Please site the Massachusetts state law that allows the governor to override a law passed by the state legislature. If you cannot do that, and if you are a person of good character, you will retract this statement. (The article clearly states he supported the right of the hospitals to follow their own moral code.)
MEGoody: “Please site the Massachusetts state law that allows the governor to override a law passed by the state legislature.”
No such citation is necessary.
All that’s required is to cite the preexisting Mass law that exempted Catholic hospitals under a conscientious objector policy.
That is, the same law Romney cited earlier in the week when he said Cat hosps were exempt. The same law cited earlier in the week by the Romney Adm’s Department of Health when they said Cat hosps were exempt.
The law didn’t change between Wed and Fri, the 48 hours in which Romney flip-flopped. The only thing that changed was the cool feeling of wind on Romney’s finger as he held it up in the air, and thus the change in his position.
“Please site the Massachusetts state law that allows the governor to override a law passed by the state legislature. “
Its called a veto... Romney could have vetoed the bill, as it was he signed it into law and then now says he could not have done anything its down right clintonesq of him..