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In the last seven months Governor Perdue has issued more vetoes than any other governor in North Carolina, more than any of her predecessors combined. Governor Perdue used this right to become a firewall between the people of North Carolina and dangerous laws enacted by the Republican majority in the General Assembly. Take time to thank Governor Perdue for her courage and tenacity in protecting the people of North Carolina.
Today, the Republican-controlled N.C. House of Representatives voted to override the Governor's veto of the "Women's Right to Know" piece of legislation. They disagreed with the Governor that the bill was government intrusion between a woman and her doctor on matters relating to her health. Republicans routinely tout how they are against "big government" but in supporting this legislation they have demonstrated that being against "big government" deserves an asterisk.
Fortunately the Republicans were not able to override the Governor's veto of the Voter ID legislation. The legislation would have created an unneeded hardship on youth, senior citizens, and working class people in order to vote. If this legislation was truly about wanting to prevent voter fraud then they would have gotten serious about the ease of obtaining an absentee ballot. This bill was about limiting Democratic constituencies from being able to vote and amounts to a solution in search of a problem.
In the last seven months Governor Perdue has issued more vetoes than any other governor in North Carolina, more than any of her predecessors combined. Governor Perdue used this right to become a firewall between the people of North Carolina and dangerous laws enacted by the Republican majority in the General Assembly. Take time to thank Governor Perdue for her courage and tenacity in protecting the people of North Carolina.
