Less time in recess, and more time in detention?

From an internal memo:

Article IV, Section 23 of the Minnesota Constitution says the Legislature "may" send bills to the Governor in the three days following adjournment of a session.

"Any bill passed during the last three days of a session may be presented to the governor during the three days following the day of final adjournment and becomes law if the governor signs and deposits it in the office of the secretary of state within 14 days after the adjournment of the legislature. Any bill passed during the last three days of the session which is not signed and deposited within 14 days after adjournment does not become a law."

So far, the Revisor has not presented ten bills:

* The Higher Ed Finance Bill
* The HHS Finance Bill
* The State Government Finance Bill.
* The Transportation "Lights On" Bill
* The E-12 Finance Bill
* The charitable gaming bill
* The bill on gangs, landlords, and public nuisances
* The State-wide school employees insurance pool bill
* The bill to require contractors to get a new certificate
* The Omnibus Tax Bill (which is not "due" until today, because it was passed unconstitutionally on Tuesday at 12:01:06 a.m.).

Just as the DFL fumbled the time schedule on Monday with six hours and 46 minutes of recess, so it is late in delivering bills. House leadership is going to need a little more time with this menu.

Perhaps they should have spent less time in "recess" and more time in "detention."