Opinion of the Justices

*130The Honorable Don Siegelman

Governor of Alabama

State Capitol

Montgomery, Alabama 36130

Dear Governor Siegelman:

We acknowledge receipt of former Governor Fob James’s letter requesting an advisory opinion on several issues concerning the constitutional powers of the Lieutenant Governor and the constitutionality of Senate Resolution 1, passed by the Senate on January 12, 1999. We further acknowledge receipt of your letter, dated January 22, 1999, seeking to withdraw the request filed by Governor James.

For clarity, we set out the questions posed by Governor James (omitting “references” following the…