The Governor of Massachusetts, officially the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the chief executive of the Government of Massachusetts and serves as commander-in-chief of the commonwealth's military forces.
Massachusetts has a republican system of government, akin to a presidential system, where the governor acts as the head of government while having a distinct role from that of the legislative branch. The governor has far reaching political obligations ranging from ceremonial to political. While being the chief representative of Massachusetts as a U.S. state, the governor also is in charge of the cabinet, signs bills into law, and has veto power. The governor is also a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council, a popularly elected council with eight members who provide advice and consent on certain legal matters and appointments.
This article was created for purposes of disambiguation, and should be limited to instances where the governor is unnamed and/or where the officeholder is an important plot point. Thus far, Harry Turtledove has not re-written the office completely.
Governor of Massachusetts in "The Breaking of Nations"[]
In 2031, the incumbent governor of Massachusetts, in a show of solidarity with the break-away republic Pacifica and the rest of the Northeast United States, announced that all federal laws enacted from 2017 on were null and void as President Mike Pence and his predecessor Donald Trump had not been legitimately elected.[1]
Governor of Massachusetts in Southern Victory[]
Calvin Coolidge used his term as governor of Massachusetts as a springboard to the U.S. presidency. While he lost the 1928 election,[2] he won in 1932,[3] though he died before he was to be inaugurated.[4]
In January 1933, Coolidge's successor eulogized Coolidge at the State House in a memorial service for his predecessor. While his remarks did not differ greatly from those just spoken by President-elect Herbert Hoover, they were more accessible and comforting to the audience for being delivered in local dialect, in contrast to Hoover's unfamiliar Iowan accent.[5]
References[]
- ↑ And the Last Trump Shall Sound, pg. 64, loc. 956, ebook.
- ↑ The Center Cannot Hold, pgs. 209-214, HC.
- ↑ Ibid., pg. 356.
- ↑ Ibid. pg. 394.
- ↑ Ibid., pgs. 396-398, HC.
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