Gov. Beverly Perdue's veto message for the state budget was delivered to the Republican controlled state House during Monday night's session. The issue was added to Wednesday's calendar for a possible override vote.
That gives two days for Perdue and other Democrats to try to flip two of the five members of their party who voted in the House for the GOP-authored budget. Republican leaders remained confident Monday they have the votes needed to override Perdue's veto.
Whether it's wishful thinking or political guile, progressives have focused in on Rep. Bill Owens of Elizabeth City and Rep. Tim Spear of Creswell as the most likely of the five Democratic defectors to return to the fold, depriving Republican leaders of the votes needed to override Perdue's veto in the House.
In the Senate, the GOP has enough members to override without relying on any Democrats.
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The Right Choice
June 14, 2011 - 6:37am — ironduffGovernor Perdue is doing the right thing by opposing the Republican and Tea Party misers through this veto.
It needs to be very clear to North Carolinians that the coming education and economic shortfalls rest in the laps of the those who would not offer a penny (the existing sales tax) to help educate our children.
Keeping fighting the misers, Governor Perdue, until the voters get a chance to run this bunch back under their rocks.
Your Kidding Right?
June 13, 2011 - 10:13pm — OlBlueBy extending the school year for an additional 5 days, without paying teachers anymore, the Republicans basically cut their pay by 2.7%. Then, they increased the operating budgets of schools by an additional 2.7%. At the same time they demanded that school districts find $124 million in additional cuts. This budget is nothing but smoke and mirrors. How many of you would be willing to take these salary reductions or four straight years, while being reviled for trying to do the best for someone elses children? The same someone else that is demanding over and over you make the sacrifice for their child through continous budget cuts?
Override the veto!
June 13, 2011 - 7:49pm — jesmyopinionBev screwed up. I do not understand where she is coming from. As Governor, her veto being overridden is going to show her as being weak, which as a conservative I am not even for. I guess some people will view her veto as a brave thing to do, but some people such as myself will look at it as a stupid thing (with all due respect), and from my point of view, in 2012, the voters are going to vote for a strong Governor, not a perceived and in reality weak Governor. The budget is not even that bad. Your bad veto deserves to be overridden. Just a dumb veto Bev...