Obamie is taking notes on how to do it...

NEW YORK (CBS)Governor David Paterson says enough is enough. Fed up with the fighting in Albany, the governor is ordering Senators back into the state house – and he plans to keep them there until the squabbling stops............

The governor warned Senators, who have refused to pass bills since the coup in Albany, that they'd better show up or else.

((The coup in Albany, best I can tell... is here:))

Bill Hammond thinks the move had nothing to do with reform. "This was a GOP power grab, plain and simple," and Espada's "talk about fixing Albany is the thinnest of cover stories." Skelos only trusted Espada and Monserrate because "[t]hey were willing to join him. The only question is what goodies they extorted." Maybe Republicans really will "put their ill-gotten power to good use" with real reform, but we'll have to wait and see. [NYDN]

• Fred Dicker blames Smith and other Democratic leaders for bringing the coup on themselves. When the Democrats took power they "fired nearly 200 employees of the Senate Republicans, many of whom had considerable knowledge and skill." They promised reform but "treated the Republicans worse than the GOP had treated them." They divvied up pork-barrel member items completely disproportionately. And they refused to give Espada any "real power." And it's demonstrative of Smith's failed leadership that he didn't even see the coup coming. [NYP]

Link to coup info.

((Evidently the Repubs haven't done the Guv's bidding.))

"If the Senators do not cooperate with this order, I will convene a special session everyday until they do," Paterson said. "That includes Saturdays and Sundays, that includes Fourth of July. There will be no excuses, and there will be no tolerance to non-compliance to this order."

While the governor can't force senators to vote on or debate bills, the state constitution grants him the power to call a special legislative session – and experts say he can even keep the senators in the state house with the help of state police.

"I think, at the extreme, he does have the power to call them in, and use the power of the police to bring them in, to get them all in the same room," state constitution expert Richard Briffault says.

Link to source article.

I seem to remember Bush did something similar in Texas and the press went nuts. Seems like the Demos were trying to prevent the Repubs from redoing the states voting districts as per law. Of course a Democrat doing something like this, well, he's just looking out for the people... Wanna bet on how much NATIONAL play this gets? My forecast says between none and very little.

And would Obamie actually try this? You are damn right he will. Just wait, dear chums. Just wait.