The Supreme Court distinguished this case from its Alexander ruling by holding that the lieutenant governor is not simply an officer of the executive branch, but constitutionally an officer of both legislative and executive branches, and as president of the Senate constitutionally eligible to receive the legislative powers conferred upon him by the legislation creating the joint Legislative Budget Committee.

最高法庭认为这个案件与亚历山大的裁决并不同。最高法庭认为，副州长不仅仅是行政部门官员，他本身是立法兼行政官员，正如参院主席本身有资格享有建立联合预算立法委员会的法律所赋予他的立法权力一样天经地义。
此类新闻本就句长难懂，让我这一弄，更是云里雾里了，见谅了。