I have wrestled for a few days with whether to veto this bill, or let it become law without my signature. But the fact of the matter is, it will become law no matter what because the voice of the Legislature is clear. And rather than allowing this issue to be held captive one more day by legislative politics, and the inevitable posturing that will ensue during a veto override debate, I have decided to let it become law without my signature.
Thanks. I pasted the other Posters assertions twice about Perry signing the legislation. I should have posted the following from the article I linked:
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But he acknowledged a veto would almost certainly be overridden and said he will allow the bill to become law without his signature.
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I was only trying to keep the facts accurate rather than allow a misrepresentation of the event to stand as the truth. Thanks for you posting of the actual comments by Perry.