Legislation signed this week by Governor Perdue includes SB 31--that’s the bill to allow Georgia Power to charge ratepayers early for a pair of nuclear reactors before construction is finished.
But Perdue is among other top lawmakers named in a lawsuit which claims the bill passed through the Legislature illegally. The suit filed by the Fulton County Taxpayers’ Foundation says any measure increasing revenue should originate in the House, not from the Senate.
Perdue on Wednesday responded to the suit:
But Perdue is among other top lawmakers named in a lawsuit which claims the bill passed through the Legislature illegally. The suit filed by the Fulton County Taxpayers’ Foundation says any measure increasing revenue should originate in the House, not from the Senate.
Perdue on Wednesday responded to the suit:
"As I understand it, the lawsuit was to enjoin me from signing a bill, and based on the powers in the way our governments are set-up with judicial, legislative and executive...it is the role of the executive branch to choose whether or not to give that final vote, and frankly I do believe the lawsuit was more of a publicity stunt than anything else."A Georgia Power spokesman told the ‘Atlanta Journal-Constitution’ they’re not worried about the suit.
