As someone explained in another thread the original bill was poorly written and would have never stood up to a court challenge. When I looked the issue up it appears that was a true statement.The problem was the legislature’s inability to get the wording right. If one law like that get overturned by a court it will make all other ones impossible.
You could, I think argue that Pence should have managed the situation better, that he could have been more forceful in his presentation of the legal necessity for the changes. That is a valid reason for preferring someone else. He appears to be a rather vanilla choice that hopefully brings a swing state into the Trump column.
After looking at him I think the charge that “he folded like a paper parasol” to the heterophobic left that has been thrown around here is an overstatement. He is not as firm as he could be but he isn’t as bad as he is being portrayed
BTW I wanted Duncan Hunter so Pence was not my guy so my defense is somewhat 1/2 hearted
I have heard those defenses explained, but if the bill was so poorly written, why did he sign it? Did he read it first? Or at least have an aide do so?
The problem was, he folded so fast, and so completely, he did real damage to other states trying to do the same.
I don’t deny this may have been a good strategic move for him at the time, but I am so tired of our side surrendering every time the left gets their panties in a bind, my tolerance for excuses would have to be measured with a microscope.
He may turn out just fine, but I see another fair-weather Republican who can talk a good conservative, just don’t ask him to produce.