Gov. Brewer: Budget bills issue not a political question

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Seeking to rebut claims that the Legislature's refusal to send her its budget bills is strictly a political question, Gov. Jan Brewer argued in her reply to the Arizona Supreme Court that the judiciary has the jurisdiction and standing to decide the issue.

In her final filing before the state Supreme Court hears arguments in the case, Brewer said on June 22 the Legislature mistakenly characterized the question of when the Legislature must send its completed bills to the governor as strictly political in nature, and therefore not appropriate for the state's highest court to decide. The court on June 23 will hear arguments and decide whether it will accept the case.

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Gov. Brewer: Budget bills issue not a political question

Though Brewer disagrees with the Legislature's actions, according to the filing, she is not asking the court to referee a political dispute. Instead, she is asking the court to fo...

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