[Leaning Right]

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.

[CatherineofAragon]

Thanks for responding. I disagree with you, but I won’t open fire. :)

[txhurl]

Can you image the GOP outrage if Obama said he would veto an important bill unless Sen. Cruz resigned?

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Perhaps you meant ‘GOP tripping over themselves GLEE’ if zero did such.

[deport]

use his veto power as a way to get rid of a freely elected official

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Not going to jump as you’ve made a logical argument of your position.

The use of the veto wasn’t to get rid of a freely elected official. It was to defund
a small unit within the DA’s total operation. It wouldn’t have impacted her per se but
would have impact several employees, etc if they couldn’t have been moved into other
positions. The Travis County gov’t funded the vetoed money as I understand it.