Recently Georgia Governor, Nathan Deal, struck down a controversial law that would have allowed concealed handguns on college campuses throughout the state. The law would have impacted thousands of students throughout the state and Gov. Deal followed up his veto by asking the General Assembly to pass follow-up legislation to the bill that may address the concerns he had about the original bill. Governor Deal stated although he knew the intent of the bill was to increase safety on campuses, he questioned the likelihood that HB 859 would actually increase safety. Many important people supported the governor in his decision including the “Board of Regents, the presidents of its 29 institutions, [and] its campus police chiefs…” Conversely, the …show more content…
The governor is elected every four years by a plurality and holds many formal and informal powers including: the power to veto, control over the executive budget, and appointing new members for many boards, role as commander-in-chief for their respective state, and the duty to uphold and execute laws. A generation of modernization and reform has led to enhanced powers for governors. The governor’s most important powers for controlling the state government are the veto and executive budget. Governor Deal of Georgia utilized his veto power in order to strike down the campus carry legislation proposed earlier this year by the Georgia General Assembly. Unlike presidential vetoes, it usually is difficult for state legislatures to override gubernatorial vetoes. Similarly, the governors of some states, such as Georgia, possess the power to use a line-item veto. This veto allows governors to veto only certain parts of a bill rather than the entire bill. This power prevents legislation from holding a bill hostage. However, like the president, it is important for the governor to garner support from the public as well as other high-ranking officials such as the State Superintendent of Schools, members of the General Assembly, Board of Regents, etc. in order to maintain political clout. Governor Deal of Georgia often displays this such as in his decision to lower the number of state-mandated tests. The governors of today have tools and skills that assist them in controlling state government and guiding the state in the policy direction they think is
Every politician, from the president to the mayor, has limitations as to what they can and cannot do. The governor is much like the United States President but speaks for his or her own state. The state governor can also veto bills that come across their desk within a certain time frame, otherwise it will be implanted into the law. There are strong governor offices and weak. Unfortunately Texas falls within the weak category.
Texas, along with several other states signed a bill allowing concealed carry of firearms on campus, believing “that mass murderers target gun-free zones, including colleges and universities that ban firearms on campus” (Defilippis & Hughes). Furthermore, it is stated that gun advocates not only believe that firearms could obviate massacres on campus but also prevent sexual assault. Defilippis and Hughes argue that claims such as these are flawed and ignore the risks that come with allowing students and faculty to carry guns on school
The Texas governor in compared to other states governors doesn’t actually have very much power this is because in the 1875 Constitutional Convention powerful interest groups like the Grangers were determined to eliminate big government so they deiced to limit the governors powers creating what is called a plural executive meaning no one holds too much power. In Texas the governor has the power to appoint, military power, and
He first points out three opponents’ evidences. First, McCann agrees with UT president Greg Fenves, who wrote a letter to Chancellor William McRaven, saying that Fenves believed presence of handguns at an institution of higher learning contradicts the mission of education and research, which is based on enquiry, free speech and debate. However, the author understands that Fenves is obligated to uphold the law. Second, the UT community has already taken affect by the law even before it was implemented. This is evident when Dr. Fritz Steiner, UT's longtime architecture dean, left for a job in regard to campus carry. He added that it will be difficult for Texas to keep pace with the market faculty when professors might think twice before accepting the offer to teach here. Thirdly, Economics professor emeritus Daniel Hamermesh is calling it quits, too. He wrote to Fenves, that he perceived there is a risk of a displeased might have brought a gun into his class and shoot him is significantly intensified by the campus-carry
HB 910, better known as the Open-Carry Bill is a bill that was passed on May 29, 2015 and signed into law by Governor Jim Abbott after it cleared both chambers of the Legislature. The Open-Carry Bill allows licensed holders to carry concealed handguns on public college campuses. Abbott claims that the bill will not only strengthen Texans second amendment rights, it will secure them (The Associated Press, 2015). However, the bill has raised questions regarding the safety of students and faculty on college campuses. As a team, we initiated our research by questioning the results of how the bill will affect college campuses across Texas. The objective of our research is to gather qualitative and quantitative data that defines
A major issue in the United States is gun control. Due to multiple mass shootings in schools and public areas, restrictions regarding guns have been implemented across the United States. Andrew Parks, a student at The University of Alabama, wrote an article against gun restrictions. His article, “The University should allow concealed carry,” supports the idea of college campuses like The University of Alabama, allowing students to conceal carry firearms. In an article written by Jennie Kushner, the opinions of students on the University of Alabama’s Police Department’s gun policy are presented. The safety of student body relies on the students’ feeling safe. That safety comes from less gun control laws and policies on campus. Each of the articles stated provides information against gun control in different ways.
