Gov. Fallin vetoes bill that would make performing an abortion a felony [OK]

KFOR, NBC News Channel 4, Oklahoma City ^ | 3:50 PM, May 20, 2016 | KFOR-TV and K. Querry

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One day after lawmakers passed a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony, Gov. Mary Fallin decided to veto the measure.

On Thursday, the Oklahoma Legislature has passed a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to three years in prison. […]

On Friday, Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed the measure, saying the bill was “vague” and “would not withstand a criminal constitutional legal challenge.” …

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rather than veto, a better course might be to clean up and strengthen the bill

The time to clean up and strengthen bills in the legislature. If the legislature produces a bad bill, it should be vetoed. Signing it with the hope the legislature will pass clean up legislation is a bad idea as the legislature will not pass clean up legislation unless forced to.

Note: I do not know if the bill was a good one or a bad one. If the description presented by Fallin is correct, then the bill is a bad one and deserved to be vetoed.

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How about Fallin’s recent softening on Medicaid expansion?

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"Fallin is positioning herself to be the “moderate” VP."

She'll have to get in line behind Rand Paul IMHO.

My synopsis as to why I think he will be the VP here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3429919/posts?page=150#150