Comments on: Kolb Gains Seat, Loses Goatee http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/2011/02/kolb-gains-seat-loses-goatee/ NY's only statewide political program Fri, 24 May 2013 01:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Buster http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/2011/02/kolb-gains-seat-loses-goatee/comment-page-1/#comment-21036 Buster Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:47:00 +0000 http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/?p=30086#comment-21036 [Kolb spoke to Liz Benjamin Thursday about the victory, which will give his conference a veto-proof majority.] Not exactly. Kolb will never have a majority of anything. Kirwin's win will deny the Assembly DEMS a veto-proof majority. It's a moot point anyway, IMHO. While Silver HAS had a veto proof majority at various points in time, such a thing is out of the question for the Senate. It's so evenly divided that it will NEVER be able to veto ANYTHING -- regardless of who's in the majority. [Kolb spoke to Liz Benjamin Thursday about the victory, which will give his conference a veto-proof majority.]

Not exactly.

Kolb will never have a majority of anything. Kirwin’s win will deny the Assembly DEMS a veto-proof majority. It’s a moot point anyway, IMHO. While Silver HAS had a veto proof majority at various points in time, such a thing is out of the question for the Senate. It’s so evenly divided that it will NEVER be able to veto ANYTHING — regardless of who’s in the majority.

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