Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 | 12:22 p.m.
In a letter to Speaker Barbara Buckley and Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, Gov. Jim Gibbons threatens to sue lawmakers if they do not remove their instructions to legislative lawyers not to draft his legislation intended for an upcoming special session:
"I do not believe it is legally permissible for the Legislative Counsel to decline -- or perhaps be instructed to decline - to draft legislation for the Governor. A prompt reply to this quandary is appreciated, as the necessity for a definitive answer vis-ã-vis the court system is imminently ripe should the Legislative Counsel not perform her Constitutional and statutory duties to draft legislation for the Governor."
He also asks lawmakers to come up with their own ideas to balance the budget. The full letter is at right.
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