It seems that tragedy and violence across America are becoming all too common in our daily news. Even more tragic is when it is at a school. With the increase in violence across America, it is opening the door to the question of should college campuses allow concealed guns on campus? Allowing concealed guns on campuses is something that may come true at public colleges across Georgia. Recently, the Georgia senate passed a bill by 37-17 that would allow gun owners 21 and over to carry concealed weapons on public college campuses. If Governor Nathan Deal approves the bill it will go into effect (The Associated Press). While some feel this could potentially open the door to more violence, others believe this will give them the ability to protect themselves should the need arise.
Concealed guns on campus is a major topic floating around right now. Many people believe that it would be beneficial to carry guns on campus. Some believe people should have the right to protect themselves if there is a potential attack. It is a right to own a gun and to carry it, if you have the right qualifications. If you can carry a gun anywhere else it makes sense that you should be able to carry it on campus. A few years ago it was brought to attention about people being able to carry guns on campus. At first it seemed like a long shot but now the argument has gained attention and people have changed their views on the issue to agreeing that it would be good to be able to have a concealed gun on campus.
parking lot with their hands over their heads and searched them before they were bused with faculty to the nearby county fairgrounds, where counselors were available and some parents waited for their children” (Barnard). Less people would have died if students were not allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus. Because guns in school cause violence.
Governors are responsible for proposing the state budget each fiscal year. They also must to approve it. After they approve, they then have to make sure that the state government follows these rules. If something were to happen, governors may withhold spending in certain areas, or move money from one area to another in the budget. The reason this aspect does not fit me very well is because of how I scored on the Math Aptitude Test and the Iowa Assessments. On the Math Aptitude Test, I scored 41. On the Iowa Assessments, I scored in the 76 percentile. While these are not horrible, they are not amazing.
“Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost $5,000. Because if a bullet cost $5,000, we wouldn’t have any innocent bystanders.” (Rock, 1999) Chris Rock got a big laugh when he expressed his comical stance on the issues with guns. With the heart-wrenching reality of the Virginia Tech massacre, the issue of whether or not guns should be allowed on college campus has returned to the forefront of debates, and this is no longer a
The Governor, as defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary, is a person who is the leader of the government of a state or a province. They come into power by popular election within each state, and their terms last for four years, excluding New Hampshire and Vermont. The largest, and most essential responsibility of a Governor's job is to represent chief legislation over their state legislature. It is important to distinguish that a Governor is not actually apart of state legislature; moreso they are a tool and an overseer to the state legislature. Here the Governor is granted several abilities/powers that can help control the level of activity of lawmaking, as well as focusing on certain political issues deemed necessary to give attention to. This includes approving state budgets, vetoing state legislations,
In a event of a natural disaster, governors will enlist the help of the National Guard. Recently, governors have been faced with more economical crises which compelled them to try every effort to restores jobs to their states, expand their economies and trades by reaching out to other countries through the trade commissions (Dye, Macmanus, 2015). The governor has veto power which gives them bargaining power with the legislature. Dye and Macmanus (2015) states that veto power as the rejection or proposed legislation by the chief executive (governor), usually subject to legislative override by a two-thirds vote of both houses (p.197).
Georgia was admitted as a state in 1788 and was one of the Confederate States of America. It was once primarily a farm state, producing large amounts of cotton, but has since become a major manufacturing and service industry state. Georgia is named for George II of England. It is bordered by Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida.
The governor’s power of appointment is the most important executive power. It allows an amount of control over state organizations. The power of appointment allows the governor to exercise the power of sponsorship. It authorizes the governor to reward supporters by appointing them to office. Most of the offices don’t pat very much, but they do offer supporters some stature. The governor can additionally use the appointment power to recompense political courtesies by appointing friends and associates of legislators to office as well as to harvest political IOUs from other representatives. Most important, a governor can use the appointment power to influence agency policy. To a great degree, the effectiveness of a governor’s use of the appointment