Agreed. There’s no way he should give in to this utter BS.
Out of curiosity, why do you think he handled it poorly? I’m asking sincerely.
I got yelled at here on FR about my reasoning, but I'm gonna take a chance and respond to your question.
Perry used his veto as a weapon to attempt to remove the DA, who is an elected official. I am very uncomfortable with that. It should be up to the voters, or the state's impeachment process, to remove that DA.
I'm not saying that the DA shouldn't be removed. I'm also not saying that what Perry did is illegal, because it is not illegal. What I am saying is that I don't like to see any executive use his veto power as a way to get rid of a freely elected official.
Can you image the GOP outrage if Obama said he would veto an important bill unless Sen. Cruz resigned?
I will now retreat to my bunker to wait out the inevitable incoming fire.