The legislature had the votes to override his veto so he was between a rock & a hard place and of course, always the political animal, he opted for a supposed “deal” that spared him the humiliation.
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McAuliffe retreats on carry-permit reciprocity, restores agreements with 25 states
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/01/29/mcauliffe-retreats-on-carry-permit-reciprocity-restores-agreements-with-25-states/
McAuliffe had little choice. The state legislature had veto-proof majorities in both chambers ready to pass a “total recognition” law that would have cut the ground out from underneath McAuliffe and Herring, and forced an expansion of reciprocity.
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McAuliffe reciprocity retreat actually a surrender?
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/02/01/mcauliffe-reciprocity-retreat-actually-a-surrender/
Ah. That makes much more sense. Thank you, kind sir.