Governor Ehrlich Fails to Serve the People of Maryland
Statement by
County Executive Douglas M. Duncan
Regarding Governor’s Vetoes
Friday, May 20, 2005
I am extremely disappointed in Governor Ehrlich’s decision to veto three important pieces of legislation – measures that would have made our roads safer, lifted working families up and given unmarried couples the right to make medical decisions for their loved ones.
Once again the Governor has shown a fundamental disregard for people who are working hard, playing by the rules and trying to raise their children in safe communities. After opposing legislation to pay workers a living wage, the Governor now says they shouldn’t be paid more than the minimum wage.
Even the most hard-right Republican would have to agree that denying unmarried couples the right to care for each other during medical emergencies is cold-hearted. Yet, by vetoing the Medical Decision Making Act of 2005 that is exactly what Governor Ehrlich is doing – denying unmarried couples the right to make medical decisions for their loved ones.
Perhaps the Governor thinks that our roads are safe and that speeding is not a public safety threat, but the law enforcement professionals in my community don’t believe that – and neither do I. Far too many people are killed or injured each year in Maryland in accidents that involve speeding motorists. The speed camera bill the Governor vetoed today – which applied only in Montgomery County – would have given our police an additional tool in the fight against law breakers. The Governor said no to these cops and no to family members who have lost loved ones in speeding related accidents
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Friends of Doug Duncan P.O. Box 1655 Silver Spring, MD 20915
County Executive Douglas M. Duncan
Regarding Governor’s Vetoes
Friday, May 20, 2005
I am extremely disappointed in Governor Ehrlich’s decision to veto three important pieces of legislation – measures that would have made our roads safer, lifted working families up and given unmarried couples the right to make medical decisions for their loved ones.
Once again the Governor has shown a fundamental disregard for people who are working hard, playing by the rules and trying to raise their children in safe communities. After opposing legislation to pay workers a living wage, the Governor now says they shouldn’t be paid more than the minimum wage.
Even the most hard-right Republican would have to agree that denying unmarried couples the right to care for each other during medical emergencies is cold-hearted. Yet, by vetoing the Medical Decision Making Act of 2005 that is exactly what Governor Ehrlich is doing – denying unmarried couples the right to make medical decisions for their loved ones.
Perhaps the Governor thinks that our roads are safe and that speeding is not a public safety threat, but the law enforcement professionals in my community don’t believe that – and neither do I. Far too many people are killed or injured each year in Maryland in accidents that involve speeding motorists. The speed camera bill the Governor vetoed today – which applied only in Montgomery County – would have given our police an additional tool in the fight against law breakers. The Governor said no to these cops and no to family members who have lost loved ones in speeding related accidents
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Friends of Doug Duncan P.O. Box 1655 Silver Spring, MD 20915
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