A coming constitutional crisis?

The governor floated the idea yesterday of ignoring the state Supreme Court if it rules against him. The question, which has no answer at the moment, is what comes next? Would the court step in as it did in the 1970s and close the schools until the crisis is resolved? Would a Democratic Legislature move to impeach the governor? Could it? What might that do politically in a year when the entire Legislature is up for election?

In the end, a constitutional crisis is bad for every single resident of the state.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet