Senator Brian Nieves, R-Washington, released the following statement today regarding the governor’s veto of his sponsored SB 267, which would have created the Civil Liberties Defense Act. The legislation stated that any court, arbitration, tribunal, or administrative agency ruling would be unenforceable if based on a foreign law that is repugnant or inconsistent with the Missouri and U.S. constitutions. The legislation was approved by the Missouri Legislature on May 8 during the 2013
“On Monday, June 3, Gov. Nixon vetoed SB 267 and issued a letter explaining his decision. In that letter, he states that this legislation would affect foreign adoptions, wills, and marriages. This assertion is absurd. He also went on to say that SB 267 attacks an issue that does not exist. I would have thought that the governor had at least tried to give the appearance to read the bill before vetoing it. I would like to encourage each Missourian to read his letter and see what the governor said about the bill. It is absolutely ridiculous. The governor’s letter confirms he did not read it, is straight up lying, or allowed himself to be bamboozled by the ACLU. It’s unfortunate that a sitting governor would use such silly, baseless information in vetoing a bill.
I would like to encourage you to read the bill in full here. Afterward, read Gov. Nixon’s made up, silly excuse as to why he vetoed the measure. A sitting governor should not allow lies and untruths to be the basis of his or her actions. Let us not forget, this is the same governor who seems to think it is OK to hand the federal government the names, pictures, and Social Security numbers of 163,000 law-abiding Missouri citizens who hold CCW permits.
Governor Jay Nixon owes it to the good people of Missouri to give the real reason for his veto of SB 267.”
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