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47of74

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1. In other words....

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2015, 09:41 PM

May 2015

....money talks and bullshit walks.

He probably seen the pounding Indiana took and figured that signing the bill was committing economic/political suicide. It'll be interesting to see how his teabag base reacts to this.

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North Carolina governor to veto opt-out bill for officials opposing gay marriage [View all] Little Tich May 2015 OP

In other words.... 47of74 May 2015 #1

He has also been learning that its not fun to Governor when your party is run by dangerous loons. Ford_Prefect May 2015 #2

It was the teabagger Koch brothers who put him in office. He WAS dancin'w/ the ones that brung'im. loudsue May 2015 #9

do the tea baggers have the votes to over ride the veto ? nt littlewolf May 2015 #3

I'll believe it when he actually pulls out the veto stamp libnnc May 2015 #4

He did! knowledgeispwr May 2015 #5

Hey, who gets laws to protect one from losing their their job for refusing to do it? Thor_MN May 2015 #6

For once, my state CRK7376 May 2015 #7

I'll admit, this veto came as quite a surprise to me as well. eom NorthCarolina May 2015 #8