the country's standards? Guess you were too busy keeping a close eye on the waters and not looking after the childing that will lead this state. Glad you're almost done with your worthless tenure!!!!
Easley needs to be Impeached
The goverenor decided to veto this bill at the last minute even though many concessions were made to alter the bill to a more acceptable form so he would not. The two reasons he listed for vetoing this bill do no exist in any data set that has been provided by the NCDOT or the NCSHP and Easely has failed to produce the data set he is quoting from. Easely should be impeached for going against the will of the people on this issue.
He is quoted as being concerned that a towed boat might meet up with a school bus on a narrow road and endanger our kids. Instead of avoiding this situation and allowing towing during the night hours he choose to veto the bill and has forced the boat owners to tow only during the commuter rush hours and when our kids are actually riding the school buses instead of the early morning and late evening hours when traffic is drastically reduced. This actually creates the unsafe conditions he says he is trying to avoid.
The other point Easely makes in his veto statement is recreational boaters are not subjected to the BAC requirements (0.04) which commerical truck drivers are subjected too. Is he trying to change the law in NC from 0.08 to 0.04 without legislative approval. When will he apply this logic to all the citizens of the state who drive their cars to work!
As an avid boater and fishermen I feel that this veto needs to be overturned immediately.
As much as I can't stand the guy....
...you can't impeach him for "going against the will of the people." Indeed, it's a rare politician who will stand his ground to uphold his principles against the majority. It's usually indicative of a statesman, rather than a pandering politician. Of course, usually doesn't mean always, and no one would consider Easley an admirable statesman. Were he not putting on his hat and coat and walking toward the door, he wouldn't have vetoed it. Now, it's too late in the game for him to use his signature on the bill as leverage, so he can simply be an obstinate little toady.
According to NCGS, impeachment requires "...the commission of any felony, or the commission of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or for malfeasance in office, or for willful neglect of duty." His veto is obviously not a crime, it doesn't meet the definition of malfeasance, and he has no "duty" to sign a bill he disagrees with.
There is a simple legislative remedy, namely overriding his veto or reintroducing and passing the bill in the next session, when Santa Claus Perdue will sign it without hesitation.
THANK GOD ALMIGHTY ABOVE
that this MORON is G-O-N-E in November for GOOD...and GOOD RIDENS...with a 45-0 VOTE FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS you would THINK this guy had enough brains to read between the lines here....OBVIOUSLY I am wrong...I am writing my representative to fight the veto...
politicans
A famous quote :
"Politicans, like daipers need to be changed
often; and for the very same reasons".
Samuel Clemens